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Two contractors left in race for £1bn Herts BSF
The race for the £1bn Hertfordshire Building Schools for the Future deal has been reduced to two with Balfour Beatty and Sir Robert McAlpine progressing to the final stage of bidding.
Six new BSF projects worth £420m announced
Six more local authorities across England have today joined the Building Schools for the Future programme and will share nearly £420 million of investment from the Government.
BSF achieves 50th financial close
The 50th Building Schools for the Future contact has reached financial close – bringing the total value of done deals to £5 billion.
Morgan Ashurst secures two schools deals in Hull
Morgan Ashurst has been given approval for the first two contracts under Hull City Council’s £400 million Building Schools for the Future programme.
Bournemouth BSF project to be switched to academies framework
The £130 million Bournemouth Building Schools for the Future programme is to be procured through the £4 billion academies framework - after failing to attract enough interest for a traditional OJEU-based competition.
Tories unveil "local" planning moves
The Conservatives this week said they would allow residents to appeal against planning decisions and unveiled surprising moves to fast-track education schemes, in a Green Paper on planning.
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UPP appoints construction director to oversee £1bn of projects
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Bids invited for £20m Sussex Uni job
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Irish minister approves 52 schools projects
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Decision soon on cash for college jobs
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Bids invited for £180m Midlands public sector framework
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Councils to draw up long-term strategies for schools projects
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LSC holds back £210m colleges cash over legal fears
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Willmott Dixon to build £15m school in Middlesborough
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Firms scrap over academies bounty
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Trio confirmed on shortlist for £180m Stockton BSF job
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Balfour Beatty and Thomas Vale/Wates JV close £250m Stoke BSF deals
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Renewed calls for extra colleges cash
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Kier Eastern scoops £5.9m Westcliff school job
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Thomas Vale wins £4.5m Nuneaton college job
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LSC pays out £34m to end colleges fiasco
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ISG wins £14m London student accommodation job
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Fresh hints that BSF programme will be cut
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ISG wins £12m of work in the South East
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Big names line up for £200m Southampton BSF
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Wates wins £13m RCA Battersea campus job
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BSF to be used for zero-carbon schools
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ISG wins £5.7m worth of new work
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Skanska reveals details of £1bn Essex BSF win
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Skanska confirmed as £1bn Essex BSF winner
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Galliford Try reaches financial close on £60m Worcester library
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Shepherd wins £58m Holland Park school contract
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Bournemouth delays BSF event in bid to attract more bidders
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Government pledges 36 zero-carbon schools by 2016
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Laing O'Rourke wins Oxford University deal
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Carillion wins £370m Wolverhampton BSF job
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Morgan Ashurst wins £14.6m of primary school work
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BSF chief backs calls for more refurb work
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Laing O'Rourke scoops £23m Cardiff college job
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ISG wins £8.3m Warwickshire college job
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Galliford Try lose out on £300m Wandsworth BSF deal
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Councils signal schools refurb shift
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Sir Robert McAlpine wins £9.3m St. Andrews Uni job
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Morgan Ashurst scoops £7m Lancs Uni job
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Carillion reaches financial close on £192m Rochdale BSF
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Flood concerns hit Somerset BSF deal
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Mansell wins £6.3m Harris Academy job
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Balfour Beatty reaches Blackburn/Darwen BSF financial close
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Bam wins £19m re-tendered Laing O'Rourke Coventry Uni job
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Contractors sought for £120m Warwick Uni framework
Picture story
Panoramic position
Bourne Steel has recently finished the steelwork for the sky lounge on the roof of the £100 million Nido Spitalfields student accommodation building in London.
Indepth
Winning construction work: Education
How to get a slice of the Building Schools for the Future pie, and other education projects
Public sector is healthy – at the moment
The public sector is one of the few sectors that held up well in the last recession and it seems to be following suit this time around but for how much longer?
True as steel
Devon-based Bideford College is a picture of sustainability. So why have designers forsaken timber for a frame of steel?
Schools investment remains a priority
In 2008, education was one of the highest performing construction sectors and despite the growing concerns about the impact of the credit crunch, education has remained a bright spot.
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Public spending no panacea for construction industry
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Morgan Ashurst's university challenge
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Education is a rallying point
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Education provides a lifeline of activity
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Heavyweight problem, lightweight solution
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Build a school, win over pupils
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Synchronising work for the synchrotron
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Living in the heavens
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Builders welcome extra schooling
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Budget 2009 Analysis: Contractors search for clues as £300m colleges cash is placed
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BSF is key for education starts
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Heaviest falls on record…
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Doing business in education: New minimum design standards
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Doing business in education: The big hurdle – and what to do about it
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Doing business in education: A contractual overview
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The importance of securing an education
