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CR2 Security Group appointed at Bath College
Salisbury-based firm says the contract marks continued growth in the education sector.
ISS partners on low-carbon meals
Partnership with Coolfood sees new offering for primary school menus.
Spectrum wins at Glasgow school
Cleaning contract covers multiple sites.
Leicester win for Lexington Independents
Leicester High School for Girls contract delivering positive results.
Derwent FM rebrands as PfP Students
Rebrand turns the focus to the firm’s primary market.
AEFM secures school maintenance contract
FM firm appointed for planned and reactive maintenance services across the school's estate.
Corrigenda in Isle of Wight win
Two-year contract awarded by HISP Multi Academy Trust.
UK universities: meeting maintenance needs as funding is reduced
Many universities face an estimated £1.4bn government funding cut for the academic year 2025-26.
Bidvest Noonan expands Cardiff partnership
New contract doubles campus coverage for service provider.
Over £4m in business for Alliance in Partnership
Sodexo’s education catering specialist has secured £4.2m in retained contracts since the beginning of the academic year.
King’s School Rochester appoints Sodexo
Second oldest school in England chooses new catering partner.
Vertas renews at University of Suffolk
New chapter in the partnership rooted in sustainability, wellbeing and community impact.
ISS awarded Redbridge extension
London Borough of Redbridge Consortium extends education partnership with ISS.
Hills in New College Swindon win
Swindon-based Hills Waste Solutions appointed as waste and recycling contractor.
University of Sunderland contract for OCS
OCS awarded TFM role with the University of Sunderland in London.
University of Sussex appoints OCS
New partnership aims to drive transformational change.
New research: universities spending millions on cleaning
First-of-its-kind report finds UK universities are spending an estimated £300m annually.
Dalkia retains Derby College contract
Deal covers planned and reactive maintenance, plus statutory compliance works across the College estate.
Universities face up to managing maintenance
New research spotlights the UK’s leading universities for building repair and remediation works.
Equans completes sustainability upgrades in Leeds
Project involved major infrastructure upgrades at University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Sodexo leads on planet-friendly school dinners
Company recognised as one of the country’s leading providers of healthy, sustainable school meals.
MARCH in hard FM win
Contract covers multiple buildings on two sites in south London.
Richard Irvin in Perth win
Glasgow-headquartered hard services specialist appointed for heating maintenance services.
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AI-powered savings in Nottingham
University’s state-of-the-art Connected Services Hub is cutting costs and increasing efficiency.
Sodexo scoops Sevenoaks School deal
The Independents by Sodexo business is delivering catering services for one of the UK’s oldest schools.
ISS launches low-carbon school meals
The low-carbon initiative focused on secondary school menus is a first for the industry.
Churchill Group staying on at University of Suffolk
Cleaning and security services contract extended following a competitive tender.
Dalkia wins place at Nottingham College
New three-year contract covers maintenance and projects work.
Planning for the end of PFI
Over 150 projects will transfer to the public sector over the next five years. That brings with it some risks.
Welsh college win for BaxterStorey
Caterer secures five-year multi-site contract with Coleg Sir Gâr.
Lexington extends stay at London Business School
The caterer has successfully retained its contract with LBS following a competitive tender.
Lancer Scott in UWE win
Bristol-based firm awarded hard services contract at the University of the West of England.
University of Essex win for Mitie
FM group appointed to provide decarbonisation consulting services.
Sodexo retains Twyford catering contract
One of the UK’s oldest preparatory schools has reappointed the company for another three years.
King's completes in-sourcing
King’s College London has brought about 150 staff into direct employment.
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New contracts for AiP
Education catering specialist Alliance in Partnership is reporting £8.2m in new business.
Derwent partners for Manchester redevelopment
Viridis consortium named preferred bidder by University of Manchester.
Bidvest Noonan reports university wins
The firm has retained one client and secured a new one.
University win for NG Bailey
The hard services business has been appointed for maintenance services at the University of Suffolk.
Pinnacle in long-term student accommodation win
50-year contract will see the company manage new accommodation village in Stoke-on-Trent.
Sodexo to stay on at Northumbria
The University has awarded a 10-year extension of its contract for soft and hard FM services.
St Andrews school win for Sodexo
St Leonards School awards five-year catering services contract.
Derwent wins at RCA
The Royal College of Art has appointed Derwent Facilities Management on a multi-site integrated FM deal.
Francis Holland extends Clean Space contract
London schools agreement grows following acquisition.
Hull College partnership for Sewell
New three-year contract covers a range of maintenance work.
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Sodexo lands secure school contract
A longstanding partnership with the education services provider Oasis has been extended.
Win for Palmer & Howells
The independent school and workplace caterer has secured a new contract with Reading’s Oratory Prep School.
Scottish uni deal for Richard Irvin
Glasgow-headquartered FM business appointed by the University of Highlands and Islands.
Mitie awarded South Bank contract
The £50m deal with London South Bank University Group covers integrated facilities management at multiple sites.
Sodexo lands college extension
Independents by Sodexo has retained its contract with Wellington College for a further 10 years.
Long-term Sussex deal for Balfour Beatty
A 54-year DBFM contract will provide new student accommodation for the University of Sussex.
Taylor Shaw extends education deal
Leeds-based Elliott Hudson College has reappointed the Elior education sector specialist for a further three years.
Sodexo partners with unique education provider
A three-year deal with University Academy 92 will enhance the campus experience for more than 800 students and staff.
Q4 sees continued fall in public sector FM deals
The trend is up and down over time, but our latest report finds a considerable decline in activity for the final quarter of 2023.
Sodexo retains Irish contracts
Following a series of retenders, the company has secured renewals on six education deals with a collective value of €6.3m.
Sodexo cements Reed’s relationship
New five-year contract adds to the 50-year-plus partnership with the Surrey school.
DMA in academies success
Leigh Academies Trust has awarded a multi-site deal to property maintenance specialist DMA Group.
Multi-site win for Tivoli
The grounds maintenance group has been appointed to deliver services at more than 30 schools.
Back to school for Lewis & Graves
The Atlas Group business has been awarded the cleaning contract at Handsworth School in London.
Inspiration for NG Bailey
Inspiration Trust has awarded a three-year contract to the group’s facilities services business.
Sodexo extends 50-year partnership
Tettenhall College has added a new 10-year contract to this record.
Mount Charles in RBAI win
The Royal Belfast Academical Institution has a new catering services provider.
Mitie wins place at Leeds
The University of Leeds has appointed the company to deliver waste management services.
Office for Students recruits Pareto
Pareto FM has won a hard services contract with the higher education body.
Q3 sees £1bn of public sector FM deals
The UK government awarded more than 250 contracts relating to facilities management in Q3 2023, worth a total of £1.1b.
BaxterStorey settles in in Birmingham
Birmingham City University has renewed its catering contract for another nine years.
Oxford win for Palmer & Howells
Oxford’s Wychwood School has awarded its catering contract to the independent schools specialist.
BAM expands education portfolio
BAM FM has won three new contracts in the education sector.
Sodexo retains two in Scotland
Independents by Sodexo has secured contract extensions with Edinburgh Academy and Strathallan School.
Graham appointed on DfE pilot programme
Graham Asset Management will install low-carbon heating solutions and improve the fabric of selected Cheshire schools.
Sustainable makeover at University of Dundee
Recycle Scotland is re-engineering the university’s furniture as a sustainable alternative to disposal.
King's planning to in-source FM
King’s College London has announced the decision to in-source services at two key sites.
Clifton College expands Sodexo’s role
Independents by Sodexo has been awarded a new four-year, expanded services contract.
BAM wins at Tudor Grange Academies Trust
BAM FM has been awarded a contract to deliver integrated FM services across 13 sites.
Schools: a whole-building concept for sustainability
A new report looks holistically at how educators can adopt a whole-school approach to sustainability as new requirements loom.
Leeds Beckett appoints BMG
Business Moves Group, the office relocation company, has won a two-year contract with Leeds Beckett University.
Sodexo secures €250m Ireland deal
Confirmed contract covers delivery of FM and technical services in Dublin, Cork, Kerry and Westmeath as part of the Higher Education PPP project.
Vertas scoops Suffolk deal
The University of Suffolk has appointed the firm as its new grounds and landscaping services partner.
Winning ways at Alliance in Partnership
Sodexo’s education catering specialist business has secured £3.6m in new and retained contracts since the beginning of the academic year.
Sodexo builds on 12-year partnership
Long-standing client Oasis Community Learning has extended its contract for another three years.
CBRE in Glasgow hard services win
A new five-year contract covers delivery of planned and reactive hard facilities management services for The University of Glasgow.
Flexible working coming to the education sector
Business process outsourcing specialist Capita is set to deliver a programme for culture change and promotion of flexible working practices in English schools.
Sodexo in Northumbria extension
Northumbria University has extended this award-winning partnership for a further two years.
ISS confirms five-year Edinburgh deal
ISS UK&I has retendered and retained its facilities management contract with Edinburgh College.
