Carillion lands £100m academy contracts
Wolverhampton-based Carillion has been appointed as preferred bidder for a number of academy schools, worth more than £100m.
These appointments have been made through the Partnerships for Schools Contractors Framework and follow the support services giant's £14m win for ARK Bollingbroke Academy in London.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council chose Carillion as the preferred bidder for the combined North Shore Health Academy.
In addition, the company will provide improvements for two existing academies sponsored by Teesside University: Thornaby Academy and Freebrough Academy.
Work is expected to start at the end of February, with completion scheduled for April 2013.
The London Borough of Lambeth in association with education sponsor E-ACT has also selected Carillion to deliver a new co-located academy and primary school on the site of the Fenstanton Primary School, together with sports and multi-use games areas and a community youth facility.
Work is set to start in March, with an August 2013 finish expected.
Carillion has also been appointed by the London Academies Education Trust (LAET) for the new Aylward Academy in Edmonton, which includes the refurbishment of the existing school buildings and a new extension.
As part of the same batched procurement, the business will also undertake improvements and new build extensions to four academies: the Nightingale Academy in Enfield for LAET, Richmond Park Academy and Greensward Academy in Essex for Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) and the Colchester Academy for Colchester Institute.
Work is expected to start in April, with completion set for April 2014.
Chief executive Richard Howson, said: "We are delighted to have been selected as the preferred bidder for these academies, which builds on Carillion's strong track record in the education sector, where we have recently delivered, or are in the process of delivering, about 150 new and refurbished schools and academies."
