First of eight new schools will be open in time for the 2012 academic year
An Interserve-led consortium has been named preferred bidder on St Helens鈥 拢150m 好色先生TV Schools for the Future programme, as revealed by 好色先生TV last week.
The first phase consists of the construction of two schools for 拢47m using PFI financing with the consortium set to provide 拢8m of facilities management services to the school over the following 25 years.
Later phases envisage the construction of six further schools, worth around 拢100m. Interserve said it expected to achieve financial close in the autumn, with the first school to open in time for the 2012 academic year.
Interserve chief executive, Adrian Ringrose, said, 鈥淲e will play our part in ensuring that the schools we build will deliver the benefits the community needs. Interserve is one of the country鈥檚 most experienced and successful companies in creating schools through BSF.鈥
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