Academy win for Eric Wright
Eric Wright FM has been appointed by the Co-Op Academies Trust to provide services for its newest secondary school in Belle Vue, Manchester.
Reading role for Pareto
The University of Reading has appointed Pareto FM to provide hard services at its Gateway Building on the Thames Valley Science Park campus.
Swansea place for Bellrock
Swansea University’s five-year hard services agreement includes a 24-hour helpdesk covering about 100 buildings across the city.
Sodexo in multi-site schools win
Bright Futures Educational Trust has awarded the company a £5m catering contract.
Sodexo: extensions at five schools
Independents by Sodexo has announced the retention of contracts at five prestigious independent schools from London up to Edinburgh.
Classroom air quality a 'national scandal'
The Building Engineering Services Association has described the state of indoor air quality in UK classrooms as “scandalous”.
Novus increases presence in education sector
Novus Property Solutions has secured several new contract and framework wins for universities and colleges across the north of England.
Sodexo extends infection prevention partnership
The partnership delivers a successful Environment, Cleaning and Decontamination programme for professionals.
Julius Rutherfoord retains work worth £30m
The London-based cleaning services company has been re-awarded a series of education sector contracts.
Independents by Sodexo in Leicester win
The specialist catering operation has successfully extended its partnership with the Leicester Grammar School Trust for a further 10 years.
Sodexo retains Clifton College contract
Independents by Sodexo has been appointed to deliver catering and hospitality services for a further five years.
Goldsmiths calls in security specialists
Evolution, the integrated fire and security systems business, has been appointed by Goldsmiths, University of London to deliver a comprehensive review and assessment of its security systems.
Universities face new demands on space
Changing student expectations mean learning is increasingly a social and collaborative activity, presenting estates teams with new space management challenges.
Sodexo extends Abingdon School deal
Independents by Sodexo has marked its 15-year partnership with the leading independent day and boarding school with the award of a new seven-year contract.
Vinci wins at UCL
Vinci Facilities has secured the FM contract for University College London’s new East Bank campus.
Green Fingers at ISS
During May, ISS Education engaged 4,000 pupils in schools nationwide in gardening and plant-based food activities.
UEL partners with Siemens to deliver net zero
The University of East London has established a strategic partnership with Siemens to collaborate on their net zero carbon aspiration for 2030.
Keysource wins in Cardiff
Cardiff University has awarded the data centre and critical environments specialist a multi-year facilities maintenance contract.
Senior appointments at Sodexo
The services group has named Philip Smith and Steve Hawkins to top roles in its schools and universities business.
Atalian Servest in East Anglia TFM win
The University of East Anglia has awarded a five-year total facilities management contract to the FM specialist.
EQUANS secures LSE contract
The former ENGIE business has been appointed to deliver a £140m student accommodation project for the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Chartwells signs ‘revolutionary’ Swansea deal
Chartwells Universities has signed a 10-year agreement valued at £58m to overhaul the catering facilities at Swansea University.
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Bouygues starts 50-year Brighton contract
Bouygues Energies & Services has mobilised its long-term deal with the University of Brighton.
BAM FM schools recognised for sustainability
Two of BAM FM’s PFI contracts have achieved recognition in the latest GRESB assessments of infrastructure management and performance.
Gather & Gather scoops LMU deal
London Metropolitan University has awarded a new catering and hospitality contract to Gather & Gather.
Mitie secures place at Swansea
Swansea University has selected the group to deliver facilities management services.
Sodexo learning from social media
Development teams at Sodexo and its AiP business have revealed how they are taking inspiration from TikTok and Instagram to update the school food offering.
Bouygues in academies win
Bouygues Energies & Services has successfully tendered to provide total facilities management support for the City of London Academies Trust.
Bouygues team closes on Essex deal
Uliving has reached financial close on a student accommodation scheme for the University of Essex for £168m including construction and facilities management.
BESA backs demand for ventilation in schools
The Building Engineering Services Association has put its weight behind a call from six trade unions to take urgent action over ventilation in schools.
Loughborough takes FM team award
Loughborough University’s Estates & Facilities Management Department has been named Team of the Year in the annual AUDE Awards.
ENGIE in long-term Birmingham deal
ENGIE is teaming up with investor and developer Equitix to deliver a new low carbon campus for the University of Birmingham.
BESA: schools need to take IAQ seriously
With students returning to schools in England, the Building Engineering Services Association is warning that opening windows is not a good strategy for managing virus transmission.
Brayborne lands college contract
Brayborne Facilities Services has been appointed to provide cleaning services to further education group Orbital South Colleges.
Reconomy lands multi-site recycling deal
Student accommodation provider Cloud Student Homes has awarded a contract for waste and recycling services at eight locations.
Hill lands vast Saudi schools job
The US-headquartered group will provide FM consultancy services for more than 4000 sites.
Sodexo unveils student lockdown services
Sodexo has adapted a number of its services to meet the needs of today’s students, offering options and resources designed for these difficult times.
Derwent secures Coventry deal
Derwent FM has won a new contract to deliver facilities management services at two of Coventry University’s London campuses.
Derwent in Egham win
Derwent FM's Derwent Students has won a two-year contract for the management of a 100-bed student accommodation site at Egham Gateway West in Surrey.
Sodexo extends student concierge services
Sodexo has launched its concierge service at two university campuses as part of its Residential Living programme.
Encore for Imtech Inviron at conservatoire
The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire has agreed a new strategic partnership to drive service delivery and cost performance enhancements.
Eric Wright: growing the Professional Services business
Professional Services, part of the group's FM division, has set out its ambition to grow its education sector business by 20% in the next year.
OCS settles in at university
OCS is on-site delivering security services for the University of Gloucestershire.
Mountjoy in Solent framework deal
The maintenance services provider has won a sole-supplier framework agreement with Solent University.
Derwent reports Bournemouth win
Derwent Facilities Management has won a five-year total FM contract at Arts University Bournemouth.
ENGIE consortium lands long-term university deal
Kingston Student Living is set to start a £100m project to upgrade Kingston University's halls of residence at Seething Wells and Kingston Hill.
Sodexo in 7-year schools win
The group's schools business, Independents by Sodexo, has been awarded a new contract with Haberdashers' Aske's Elstree Schools.
Sodexo lands Bristol schools deal
The Diocese of Bristol Academies Trust has awarded the catering contract for its portfolio of primary academy schools to Sodexo.
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Back to school for ISS
ISS has been selected to provide catering services to 38 primary schools and nurseries in south London.
Looking ahead: what happens when PFI contracts end?
Many public sector bodies risk underestimating the time, resources and complexity involved in managing the end of PFI contracts.
Gardening: ISS and innocent go virtual
The annual ISS Green Fingers gardening event for schools has gone digital during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Sodexo supporting students' mental wellbeing
Sodexo has boosted its health and wellbeing commitment to students to include access to a purpose-designed, NHS-approved app.
Universities plan for an uncertain future
Living under pandemic conditions has split the country along numerous lines, one of the most recent being how to deliver education services.
Free maintenance software for schools
Built environment technology specialist Altuity is offering schools and trusts free, no obligation use of the maintenance features within its AltoSites software product.
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Sodexo offers virtual support for students in lockdown
The Student Living by Sodexo team has launched its residential living programme as a virtual service for students at Sodexo-managed university accommodation sites across the UK.
Robinsons secures place on York framework
The Harrogate-headquartered hard services specialist has been awarded a place on the University of York's property maintenance framework.
Sodexo in 5-year Greenwich win
Sodexo has been awarded a five-year integrated facilities management contract with the University of Greenwich.
Interserve in Madrid university win
Interserve has been awarded an £11m facilities management contract by Complutense University of Madrid.
Mount Charles in university win
The support services group has won a four-year catering services contract with Maynooth University in Kildare, Ireland.
Mitie launches MoU with Northampton
The FM group has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Northampton's Criminal and Corporate Investigation team.
Aramark lands seven-year college deal
The catering specialist has been appointed to provide services for students and staff at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.
Interserve secures Sussex University extension
Interserve has seen its joint venture contract with Sussex extended for another four-years, a deal worth £30m per year.
EMCOR UK appointed at Oxford
The University of Oxford has awarded a multi-million pound hard FM contract to EMCOR UK, following a competitive tender process.
Derwent seals 50-year deal at York
Derwent FM has reached financial close on a £1m contract to provide facilities management services for a 1480-bed student accommodation project at the University of York.
UPP in £1m first
University Partnerships Programme, the provider of on-campus residential and academic accommodation infrastructure, has been appointed to deliver FM services in a £1m deal, the first ever university private-let contract for the firm.
Sheffield deal for Homes for Students
The student accommodation manager is on-site at a new 284-bed complex in Sheffield city centre.
Norse renews Northampton deal
The facilities group has been re-awarded the contract to supply cleaning and security services to Northampton College.
