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05/05/2021
ISG Scoops £48m DfE Framework Wins
ISG has scooped a further £48million framework wins with the Department of Education (DfE).
The latest group of wins includes three Special Education Needs (SEN) schools - Grand Union Village in Northolt, Portsmouth SEN and Two Bridges in Bristol, as well as the Sixth Form College Harris Academy Rainham and Faringdon School in Oxfordshire.
Both Portsmouth and Grand Union developments will be catering to pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), with Portsmouth being a 66-place facility for ambulant students with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs for ages 9-16.
The Two Bridges project, the largest to be awarded in this group of wins at circa. £12.5 million, will bring to life a new 112 place SEND school for children 2-19 years old and is a pioneering Net Zero Carbon (NZC) pathfinder scheme. The core requirements rest around a requirement for the school to be Net Zero Carbon in operation led by improvements in the building design and fabric, which will be supported with site generated renewable energy. The DfE is using this as a pathfinder scheme to support the government’s wider climate agenda.
The 400 place Harris Academy Rainham Sixth Form is a response to strong local need for additional post-16 education places, while Faringdon will cater to 420 pupils and include the relocation of the existing 90-place nursery.
The new projects are the latest to benefit from ISG's standard component design approach. By partnering and collaborating with the same subcontractors, ISG replicates standardised project components that achieve high-quality results for schools across all settings, bringing enhanced consistency and operational efficiencies to project outcomes.
Paul Watkins, framework manager for ISG's UK Construction business, said: "The DfE's pioneering construction framework is designed around the principles of strong contractor collaboration and supporting innovation that delivers outstanding education spaces designed to meet rigorous environmental performance and efficient operational standards. By encouraging framework contractors to really challenge traditional operating processes, the DfE has provided the catalyst for transformational change in our sector and the highly positive results from this programme demonstrate the true efficacy of a P-DfMA approach."
The latest group of wins includes three Special Education Needs (SEN) schools - Grand Union Village in Northolt, Portsmouth SEN and Two Bridges in Bristol, as well as the Sixth Form College Harris Academy Rainham and Faringdon School in Oxfordshire.
Both Portsmouth and Grand Union developments will be catering to pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), with Portsmouth being a 66-place facility for ambulant students with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs for ages 9-16.
The Two Bridges project, the largest to be awarded in this group of wins at circa. £12.5 million, will bring to life a new 112 place SEND school for children 2-19 years old and is a pioneering Net Zero Carbon (NZC) pathfinder scheme. The core requirements rest around a requirement for the school to be Net Zero Carbon in operation led by improvements in the building design and fabric, which will be supported with site generated renewable energy. The DfE is using this as a pathfinder scheme to support the government’s wider climate agenda.
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The 400 place Harris Academy Rainham Sixth Form is a response to strong local need for additional post-16 education places, while Faringdon will cater to 420 pupils and include the relocation of the existing 90-place nursery.
The new projects are the latest to benefit from ISG's standard component design approach. By partnering and collaborating with the same subcontractors, ISG replicates standardised project components that achieve high-quality results for schools across all settings, bringing enhanced consistency and operational efficiencies to project outcomes.
Paul Watkins, framework manager for ISG's UK Construction business, said: "The DfE's pioneering construction framework is designed around the principles of strong contractor collaboration and supporting innovation that delivers outstanding education spaces designed to meet rigorous environmental performance and efficient operational standards. By encouraging framework contractors to really challenge traditional operating processes, the DfE has provided the catalyst for transformational change in our sector and the highly positive results from this programme demonstrate the true efficacy of a P-DfMA approach."
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