Partnerships for Schools



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Partnerships for Schools
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BSF

Progress

Brislington Enterprise College in BristolPartnerships for Schools is now working with over 80 local authorities in waves 1-6a of the BSF programme, as well as those selected in 2004 as 'Pathfinders' for the programme.

The local authority pages on the website contain details of the funding, schools, procurement route and bidders, as well as press releases and links through to the local authority's BSF website section, where available.

News and press releases about the recent progress of pathfinder and Wave 1-6a local authorities can be found in the Media Centre.

For an overview of the progress of all the local authorities currently engaged in the BSF programme, see the tables below. This information is correct as of May 2010.

Key: FW = framework procurement

Wave 1 (including Pathfinders)

WAVE 1 Number of schools Start of project OJEU notice Selected bidder Financial close Start of building First School open Notes
Bradford 5 Dec-03 Oct-04 Dec-05 Dec-06 Jul-06 Sep-08 All w1 schools open
Bristol 4 Dec-03 Dec-04 Sep-05 Jun-06 Jul-06 Sep-07 All w1 schools open
Greenwich 5 Oct-04 Jan-05 Nov-06 Nov-06 May-09

Knowsley 7 Jul-04 Jun-05 Dec-06 Dec-07 Aug-07 Jan-09 All w1 schools open
Lancashire 13 Jun-04 Apr-05 Feb-06 Dec-06 Oct-06 Aug-08
Leeds 20 Feb-05 Aug-05 Nov-06 Apr-07 Mar-07 Sep-08
Leicester 30 Mar-05 May-05 Jul-06 Dec-07 Aug-07 Jan-09
Lewisham 18 Oct-04 Apr-05 Mar-07 Dec-07 Aug-07 Jan-09 The LEP is also delivering works for a Primary School
Manchester 26 Jun-04 n/a n/a Oct-06 Sep-06 Sep-08
Newcastle 26 Jun-04 Dec-04 Aug-06 Jul-07 Jan-07 Sep-08
Newham 8 Feb-05 Aug-06 Feb-08 Jan-09 Aug-08 Feb-10
Sheffield 10 Jan-04 Jan-05 May-06 Jul-07 Apr-07 Oct-08
Solihull 5 Jun-04 Mar-05 Jul-06 May-07 May-07 Sep-08 All w1 schools open
STaG 24 Aug-05 Jul-06 Aug-07 Dec-07 Jan-08 Sept-09
Stoke 24

Aug-09 Feb-10 Oct-07
Following Contractors' Framework
Sunderland 8 Mar-06 Mar-07 Oct-07 Mar-08 Mar-08 Jun-07
Waltham Forest 3 Oct-04 Aug-05 Sep-06 Aug-07 Mar-07 Sep-08 All w1 schools open

Wave 2

WAVE 2 Number of schools Start of project OJEU notice Selected bidder Financial close Start of building First School open Notes
Birmingham 13 Jun-05 Jan-07 Feb-09 Aug-09 Jul-09

Hackney 11 Jan-05 Jun-06 Sep-07 Nov-08 Jun-08 Sep-09
Haringey 10 Aug-05 Oct-06 Feb-08 Nov-08 Mar-06 Sep-07
Hull 19 Jun-07 Sep-08 Nov-09 Mar-10


Islington 10 Apr-05 May-06 Jun-07 Jul-08 Feb-08 Sep-09
Lambeth 5 Jul-05 Mar-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Sep-07 First school opened in temporary accommodation
Liverpool 9 Jun-05 Aug-06 Feb-07 Jan-08 Mar-08 Sep-09
Middlesbrough 8 Mar-07 Sep-07 Jun-08 Dec-08 Nov-08

Nottingham 14 Jul-05 Nov-06 Jan-08 Jun-08 Jun-08 Apr-09
Tower Hamlets 6 Mar-06 Feb-07 Jul-08 Jan-09 Dec-08 Sep-09

Wave 3

WAVE 3 Number of schools Start of project OJEU notice Selected bidder Financial close Start of building First School open Notes
Barnsley 11 Feb-06 Mar-07 Aug-08 Jul-09 Jul-09

Bradford 7 Jul-07 n/a n/a Sep-09 Aug-09
Repeat project
Derbyshire 7 Aug-06 Jul-07 Dec-08 Jul-09 Apr-09

Durham 8 Jan-06 Jun-07 Mar-09 Aug-09 Apr-07 Apr-09
Kent 12 Feb-06 Oct-06 Dec-07 Oct-08 Jan-07 Mar-08
Luton 6 Jan-06 Nov-07 Dec-08 May-09 May-09

North Lincolnshire 7 Apr-06 Sep-07 Mar-09 Jul-09 Jun-09 Jun-10
Salford 21 Jun-06 Sep-07 Jun-09 Dec-09

Joint LEP with Wigan
Sandwell 10 Jan-06 Aug-07 Mar-09 Jul-09 Jul-09

Southwark 14 Mar-06 Aug-07 Sep-08 May-09 May-09 Jan-10
Tameside 13 Jan-06 Mar-07 Mar-08 Feb-09 Mar-09 Apr-10
Westminster 10 Dec-05 Jul-06 Jul-07 Apr-08 Feb-08 Sep-09

Wave 4

WAVE 4 Number of schools Start of project OJEU notice Selected bidder Financial close Start of building First School open Notes
Barking & Dagenham 12 Mar-07 Aug-09 Jun-10