Bradford deal for Homes for Students
The student accommodation specialist has been appointed as the University of Bradford's preferred services provider for The Green, a 1026-bed, purpose-built building.
Back to college for Corps
Corps Security has renewed its contract with Walsall College for a further five years following a competitive tender.
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Hundreds strike at UCL
An estimated four hundred workers, students and supporters took part in Tuesday's action, said to be the biggest strike of outsourced workers in higher education history.
North Yorks grows service company
More news from the public sector service provider market as North Yorkshire Education Service grows through acquisition.
SPIE in hard services schools win
The five-year planned maintenance contract covers M&E and reactive works for University Schools Trust.
University estates: the challenges ahead
The annual Estates Management Report from the university community's professional body identifies a series of issues that might be keeping some estates directors awake at night.
Chartwells retains 25-year university deal
Compass UK & Ireland's education business has secured a new seven-year contract with Middlesex University.
Sodexo teams up with WWF on new menus
Sodexo is working with leading conservation organisation WWF-UK to encourage students at universities across the UK and Ireland to choose foods that are more sustainable and have a lower environmental impact.
Mount Charles in £9m Dublin win
The Belfast-headquartered catering and facilities services company has won a seven-year contract with Griffith College, Dublin.
ENGIE secures 20-year Solent deal
The energy and services specialist has connected Solent University's new sports complex to Southampton Geothermal Heating Company's pioneering district energy scheme after signing a £2.8m deal.
Artic builds schools portfolio
The London-based building services specialist has been appointed to deliver PPM services by a new school in the Marylebone area of Central London.
Sodexo grows in Belfast
The group's Independents by Sodexo business has been awarded contracts with Victoria College and Rathmore Grammar School.
Norse extends Heart Trust deal
The Norfolk-based multi-academy trust has awarded a three-year TFM contract to the Norse Group.
Derwent lands Coventry FM contract
Derwent FM has been appointed preferred bidder by Coventry University for delivery of facilities management services at the Scarborough campus.
Sodexo builds on 30-year partnership
The services company has won a three-year extension to its long-standing cleaning contract with George Watson's College.
Norse in another school win
The facilities services specialist has won a three-year cleaning contract at the 1200-pupil Watford Grammar School for Boys.
Sodexo retains City and adds business school
The services group has secured the catering contract with City, a University of London institution, and at the same time extended it to include the Cass Business School.
ENGIE in 50-year deal with University of Leicester
ENGIE has secured a £200m+ design, build, fund, manage and operate agreement that will see significant change at the university.
SPIE secures Dundee framework contract
Hard services specialist SPIE UK has signed a three-year framework deal with the University of Dundee.
Macro extends Middle East schools deal
Mace Macro has secured a three-year extension on its contract with Evolvence Knowledge Investments Limited.
Davies scoops Davis award
Mark Davies, managing director of ISS Food Services, has won the Roger Davis Outstanding Achievement Award at the LACA Awards for Excellence 2019 for his significant contribution to the school meals industry.
Robertson retains Teesside deal
Robertson FM has retained its facilities management contract with Teesside University after successfully securing a new seven-year contract.
Mitie heads to Fife College
The college has appointed the FM group on a five-year contract focused on cleaning and waste management services.
G&H Maintenance lands Leeds college double
The maintenance services company has won a three-year contract to manage 11 sites for Leeds City College and Leeds College of Music.
Sodexo in five-year school win
Independents by Sodexo has been awarded a new contract to manage the catering and cleaning services at The King's School, Worcester.
Norse lands multi-site cleaning assignment
The group's cleaning business has been awarded a £2.3m contract with the academies group Inspiration Trust.
Sitemark in education sector wins
Sitemark, the independent industry benchmark advisor, has won three new contracts in the education sector.
Interserve lands adult education deal
Here's a reminder that the construction and services group is still in some surprising sectors: its new one-year, £1m contract to deliver adult education in Liverpool.
Artic extends UCL deal
The hard services provider, which has been a specialist supply partner to the university for the past five years, has seen the relationship extended to cover delivery of hard FM requirements at the Clare Hall site near St Albans in Hertfordshire.
Churchill in Bath water deal
Churchill's environmental compliance division has secured a new contract, worth more than £280,000, with the University of Bath to provide water sampling and analysis services.
Homes for Students lands Lancaster deal
The national student accommodation manager has secured a £3.5m, 10-year contract with Knight Frank Investment Management LLP.
Huddersfield scoops AUDE Team of the Year award
Huddersfield University has won the Estates/Facilities Team of the Year Award, presented at the annual Association of University Directors of Estates conference, held last week.
Student accommodation: growth market
Reflecting the strength of the market, one leading operator, Homes for Students, says it is on course to achieve its growth forecast after announcing it will operate over 20,000 student beds throughout the UK by the end of 2019.
SPIE takes Liverpool schools deal
SPIE UK has been awarded a 10-school hard FM contract by Liverpool City Council.
Sodexo deploys robots at US universities
Students at Northern Arizona University now have the convenience of receiving food delivered by robot, thanks to the catering service provider and its partner Starship Technologies.
Babcock sells education business
The defence services outsourcing group, battling changing markets, has continued its refocusing strategy with the sale of Babcock 4S, which specialises in both strategic advice and back-office services for schools.
Churchill extends school stay
Churchill Services has been re-appointed as the cleaning contractor at Caldicot School in Monmouthshire following a competitive tender process.
Bournemouth engineering win for Mitie
Mitie has won a new contract to provide mechanical and electrical services for Bournemouth University.
ENGIE set for £195m Kingston University deal
The energy and services group has been named as preferred bidder for a major new student accommodation scheme for Kingston University in London.
Bellrock named to lead academies project
Best known for its FM and related property services, Bellrock has confirmed its appointment as lead project manager for the turnkey delivery of a new three-storey teaching block for Tudor Grange Academies Trust in Solihull.
Sodexo reports on trends set to disrupt the education sector
The latest annual report from the group explores the key trends shaping the student journey and the campus experience, and how universities can and should be responding.
Universities spending billions on buildings and services
UK universities now spend more than £3bn a year on capital projects, as well as a similar figure on repairs, maintenance, energy, cleaning and security.
Norse builds schools catering business
The facilities services group has signed new business worth over £877k and taken on its first contract in Peterborough.
ISS in five-year school win
ISS has been awarded the contract to provide catering services to Wigan's Hawkley Hall High School, an over-subscribed, outstanding, mixed secondary school with over 1000 students.
Apleona secures university deals
Apleona HSG Facility Management UK has secured new contracts with two universities.
Sodexo extends academy stay
Sodexo has won a five-year, £2.8m catering contract extension with Quaerere Academy Trust in Sandwell, West Midlands.
Leicestershire catering business lands schools deals
LTS Catering, a Leicestershire County Council business, has been appointed to deliver services to eight schools in Leicester, Cambridgeshire and Derbyshire.
Campus Living in long-term deal at Bristol
Student accommodation projects are definitely on the agenda. The latest contract sees a joint venture between Campus Living Villages and investor Equitix appointed to provide 1200 new beds at the University of Bristol.
Sodexo preferred for soft services at UCL
Sodexo has been appointed preferred bidder for a £52.5m contract to deliver soft services to the university's 175 academic and accommodation sites in London.
Interserve seals Durham deal
An Interserve-led consortium has reached financial close on a £105m design, build, finance and operate project for Durham University.
Sodexo lands three-year place at academy
Swindon's Great Western Academy has appointed Sodexo to provide catering, cleaning, washroom and pest control services.
10-year deal for Sodexo at Coventry
Sodexo has won a £60m contract with Coventry University to supply catering and hospitality services.
Norse reports £2m+ in contract retentions
The services group secured more than £2m of schools catering contract renewals during June.
Elior in 10-year deal at Sunderland
Food and drink at the University of Sunderland is set for a total regeneration after the university awarded a 10-year contract to Elior UK.
Norse in cleaning service wins at two schools
Norse Group's cleaning division has won a three-year cleaning service contract at the independent day and boarding school St Mary's, in Cambridge.
University of London commits to ending zero-hours contracts
The university, which has been the target of both strike action and student demonstrations around its outsourcing policies, has said it intends to eliminate zero-hours contracts by the end of the summer.
Sodexo secures college place
Sodexo has won an eight-year, £11.2m contract with Tyne Coast College Group to supply a combination of catering and student accommodation services on six sites in North and South Shields.
Union hails "major concession" on outsourcing at University of London
The university's central administration has announced that it will start a process to end some outsourcing and bring some of its facilities management contracts in-house.
Sodexo confirms win at Dublin Institute of Technology
The services group has secured a landmark integrated facilities management contract at the new Central and East Quads to be built on the DIT campus at Grangegorman, the first contract of its kind for an Irish university.
Derwent finds a place at University of York
Derwent FM has been named preferred bidder on a 50-year contract to deliver FM services for a major new student accommodation project.
University of Northampton names new catering partner
CH&Co Group has won the three-year catering and hospitality contract valued at over £12m.
