Exclusive: Three contractors have been shortlisted for Education Funding Agency鈥檚 first batch of private finance schools

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Wates, Morgan Sindall and Interserve have been shortlisted for the government鈥檚 first batch of private finance schools, 好色先生TV can reveal.

好色先生TV understands that Wates, Morgan Sindall and a partnership between Interserve and Kajima have been invited to bid for the 拢150m batch of private finance schools in the Hertfordshire, Luton and Reading area.

The government鈥檚 schools capital agency issued a contract notice for the batch of

It is understood that around 10-12 firms bid for the batch, with three now chosen to go forward to the next stage. 

The appointment of a preferred bidder is not expected until February next year.

The batch of schools is the first of five batches to be procured through the government鈥檚 new Pf2 private finance initiative.

It will use a version of the PF2 model, called the 鈥渁ggregator model鈥�, which will use an organisation to provide debt funding for all batches, rather than each batch having to secure its own funding.

The official contract notice issued by the EFA said contractors would be asked to design, build, finance and maintain the new build schools.

It said services required are 鈥渓ikely to include hard facilities management services and may also include some soft facilities services鈥�.

It said the term of the contract would include a 24 month construction phase and a 25 year operational term from the service commencement date of the final school to be completed in the batch.

The schools included in the batch are:

  • Bishop鈥檚 Hatfield Girls鈥� School, Hatfield, Herts
  • Goffs School, Cheshunt, Herts
  • Kings Langley School, Kings Langley, Herts
  • Longdean School, Hemel Hempstead, Herts
  • Reading Girls鈥� School, Reading, Berks
  • Stopsley High School, Luton, Beds
  • Westfield Community Technology College, Watford, Herts

The EFA went out to tender on the 拢120m second batch of Pf2 schools, in the North-east of England last month.

The remaining three Pf2 batches are expected to be brought to market within the next 12 months. They comprise:

  • North-west (拢93m, 12 schools)
  • Yorkshire (拢97m, seven schools)
  • Midlands (拢122m, eight schools)

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