Blackburn with Darwen 10 Feb-07 Aug-08 Sep-09 Jan-10

Joint LEP with Bolton
Bristol 9 Feb-07 n/a n/a Apr-09 Jan-09 Jun-10
Cambridgeshire 6 Apr-07 Jul-08 Dec-09 May-10


Coventry 21 Feb-07 May-09




Essex 8 Mar-07 Nov-08 Jan-10 May-10 May-10

Haringey 6 Aug-05 n/a n/a Nov-08 Apr-09 Sep-09 Repeat project
Hertfordshire 10 Mar-07 Apr-09




Kent 15 Feb-07 n/a n/a


Repeat project
Manchester 11 Apr-07 n/a n/a
Aug-08 Apr-09 Repeat project
Oldham 10 Dec-07 Jul-09 Jun-10



Rochdale 18 Feb-07 May-08 Aug-09 Jan-10


Sheffield 21 Feb-07 n/a n/a Dec-09 Nov-09 Apr-10 Repeat project
Somerset 7 Feb-07 Aug-08 Feb-10



Telford & Wrekin 16 Feb-07 Jan-09 Oct-09 Apr-10

Following Contractors' Framework

Wave 5

WAVE 5 Number of schools Start of project OJEU notice Selected bidder Financial close Start of building First School open Notes
Birmingham 20 Feb-08 n/a n/a


Repeat project
Blackpool 14 Nov-07 Aug-09 Jun-10



Camden 15 Sep-07 Apr-09 May-10



Derby City 17 Oct-07 Mar-09 Jun-10



Derbyshire 7 Jan-09




Repeat Project
Ealing 18 Oct-07 Apr-09 Apr-10



Essex 9 Mar-09 N/A N/A


Repeat Project
Hartlepool 8 Feb-08 Jun-09 Apr-10



Greenwich 5 Sep-07




Repeat project
Kensington & Chelsea 7 Sep-08




Following Contractors' Framework
Kent 14 Sep-07




Repeat project but new LEP procurement
Lambeth 12 Aug-07 Mar-09 Mar-10


Repeat project but new LEP procurement
Newham 14 Jan-08 n/a n/a


Repeat project
NE Lincolnshire 9 Oct-07 Apr-10




Nottingham 7 Jul-07 n/a n/a


Repeat project
Sandwell 11 Dec-09 n/a n/a


Repeat project
St Helens 11 Nov-07 Mar-09 Jun-10
Sep-07 Sep-09
Tower Hamlets 13 Nov-07 n/a n/a Dec-09 Apr-10
Repeat project
Waltham Forest 19 Sep-07 n/a n/a


The LEP has delivered works for Primary Schools
Wandsworth 16 Dec-07 Jul-09




Wolverhampton 29 Jun-07 Feb-09 Jan-10 May-10


Wave 6

WAVE 6 Number of schools Start of project OJEU notice Selected bidder Financial close Start of building First School open Notes
Bedford Borough 12 Jan-10





Bournemouth & Poole 9 May-08





Bradford 19 Jul-08





Doncaster 24 Jun-08





Durham 17 Jul-08 n/a n/a


Repeat project
Halton 13 May-08 Aug-09



Procuring a joint LEP with Warrington
Hammersmith & Fulham 13 Jun-08 Mar-10




Hillingdon 12 Feb-09





Kirklees 23 Mar-09





Liverpool 25 Jul-08 n/a n/a


Repeat project
Luton 11 Jul-08 n/a n/a


Repeat project
Nottinghamshire 10 Jun-08





Portsmouth 14 Apr-08 Oct-09




Redcar & Cleveland 15 Dec-08





Stockton on Tees 20 Jun-08 Dec-09




Suffolk 13 Sep-09





Wave 6a

WAVE 6a Number of schools Start of project OJEU notice Selected bidder Financial close Start of building First School open Notes
Enfield 5 Jan-09 May-10




Hounslow 5 Mar-09





North Tyneside 11 Dec-08





Rotherham 8 Feb-09





Southampton 8 Apr-09 Apr-10




Staffordshire 10 Jan-09





Walsall 6 Nov-09





Worcestershire 7 Dec-08 Apr-10




Further projects

Further projects Number of schools Start of project OJEU notice Selected bidder Financial close Start of building First School open Notes
Barnet 6 Oct-09





Bolton 8 Oct-09 n/a n/a Jan-10

Joint LEP with Blackburn with Darwen
Brent 4 Mar-10





Buckinghamshire 6 Apr-10





Cornwall 5 Apr-10





Cumbria 6 May 10




Announced Spring 2010
Darlington 7 Mar-10





Devon 5 Mar-10





Gateshead 5 Apr-10




Repeat project
Hampshire 10 Oct-09





Havering 4 Mar-10





Kingston and Croydon 6 Dec-09





Lancashire 10 Feb-10




Repeat project
Lincolnshire 9 Apr-10





Norfolk 6 Apr-10





Oxfordshire 4 Apr-10





Peterborough 11 Jul-09 Oct-09



Following National Framework route
Plymouth 5 Feb-10





Sefton 10 Mar-10





Sunderland 14 Oct-09





Sutton 5 Apr-10





Tameside 7 Mar-10




Repeat project
Wakefield 5 Mar-10





Warrington 6 Feb-10




Procuring a joint LEP with Halton
Wigan 5 Oct-09 n/a n/a Dec-09

Joint LEP with Salford