Amey takes Carillion's place in Barnsley
Amey has taken over the facilities management of 11 secondary schools in Barnsley, all previously serviced by Carillion.
Pinnacle takes on three former Carillion schools contracts
Pinnacle PSG has secured three Total FM schools contracts, previously operated by Carillion, saving 70 jobs in the process.
Sodexo scoops schools integrated services deal
The services group has won a five-year, £10m integrated facilities management contract covering both hard and soft services for seven schools in Swindon.
University catering win for Norse
The facilities services provider has been awarded a new contract to deliver catering services at Norwich University of Arts.
Chartwells seals five-year school deal
Chartwells Independent, Compass Group UK & Ireland's specialist provider for the independent education sector, has been appointed to deliver catering, hospitality and cleaning services to Merchiston School.
Sodexo team seals Irish PPP deal
The Irish government has signed a key new public-private partnership contract with the Eriugena consortium, which will see two new buildings delivered for the Dublin Institute of Technology.
"Biggest ever" university support staff strike planned
Over 100 cleaners, porters, receptionists and other outsourced workers of the University of London plan to strike on 25 and 26 April.
Sodexo lands academies contract
Wellspring Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust operating in Yorkshire and the Humber region, has awarded a three-year catering and hospitality contract to the services group.
Churchill lands St George's cleaning contract
The medicine and biomedical science arm of the University of London has awarded a three-year cleaning deal to Churchill Contract Services.
Sodexo lands Trinity College Dublin deal
Trinity College Dublin has appointed Sodexo to deliver catering services on a contract valued at £1m per year.
Health and education FM markets slipped in 2017
The market for outsourced integrated services and TFM deals in the UK health and education sectors was down by about 2% last year in the face of uncertainties and cuts.
Oxford takes top CIBSE FM award
The University of Oxford has received a first in two categories at this year's CIBSE Building Performance Awards, presented earlier this week.
Sodexo lands university IFM deal
Sodexo has won a three-year, £10.5m contract with Richmond, The American International University in London to manage and deliver all facilities services across its two campuses.
Bouygues lands contracts for Birmingham student scheme
A new £40m student accommodation development in Birmingham's city centre will be built by Bouygues Construction, with ongoing facilities management provided by Bouygues Energies & Services.
Financial watchdog takes a hard look at PFI
The National Audit Office has published a report on PFI and its successor PF2, an unexpectedly timely review of a key contracting concept that reshaped one big part of the public sector outsourcing landscape.
AM secures Hull deal
The University of Hull has awarded a three-year security contract to AM Services Group.
Trigion secures landmark Worcester library deal
Trigion Security Services has won the contract to provide security at The Hive in Worcester, Europe's first joint public and university library.
The art of the deal
Churchill has emerged from a competitive tender process, organised through the London Universities Purchasing Consortium, as the new cleaning services partner at the Royal College of Art.
Arcus secures hard services deal at hard services college
Arcus has been appointed on a TFM contract at East London University Technical College and is set to deliver reactive engineering and managing agent services.
Robertson heads back to college
Robertson Facilities Management has signed a three-year contract with South Tyneside College to supply ground maintenance services.
University sustainability league table published
The 10th annual People & Planet rankings show how higher education has responded to the sustainability challenge, says the student-led group behind the survey.
Churchill: two more years at college
Churchill Services has been awarded a two–year extension on its contract with Middlesbrough College.
Sodexo launches new FM and food offer for schools
The support services group has developed a new integrated facilities management and catering services offer specifically for UK state schools.
Compass secures place at Oxford
The University of Oxford has appointed Compass Group UK & Ireland to provide catering and a range of hospitality services at multiple sites across the university estate.
Sodexo retains Birkbeck contract
Sodexo has seen its catering contract with the University of London's Birkbeck College renewed for another five years.
Kier wins new London FM contract
As part of the three-year deal to provide total facilities management to Capital City Academy, Kier will deliver a programme of careers workshops to help students better understand the opportunities available in the FM industry.
Universities highlight efficient estate management
The university sector continues to transform its estate to meet the demands of teaching and research in a digital 24-hour learning environment but has kept its costs at a three-year low.
Back to school for Incentive
Incentive QAS, the FM group's specialist cleaning company, has been awarded a three-year contract to provide a range of cleaning services at Salesian School in Chertsey, Surrey.
Interserve consortium in Durham win
An Interserve-led team has been appointed on an £85m project at Durham University to finance, design, build and operate two new colleges.
University students focused on healthy eating: report
Sixty percent of UK students expect vegan or vegetarian food to be available at their university catering or retail outlets, and 49% expect ‘free-from’ foods.
SOAS to take services back in-house
The University of London division is to stop outsourcing support services from September 2018, Director Baroness Amos has announced.
Wates finds a place at the LSE
Wates Smartspace (FM) has secured a three-year multi-site contract with The London School of Economics and Political Science.
FM staff play role in anti-terrorism strategies
A new report assessing the steps being taken by higher education providers to prevent young people being drawn into terrorism has found that some universities are using facilities services staff to help in the process.
Kingdom secures college place
The support services group has been appointed to provide security and reception services at Epping Forest College in Essex.
Kier lands multi-site TFM deal
Capital City College Group has awarded a five-year total facilities management contract to Kier, building on an existing relationship.
Graham scoops Dublin City University deal
Graham FM has been appointed on a five year contract for the provision of hard services across five campuses in and around Dublin
UPP preferred bidder for FM at Imperial College
University Partnerships Programme, the provider of on-campus infrastructure and support services, has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver a full facilities management service for GradPad, a commercial subsidiary of Imperial College London.
Sodexo lands double Taunton deal
Independents by Sodexo, the group's independent school catering business, has been awarded a £1.4m a year contract by King's Hall School and King's College in Taunton.
Vertas wins Norfolk schools contract
The Ipswich-based FM company has bolstered its presence in Norfolk with the commission to provide catering services for 12 schools in and around Norwich.
Mears shifts Highlands PPP deal towards savings
The contractor has struck a deal with Highland Council that it says will save millions of pounds over the life of a long-term contract, with no compromise on TFM service quality.
Norse secures place at college
Norse Commercial Services has been awarded a three-year cleaning contract at East Coast College's Great Yarmouth Campus.
Interserve schools win in Spain
The support services and construction group has secured a one-year contract to provide cleaning services for all public schools within the Granollers municipal area near Barcelona.
Higher education: under pressure on estates performance
UK universities are facing more competition than ever before in the battle to attract students, staff and, crucially, funding. These pressures are forcing estates to work much harder and budgets to stretch much further.
Balfour Beatty reaches financial close on Sussex project
The University of Sussex and Balfour Beatty have reached the milestone on a 50-year DB&O contract for new student accommodation.
Chartwells is choice in Chislehurst
The Compass Group's education business has landed a three-year contract to provide catering services for Coopers School in the south London borough of Bromley.
Sodexo client ranked in top universities for facilities
Northumbria University Newcastle has been ranked in the UK's top 10 universities for the quality of their facilities in the 2017 Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey.
Glasgow Caledonian signs BaxterStorey
Glasgow Caledonian University has awarded a five-year catering and hospitality services contract to BaxterStorey, bringing an end to a messy period of transition.
Churchill retains two schools deals
Churchill Services has won new cleaning contracts at Lode Heath School in Solihull and Durrington High School in Worthing.
Market news: universities continue to invest
Despite the continued uncertain external environment, UK universities are planning to increase investment in estates and technology, according to the latest Higher Education Finance Directors Survey from business advisors Deloitte.
London Metropolitan extends CBRE deal
CBRE's two-year contract extension comes ahead of a major change programme planned at the university.
Churchill mobilises at Portsmouth
Churchill Services has mobilised a new three-year cleaning contract at the University of Portsmouth.
Bouygues renews at UAL
University of the Arts London has signed a new three-year contract with Bouygues Energies & Services, the first time an incumbent service provider has been awarded a further term.
Bristol turns to Churchill for environmental services
The University of Bristol has appointed Churchill to provide a range of water hygiene and monitoring services.
Churchill adds to education portfolio
A new cleaning services contract with the Cleeve School in Gloucestershire extends the company's client list in this market sector.
Chartwells bags place at Brunel
The Compass Group UK & Ireland's education sector specialist has secured a £60m catering contract at Brunel University.
Sodexo moves into private student accommodation
Property and construction group Kier has appointed Student Living by Sodexo to oversee the booking and management of Oxford House, Keir's first direct let property in Newcastle.
Graham scoops UWE contract
Graham Facilities Management has won a five-year hard services contract covering multiple sites for the University of the West of England.
Mountjoy finds university place
The maintenance specialist has been appointed by the University of Portsmouth on a five-year contract to deliver ongoing services plus minor works.
Sodexo bolsters Student Living team
Sodexo's universities business has strengthened its student accommodation team with two strategic appointments.
Carlisle secures London university place
Carlisle Support Services has been selected as a supplier under the London University Purchasing Consortium framework for the provision of security services.
