Architects and consultants this week submitted final bids for work on the Learning and Skills Council鈥檚 framework for building and refurbishing further education colleges.

This is expected to be worth 拢1.6bn and is due to finish in January 2012.

The framework will be split into three areas: design, cost and .

The architects and consultants framework will be operational by early 2008; work on developing a contractors framework will start later this year.

There will be three separate regional frameworks 鈥� one in northern England, one in the Midlands and one in southern England.

The LSC said there had been a good level of response to the Official Journal notice posted earlier this year.

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