HC Deb 19 July 2004 vol 424 cc84-5W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the private contractors participating in the Building Schools for the Future programme; and if he will make a statement. [184866]

Mr. Miliband

The first schemes to be procured under the Building Schools for the Future programme are not due to come to the market until later in the summer.

However, several contractors have been engaged in accordance with public procurement processes to assist in the creation and development of Partnerships for Schools (PfS), which is the non departmental public body established by the Department to manage and co-ordinate the Building Schools for the Future programme.

These contractors are Bevan Ashford, KPMG, Capita, Precept, Anders Elite and Fujitsu. In addition, the following have had engagements which have now been concluded; Augmentis, Bridge and Beyond.

PfS is also in the process of procuring framework contacts for the following range of services on behalf of itself, local authorities, schools and other stakeholders:

  • Legal advisory services
  • Financial advisory services
  • Programme Management
  • Communications
  • Technical advisory services
  • Education advisory services
  • Team Development.