Churchill secures Bolton catering contract
The University of Bolton has awarded a new contract to Churchill Services following a competitive tender carried out via the FE sector's Crescent Purchasing Consortium Framework.
Sodexo scoops first Irish university deal
NUI Galway, one of Ireland's oldest and largest universities, has awarded a catering services contract worth 2m euro pa to Sodexo.
Churchill boasts growth in education sector
Churchill Services is reporting a series of new cleaning contract wins for schools and academies across its operating regions.
University facilities top student selection criteria
The latest student experience survey findings from the Association of University Directors of Estates show that facilities remain a key factor for nearly two-thirds of students when choosing a university.
Bespoke solution, Bristol fashion
Bristol-based Bespoke Cleaning Services has won a four-year multi-service contract with City of Bristol College.
Churchill secures place on London uni framework
Churchill Services has been awarded a place on the London Universities Purchasing Consortium framework for cleaning services.
Maxim hails education success
Sunderland-headquartered Maxim FM has won a series of new contracts in the education sector worth a total of £2.4m.
ISS retains Middlesex deal
Middlesex University has confirmed the continuation of its contract with the facilities services provider for another three years.
Robertson in 25-year school deal
Robertson FM has been named preferred bidder for a 25-year contract to supply facilities management services at the Aberdeen South of the City High School.
Elior extends its run at Kingston
The contract caterer has been awarded a five-year deal at Kingston University, London, extending a long-term relationship between client and provider.
Carillion jv achieves financial close on Irish schools contract
The joint venture team is now ready to move ahead on the Irish Schools Bundle 5 Public Private Partnership project, which has an estimated value to Carillion of £190m.
Eastern promise for Churchill
Churchill Services has won a series of cleaning contract extensions in Hertfordshire, East Anglia and Essex.
ISS retains Redbridge schools deal
The London Borough of Redbridge has awarded a new six-year contract to ISS for the provision of school lunches at fifty sites.
Vertas in 5 year university café deal
The FM services provider has secured a five-year contract worth over £1m with University Campus Suffolk to regenerate and operate the onsite café.
Bouygues finds place at University of London
Bouygues Energies & Services has been awarded a five-year contract to deliver hard FM, helpdesk services and energy solutions.
University estates: room for improvement
The Association of University Directors of Estates has published preliminary findings from a study of universities in England with in-house buildings repair and maintenance teams. It looks like in-house, in this case, is the route to savings.
Chartwells retains £65m deal with West Sussex
Compass UK & Ireland's schools catering business has extended its contract with West Sussex County Council, first signed in 2006, for another five years with the option to extend for a further five.
Two more years at uni for Mountjoy
The Portsmouth-headquartered building maintenance specialist has secured a two-year extension to its contract with the University of Southampton.
Norse lands string of catering deals
The catering division of the Norfolk-based services group has secured three new schools contracts in its home county and a fourth in Suffolk.
Dangerous, dilapidated and wasteful schools: report
The Royal Institute of British Architects has published a damning report on the state of UK schools.
Pabulum boasts string of contract wins
Education caterer Pabulum says it has opened 27 new contracts over the course of the past 12 months, exceeding its new business target by 24% for the year.
OCS in Belfast catering win
OCS has been awarded a six-year contract to provide catering, vending and hospitality services for North West Regional College in Belfast.
AUDE launches Green Scorecard
The Association of University Directors of Estates has launched its first ever Green Scorecard, designed to be a comprehensive tool to help higher education institutions plan and implement their sustainability strategies.
Laing O'Rourke closes on Yorkshire schools deal
The building group has reached financial close on a seven-school contract that will see it delivering design, construction and ongoing FM services.
Balfour Beatty closes on Glasgow student project
Balfour Beatty has reached financial close on its first 'one stop shop' student accommodation project, in which it will handle everything from securing the site to ongoing operation.
Homes for Students in multi site deal
The national student accommodation management company has been appointed to deliver a range of services at four new schemes totalling 917 beds.
Swansea scoops AUDE FM award
The Swansea University Estates and Facilities Management Team has been named Team of the Year at the annual awards dinner held in conjunction with the 2016 AUDE conference.
Leicester names Keysource for data centre FM
Business-critical environment specialist Keysource has been appointed by the University of Leicester to provide data centre facilities management services.
Homes for Students in 25-property win
The national student housing management provider has secured a contract to deliver accommodation and facilities management services to 25 purpose-built student accommodation properties for up to five years.
Facilities top student preference lists
The university estate plays a key role in decision-making when it comes to higher education choices, according to a survey of 2000 UK students.
Sheffield Hallam scoops top workplace award
Sheffield Hallam University is the first academic institution to win the Leesman+ award, marking exemplary high performing workplaces.
Incentive moves into student housing
Empiric Student Property plc, owner and operator of premium student accommodation, has appointed Incentive FM to provide facilities management and maintenance services for its UK portfolio.
Norse renews college deal
Northamptonshire College has awarded a new contract for the provision of cleaning and security services to the Norse group.
Churchill lands college extension
Churchill Services has won a two-year extension on a cleaning contract with North Hertfordshire College.
University place for O&G
The University of Hertfordshire has awarded a ten-year multi-service contract to Office & General.
Churchill wins second place at college
Barnfield College, in Bedfordshire, has appointed Churchill Services to handle cleaning at two sites.
Vertas scoops Norfolk schools deal
The facilities services company has won a three-year catering contract covering three schools in Norfolk.
Sodexo secures string of Catering Marks
The support services group has achieved the Food for Life Catering Mark at 31 of its Oasis Academy schools contracts.
AUDE report reveals scale of UK university sector
The latest annual report from the Association of University Directors of Estates highlights key statistics that add up to solid market research for any company hoping to get involved in the sector.
CBRE lands college place
The property advisor has been appointed to provide facilities management services to Oldham College across its main campus and satellite buildings.
Norse seals 10 schools catering extensions
Norse Group's schools catering division has won extensions to contracts with 10 primary schools.
Sodexo wins Exeter schools FM deal
Sodexo Education has won a five-year contract to provide integrated facilities management to six schools.
College place for CBRE
The real estate group has been appointed to provide facilities management services for Goodenough College at its Bloomsbury site in central London.
Too many cooks?
Not for ISS, which recently convened over 450 from across England for its latest cooks' conference, ICON15.
Norse jv renews cleaning contracts
Enfield Norse has been re-awarded two schools cleaning contracts with a combined value of over half a million pounds.
Carillion closes on schools deal
PSBP Midlands Limited, a Carillion joint venture, has achieved financial close on the 25-year PF2 contract for the Midlands Priority School Building Programme.
CBRE scoops UEA contract
The property services group has been appointed to provide facilities management services at the University of East Anglia's 2.5m sq ft Norwich campus.
Freidman adds to education portfolio
Sunnyfields Primary School, based in Hendon, northwest London, has appointed Freidman FM to provide facilities services.
Brayborne retains education contract for third time
Brayborne Facilities Services has been re-awarded the cleaning contract for Eastleigh College & Quilley School of Engineering, a deal it first landed in 2001.
Facilities and their management critical in university choice
New research shows that effective and well managed facilities are key factors for 67% of UK students when choosing a university.
BAM FM in Salisbury win
BAM FM has won a one-year contract to supply a range of services to South Wiltshire University Technical College in Salisbury.
Wilson Vale adds to education portfolio
The caterer has taken over from Nottingham City Council as services provider at the Nethergate School in Clifton.
Glendale: good at sports
Grounds maintenance specialist Glendale has begun working under a new contract that covers services at six sports academies in Greater Manchester.
Sodexo wins York St John contract
York St John University has awarded a three-year catering and hospitality services contract to Sodexo.
Sodexo scoops Brentwood School contract
Sodexo's independent schools business has been awarded a three-year contract to provide catering and hospitality services at Brentwood School, Essex.
Churchill mobilises second school contract
Churchill Services has launched a new catering contract at Tewkesbury School, following the launch in January of a separately run cleaning contract.
Wilson Vale extends education portfolio
The independent catering contractor has landed a first-time outsourcing deal with Fulneck School, an independent day and boarding school in West Yorkshire.
Schools deal for Morgan Sindall and Integral
A Morgan Sindall Investments team has reached financial close on the North West Priority Schools Building Programme batch.
Financial close for Interserve schools
Interserve and its joint venture partner Kajima have reached financial close on a contract to design, build and maintain seven secondary schools in southeast England.
Galliford Try secures £56m FM deal
The construction group has reached financial close with the Education Funding Agency on a schools building and maintenance contract in North East England.
Universities making the grade on value for money
Universities UK, the higher education 'trade association', has published a report highlighting the sector's success in improving efficiency and value for money. The report also includes a call for continued action.
Chartwells on the menu in Salford
Compass Group UK & Ireland's education business has secured a new contract with the University of Salford, worth almost £40m across nine and a half years.
Balfour Beatty in 50 year student housing deal
The University of Sussex has named Balfour Beatty as preferred bidder on a design, build, finance and operate student accommodation project.
Arts deal for Derwent FM
Derwent FM has landed a five-year contract worth £1.87m to provide facilities management services at Arts University Bournemouth.
Bouygues E&S scoops West London deal
Bouygues Energies & Services has secured a 10-year contract to deliver a range of FM support for the University of West London.
Mowbray Education Trust instructs Bellrock
Bellrock has won a new contract with Mowbray Education Trust, a recently formed multi-academy trust responsible for five schools in Melton Mowbray.
Carillion joint venture selected for schools programme
Carillion and investment partner Equitix have been named preferred bidders to finance, design, build and provide hard facilities management for eight schools.
Three-year programme at Durham for Mitie
Durham University has awarded Mitie a three-year contract extension in a deal worth £5m.
Bilfinger Europa in higher education hat-trick
The support services group has secured three new deals with UK and Ireland universities worth a combined value in excess of £15m.
Sodexo unveils student board of directors
The food to facilities services group has established the new board specifically to challenge it with creating a new offer for the student market.
Brayborne in third deal with Petersfield
Brayborne Facilities Services has been re-awarded the cleaning contract for Petersfield School, Hampshire, for the third time since 2005.
Sodexo enrolls at Wycombe Abbey
The all-girls boarding school in Buckinghamshire has awarded Sodexo a five-year contract to deliver catering services.
Everton FC signs Robertson FM
Robertson Facilities Management has been awarded a three-year contract to provide a range of soft and hard services to Everton Free School in Merseyside.
Chartwells retains Derby contract
Compass Group UK & Ireland's education business, Chartwells, has retained a catering and hospitality contract with the University of Derby in a five-year deal worth £9m.
Rutherfoord in schools cleaning win
Julius Rutherfoord has won the cleaning services contract at Edmonton County School, a large educational establishment serving the London communities of Enfield and Edmonton.
Sodexo bags university deal
Sodexo has won a four-year facilities management contract with Northumbria University.
AUDE reveals massive scale of UK university estate
The Association of University Directors of Estates has published a report detailing the impact of university estates and facilities across the UK.
Elior wins at Chelsea Academy
Elior UK has just mobilised a new contract to provide catering services at London's Chelsea Academy.
ISS lands Essex college deal
ISS Facility Services has won a contract to provide catering services for ELUTEC College of Design & Engineering in Essex.
Julius Rutherfoord hits the academy heights
The soft services specialist has been appointed to handle cleaning at the new City Heights Academy in Lambeth, South London.
Universities planning to spend on facilities
We've been suggesting for some time that UK higher education is potentially a good market for facilities management service providers. More evidence is offered by a new Deloitte survey of finance directors.
Sodexo scoops Belfast college contract
Sodexo has won a three-year contract to provide catering, vending and hospitality for Campbell College, one of Northern Ireland's premier grammar schools.
Elior secures place at University of West London
Elior UK has won a 10-year contract worth £13m to provide catering and hospitality services at University of West London.
Elior in Rye St Antony win
Elior UK has been awarded a five-year contract to provide a range of catering services at Rye St Antony School, Oxford, an independent boarding and day school.
Mount Charles lands multi service college deal
The Mount Charles Group has been awarded a contract to provide catering, cleaning, vending and ancillary services to Southern Regional College in Belfast.
Catering Academy in Coventry consortium contract
The independent catering company has won a five-year contract with the Synergy consortium, a group of 10 primary schools based in Coventry.
Shedding some (energy efficient) light on the subject
Accommodation provider and manager Unite Students has appointed Philips Lighting to install LED lighting across its 120-property portfolio.
Elior scoops Canterbury FM deal
Elior has won a two-year contract to provide catering, cleaning, security and reception services to the Students' Union at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent.
Chartwells secures place at Bournemouth
Chartwells, Compass Group UK & Ireland's specialist provider of catering to the education sector, has won a new 10-year contract at Bournemouth University.
ISS secures multi-service deal in Edinburgh
ISS Facility Services has won a contract to provide both hard and soft FM services to Edinburgh College, one of the UK's largest regional colleges.
Servest wins place at King's College
Servest Group has won a contract with King's College London to provide cleaning and associated services across its entire estate from 1 September.
Mitie cleans up with third contract win
Following on the heels of two contract wins in the healthcare sector, Mitie has now confirmed the award of a cleaning contract with Oxford Brookes University.
Three shortlisted for next PF2 schools round
The Education Funding Agency has shortlisted three bidders for the Midlands private finance batch of schools under the Priority School Building Programme.
Derwent secures place at York
Derwent FM has been named preferred bidder to provide hard FM services for Constantine College at the University of York.
Yorkshire schools shortlist named
The Education Funding Agency has selected three contractors to bid for the latest PF2 schools project, this one involving seven sites in Yorkshire.
Facilities are key factor in choosing uni
Eight out of ten UK students say that facilities are a key factor in choosing a university, only out-ranked by the course itself.
Interserve Kajima in schools deal
The Education Funding Agency has named an Interserve Kajima joint venture as selected bidder for the first PF2 batch of the government's Priority School Building Programme.
Mouchel lands UEL change management role
Infrastructure and business services specialist Mouchel has won a three-year contract to provide change management support services at the University of East London.
Student expectations rise with fees
Sodexo has released the findings of its sixth University Lifestyle Survey, the first since the introduction of the new university fee structure.
Elior to offer Dundee cakes
No doubt that will be just one part of the offer under a five-year catering contract awarded to Elior by the University of Dundee.
Quality works for universities
Turns out university students not only notice the quality of buildings and facilities, they care too. Over a third have rejected a university based on the quality of the environment.
Derwent arrives in Lincoln
Derwent FM has secured a contract to provide hard and soft facilities management services at Saul House in Lincoln.
Sodexo heads off to uni
Sodexo has won a £15.7m deal to provide catering and hospitality services at University College London.
Data centre demand grows
Jones Lang LaSalle's latest barometer survey looking at sentiment in the data centre industry shows that demand for space is on the increase, as is concern about power costs.
Galliford Try in Scottish schools win
The construction group has been named preferred contractor for two new secondary school developments, including subsequent provision of hard FM services.
Catering Academy stays on at grammar school
The independent contract catering company has won a seven-year extension on its deal with Adams' Grammar School in Newport, Shropshire.
Interserve confirms Sussex deal
The support services and construction group has established a partnership with the University of Sussex to deliver a 10-year facilities management contract.
Derwent reports first Scottish win
Derwent FM has signed a 21-year contract to manage a new student accommodation development in Glasgow.
Interserve bags place at Sussex
The University of Sussex has selected Interserve as preferred bidder for a new facilities management contract.
Three in running for Notts deal
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has named its shortlist for a £200m FM contract at Queen's Medical Centre.
Derwent in second Essex deal
Derwent FM, working with its partner Uliving, has launched a second 50-year facilities management and student services contract at the University of Essex.
Nviro bags place at college
Cleaning specialist Nviro has won a three-year contract with MidKent College to supply cleaning services at two campuses.
FES team wins Glasgow contract
The Glasgow Learning Quarter consortium has been awarded a contract to design, build, finance and maintain two new campuses for the City of Glasgow College.
Sustainable schools deliver results
A new report released by the Green Building Council of Australia aims to spark a conversation about how high-performance green schools can deliver high-performance students.
Sodexo extends stay at college
Sodexo has won an extension to its multi-service deal with long-standing client Wellington College in Berkshire.
Birmingham phase 2 for NG Bailey
The firm has secured work worth £15m as part of Birmingham City University's ongoing city centre campus development, following the completion of phase one.
Chartwells signs on for 10 years at Sussex
The University of Sussex has selected Chartwells, Compass Group's education operator, to run campus cafes and restaurants and provide hospitality and conferencing services.
Healthcare, education outsourcing slips
The market for outsourced bundled facilities services in healthcare and education was valued at more than £3bn in 2012 but is on a downward trend this year.
Latest uni deal for Derwent
Derwent FM has extended its track record in the education sector with the launch of an £84m student accommodation contract at the University of Essex.
Elior scoops Chichester deal
Elior UK has won a five-year contract with the University of Chichester to provide catering, conference and banqueting services across two campuses.
Derwent in £200m student deal
Derwent FM has landed another student accommodation contract, this latest one to provide facilities management services at the University of Hertfordshire.
Bouygues in academy win
Bouygues Energies & Services has been awarded the contract to deliver FM for Harefield Academy, based near Uxbridge, West London.
Derwent takes on four Opal sites
Administrators to the failed Opal student accommodation group have appointed Derwent Students to operate properties in Nottingham, Sheffield, Liverpool and Wrexham.
AUDE offers good practice guide
The Association of University Directors of Estates has published good practice guidance on the preparation and implementation of estates strategies.
Derwent signs students jv
Derwent FM has signed a 10-year joint venture agreement with Acis Group to co-own and manage 1109 units at two student residences.
Shepherd starts at two schools
Shepherd FM has mobilised two new education contracts, one in London and one in Halifax.
Efficiency Exchange for university sector
The higher education sector has come together to launch an online exchange as a platform for sharing and learning about innovative ways to deliver greater efficiency and even transformation at universities and colleges.
Arts role for ETDE
The University of the Arts London has awarded a multi-service contract to ETDE.
Wilson Vale scoops Leicester deal
The independent contract caterer has won a three-year deal to provide services for the College Court Conference Centre at the University of Leicester.
Education pays off for Aramark
Newly released figures from the support services group show that the value of its new contracts won in the education sector grew by 126% in its last financial year.
Aberystwyth names bidder
Balfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder for Aberystwyth University's £45 million student accommodation project.
College calls for Encore
Glasgow-based Encore Hospitality Services has won a four-year deal at City of Glasgow College.
Derwent bags another uni place
Derwent FM has been appointed to manage a new £20m development providing accommodation for students at the University of Cumbria.
Derwent doubles up at York
Derwent FM has landed the hard services contract at Langwith College, the second phase of a £2m, five-year deal awarded by the University of York and its jv partner Evans Property Group.
College sets MITIE zero target
MITIE has scored a three-year contract at Bedford College to provide sustainable waste management and recycling services.
Sustainability resource for education sector
Leading organisations from across the further and higher education sector have joined forces to create a new dedicated sustainability knowledge bank.
Europa joins Imperial College team
The FM provider has won a multi-million pound contract to deliver services at a new student accommodation project in west London.
Norland in Southampton win
Southampton Solent University has selected Norland as its new maintenance term contract provider.
Leicester continues with £1bn plan
The University of Leicester has appointed a new Director of Estates to spearhead the next phase of its £1bn development framework plan.
BaxterStorey signs for five years at uni
The independent food service provider has secured a new five-year contract with University of the Arts London.
Edinburgh names BB for accommodation project
Balfour Beatty has been appointed preferred bidder for the University of Edinburgh's £110m Holyrood Postgraduate Student Accommodation and Outreach Centre project.
ETDE scoops City Academy deal
ETDE has won a five-year contract to provide FM services at The City of London Academy following an 'intensely competitive' tendering process.
Financial close for BSF deal in Hull
Building Schools for the Future is long-dead as a flagship government investment programme, but money is still being spent as existing projects move ahead.
London uni looks at outsourcing
The UK higher education sector seems to be moving towards outsourcing at an unprecedented rate. The latest news to emerge focuses on plans being developed at London Metropolitan University.
Derwent takes on another university
Derwent FM has secured a 50-year facilities management contract with the University of Essex.
Derwent in long-term university deal
Derwent FM is to provide facilities management services for a 3000-bed accommodation scheme at the University of Hertfordshire.
Education sector works for FES
The Stirling-headquartered facilities services group has taken on two new contracts.
Kier secures place at college
Kier's facilities management business has landed a three-year contract to provide FM services to Westminster Kingsway College in London.
Shepherd to spend three years at college
Shepherd FM has won a three-year maintenance contract at Bournville College in Birmingham.
University challenge: carbon cutting
A research project looking at UK university carbon emission reduction programmes has generated lessons for higher education that are equally applicable to any large organisation.
Sussex U seeks outsourcing partners
The University of Sussex has taken the unusual step of press releasing its intention to take on external companies who will manage its estates and facilities services.
Solving the schools problem
With the Building Schools for the Future programme dead to new projects and a growing backlog of repairs and maintenance needs in existing school buildings, what are the options for actually getting things done?
Leicester schools deal signed
The Labour flagship programme Building Schools for the Future may be dead but it is still producing new projects.
Universities: new growth sector?
Research from construction group Wates concludes that nearly 80% of UK universities have building projects costing more than £5m planned for next year.
Skanska closes on Essex school deal
Essex County Council has reached financial close with Skanska and partners for the financing, design, construction and operation of the new Woodlands School.
Education and health could save millions on utilities
New research by carbon reduction specialist Sustain has found that money spent on utilities by the NHS and schools and colleges could be dramatically reduced.
Chartwells stays on Reading list
Compass Group's school meals business has retained its catering contract with Reading Borough Council for another four years following a competitive tender.
Norse finds place at college
Norse Commercial Services has landed a three-year contract to provide cleaning and security services at Northampton College.
Growth market in university housing
Almost £840m was invested in UK student accommodation in 2011, up substantially on the previous year and more than double the figure in 2009.
Reading U signs long-term deal
The University of Reading has sealed a 125-year deal for the operation and management of its student accommodation with UPP, the provider of campus infrastructure and residential management services.
ISS bags schools deal
ISS Facility Services Education has been appointed to deliver catering services to The Chafford School, a specialist business and enterprise college in the London Borough of Havering.
Hochtief appointed on Salford phase 2
Salford has awarded a Hochtief consortium the contract to plan, finance, build and operate the second phase of its Building Schools for the Future programme.
College bundles cleaning and security
Northampton College has awarded a three-year cleaning and security services contract to Norse Commercial Services.
Interserve launches new school formula
The construction to services group has unveiled an innovative solution that reduces the cost and time of school construction by 25%.
Vinci in London uni triple
Vinci Facilities has been appointed to the London University Purchasing Consortium, the only supplier to be listed in three maintenance categories.
BREEAM awards highest ever score
A new student village at the University of Bradford, aptly named The Green, has achieved the highest BREEAM score ever awarded.
Derwent lands £2m York deal
Derwent FM has won a five-year contract to provide services for students at Goodricke College, a part of the University of York.
Universities look for more efficient operation
A new report form Universities UK identifies a series of steps that could improve operations, including a more strategic approach to procurement and greater use of outsourcing.
Laing O'Rourke & Atkins launch standardised school concept
In line with the government's call for better buildings and better value, the team has developed a solution using standardised building components manufactured and assembled offsite.
Pabulum lands two school deals
The independent contract caterer has won two more contracts, this time at schools in Cambridgeshire.
Back to school for Sodexo
The support services group has signed a new contract with Altrincham Grammar School for Girls in Cheshire, covering both catering and cleaning.
Derwent FM lands Birmingham college deal
The relative newcomer has seen off intense competition to win a three-year contract for cleaning and window cleaning at the new six-storey £66m state-of-the-art teaching campus and administration building at Bournville College.
New school building programme unveiled
Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove has announced new government plans to launch a £2bn privately financed school building programme.
ISS seals Richmond schools deal
ISS Facilities Education has won the contract to provide catering services for 29 primary and special schools in the London Borough of Richmond.
Financial close in Halton for Hochtief
A Hochtief-led consortium has achieved financial close with Halton Borough Council to design, build, finance and operate two secondary schools under the Building Schools for the Future programme.
Schools PFI lives on
The Labour government's Building Schools for the Future programme may be dead, but there appears to be plenty of life in the concept of using private finance to deliver school facilities.
Byles bails
Tim Byles, CEO of Partnerships for Schools, the government agency charged with implementing the Building Schools for the Future programme, is to leave at the end of May.
Halton to go ahead with BSF deal
The Building Schools for the Future programme may be dead, but there are still flickers of life in the contracts landscape.
Carillion closes in Nottingham
Inspiredspaces, the Carillion schools delivery group, has reached financial close with Nottingham City Council on a £12.1m PPP project.
Schools report draws praise and fire
As we reported yesterday, the James review looking at how schools in England are planned, funded, built and maintained has become an instant magnet for strong views.
Review damns approach to school buildings
A government-commissioned review has concluded that the Building Schools for the Future scheme was not just expensive; it was also not fit for purpose.
Doubt cast on carbon programmes
On the first anniversary of its implementation, more than two-fifths of UK businesses want the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme scrapped.
Galliford Try off to the islands
The housebuilding and construction group has reached financial close with Orkney Islands Council for its £58m Schools Investment Programme.
Bilfinger lands NI schools deal
A consortium led by the construction and engineering group Bilfinger Berger has won a £31m PPP contract to deliver two new schools in Northern Ireland.
SGP goes to college
The services provider has been appointed to handle facilities management at Joseph Chamberlain College in Birmingham.
Schools: need for action on energy efficiency
LessEn, the not-for-profit initiative campaigning for better energy efficiency in non-domestic buildings, has published league tables ranking schools on their performance.
Carbon negative school development gets go-ahead
Building firm Willmott Dixon has been appointed by the London Borough of Islington for a £13m contract to create one of the first ever zero carbon schools in the UK.
Schools challenge set for court
The legal challenge to the Government's decision to terminate the Building Schools for the Future programme gets underway in earnest this week.
Vinci secures second schools deal
Just days after announcing completion of a long-term PFI schools deal in Wales, Vinci Facilities has signed on a similar contract in England.
Balfour Beatty closes on Herts schools
The infrastructure group has reached financial close on the £80m Hertfordshire Schools scheme.
Vinci seals Welsh schools deal
Vinci Facilities has sealed the contract for the delivery of FM services to the Garth Olwg School Campus under the Rhondda Cynon Taff PFI scheme.
Galliford Try takes Orkney schools deal
Morrison, the construction group's Scottish business, has been selected as preferred bidder for Orkney Islands Council's £57m schools investment programme.
Costain team seals Lewisham deal
A Costain/Babcock consortium has reached financial close on the fourth phase of Lewisham Council's multi-million pound Building Schools for the Future programme.
BAM closes on Camden schools deal
The BAM group has reached financial close on a £75m Building Schools for the Future programme with the London Borough of Camden.
Balfour Beatty closes on pair of schools deals
The infrastructure group says it has reached financial close on the Ealing and Oldham schools contracts, each worth £53m.
Second Hackney schools deal closed
A joint venture between public sector specialist Mouchel and infrastructure group Babcock has reached financial close on Phase 2 of the Hackney Building Schools for the Future programme.
Interserve closes on St Helens BSF
The Interserve-led consortium Environments for Learning has reached financial close on a £63m schools project for St Helens Council.
BSF councils get court date
Six local councils are now challenging the Government's July decision to halt the Building Schools for the Future programme.
Balfour Beatty closes on Derby schools contract
Building Schools for the Future may be dead as a government spending programme, but there are still a few contracts coming through.
Barnsley BSF gets go ahead
Amidst all the cancellations and the budget cuts some good news still occasionally emerges from the previous government's flagship schools spending programme.
Second hit for BSF
When the Building Schools for the Future programme was cancelled last July, amid considerable controversy, a series of schemes that had already been given the green light were allowed to proceed. But now they all face budget cuts.
Fourth council to contest BSF decision
Following hard on legal moves by Nottingham, Luton and Waltham Forest councils aimed at reversing the cancellation of their school redevelopment programmes, comes the news that Sandwell Council is moving down the same route.
Sign of the times: bailing out of BSF
It's not just construction and FM companies that have been hit by termination of the Building Schools for the Future programme. Technology companies have also been hurt as investment suddenly stopped.
Nottingham goes to court over BSF cancellation
Nottingham City Council has lodged papers at Leeds Administrative Court requesting a judicial review of the Secretary of State for Education's decision to stop funding for two schools.
Still some life in schools programme
One of the few schemes to survive when the axe fell on Building Schools for the Future has reached financial close.
Balfour Beatty takes Herts schools deal
The Building Schools for the Future programme may be all but dead, but contracts for key projects are still being awarded.
Funding for HE sustainable development
Eleven sustainable development projects in the higher education sector have been assured of government funding.
Public Accounts Committee to examine BSF
The Building Schools for the Future programme just refuses to go gently into the night.
BSF cuts bring string of problems
Education Secretary Michael Gove has faced a barrage of criticism since calling a halt to the Building Schools for the Future programme last week. Now, a leading law firm has warned of a 'mire of legal uncertainties'.
BSF gets the chop
Big sections of the construction industry and somewhat smaller sections of the FM industry, along with a variety of other built environment professionals, have got the news they feared would come.
Stockton shortlists two
Stockton Council has confirmed the two contenders for its planned Building Schools for the Future deal.
Balfour Beatty confirms Oldham deal
The infrastructure group is preferred bidder for Oldham Council's ten-site Building Schools for the Future contract.
Latest BSF deal to Laing O'Rourke
Local councils continue to make decisions on big schools contracts despite the shadow of doubt hanging over central government funding for the programme.
Derby confirms Balfour Beatty for schools
Balfour Beatty has been confirmed as the preferred bidder for a Derby City Council 14-site Building Schools for the Future programme.
Balfour Beatty named for Oldham schools
Amidst news that the Treasury is reviewing spending on Building Schools for the Future projects and that some contractors are thinking about disbanding their bidding teams comes another decision on a preferred supplier.
School deal confirmed
Interserve has confirmed that its Environments for Learning consortium has been named preferred bidder by St Helens Council, as reported on i-FM yesterday.
Schools decisions continue, against worrying background
Local councils are continuing to select contractors for long-term schools deals despite continued uncertainty over the future funding of the programme. There is also worrying news on the sector as a whole.
Worcestershire shortlists three for schools
There is still plenty of speculation in the marketplace about the future of the Building Schools for the Future programme but that hasn't stopped one local council's plans.
London borough shortlists two for schools
Against a background of broad uncertainty over the future of central government funding, Hammersmith and Fulham Council has moved ahead with the shortlisting of two teams for a multi-school redevelopment contract.
There is still life in BSF
The new government may be looking hard at all plans for investment, but some schools deals already well advanced are continuing to go ahead.
Spending clampdown hits schools programme
The Labour government's flagship Building Schools for the Future programme, which envisaged renewing or replacing every secondary school in England, appears to have ground to a halt at least temporarily.
BAM lands Camden schools deal
BAM PPP has emerged as the winner in the two-way race to secure the London Borough of Camden's Building Schools for the Future contract.
Carillion closes on Wolverhampton schools project
Carillion has achieved financial close on the 26-site Wolverhampton Building Schools for the Future programme.
Skanska closes on Essex schools
The construction to services group has signed an agreement for the financing, design, construction and operation of three schools as part of a PFI deal with Essex County Council.
BB confirms Ealing win
Balfour Beatty has confirmed that it has been appointed as preferred bidder on Ealing Council's Building Schools for the Future contract, as reported on i-FM last week.
Laing team moves ahead with Barnsley schools deal
Barnsley Council's Building Schools for the Future programme, one of the biggest in the country, has entered its second phase.
Balfour Beatty lands two BSF deals
Hartlepool Council has appointed the construction to services group to deliver the initial project in its Building Schools for the Future programme.
Unis get sustainable estates toolkit
A new toolkit to help university estates professionals make the best use of their physical assets has been launched by the Association of University Directors of Estates.
Coventry shortlist down to two
Teams led by BAM PPP and Laing O'Rourke have survived the latest cut in the battle to be named preferred bidder for Coventry City Council's Building Schools for the Future programme.
Lambeth names May Gurney for BSF deal
A joint venture led by Norfolk-based construction to services group May Gurney has been appointed as the preferred bidder for the London Borough of Lambeth's Building Schools for the Future programme.
BSF schools work, study concludes
There may be some doubt about future funding for the government's flagship schools programme, but a new independent evaluation of operating facilities finds clear evidence of success as measured in raising pupil aspirations and improving behaviour.
Herts BSF contest down to two
Hertfordshire County Council has cut its Building Schools for the Future shortlist down to the final two contenders.
Doubts grow about the future of Building Schools for the Future
The government's flagship investment programme for schools has become an important business stream for a number of FM providers; but whether BSF should stay on the new-business agenda is increasingly open to challenge.
Six more BSF projects get green light
There may be some doubt about post-election prospects for the Building Schools for the Future programme, but in the meantime money continues to be allocated for new contracts.
Financial close for Hull BSF
The Hull Esteem Consortium has achieved financial close on the first phase of Hull City Council's Building Schools for the Future programme, three months after being named preferred bidder.
BAM, says Somerset
Somerset County Council has named a BAM consortium to design, build and maintain six facilities in the first phase of its Building Schools for the Future programme.
Two shortlisted for schools deal
Halton and Warrington Councils have named the two bidders in the running for their joint Building Schools for the Future contract.
Stockton shortlists three for schools
Stockton Council has named the three contenders for its 12-school design, build and maintain contract.
HE sector to get tough on emissions
Higher education institutions have been presented with a set of ambitious carbon emission targets. Future capital funding will be linked to performance.
Skanska lands Essex schools contract
Essex County Council has named Skanska as preferred bidder on the first phase of its massive Building Schools for the Future project.
Carillion beats Interserve to Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton City Council has named the Carillion venture inspiredspaces as preferred bidder for its 26-site Building Schools for the Future programme.
Wandsworth names two BSF contenders
The London Borough of Wandsworth has narrowed its shortlist of possible partners for a 16-site Building Schools for the Future contract down to two.
Carillion in Rochdale BSF close
A Carillion team has reached financial close on the 13-school Rochdale Building Schools for the Future programme.
Balfour Beatty reaches Blackburn BSF close
The construction to services group reports that it has reached financial close on the multi-facility, multi-phase Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton Councils Building Schools for the Future programme.
G4S confirms role in Greenwich FM
G4S Integrated Services will deliver facilities management and lifecycle support for phase one of the Greenwich Building Schools for the Future initiative.
MITIE team takes Cambridgeshire BSF
Following a 15-month procurement and selection process, a consortium led by specialist investor Equitix has been appointed preferred bidder on Cambridgeshire’s Building Schools for the Future programme.
Hochtief team seals Salford and Wigan schools deal
The first phase of a unique 'cross-border' Building Schools for the Future deal has reached financial close.
VT reaches close on Greenwich schools deal
The support services company has reached financial close with the London Borough of Greenwich on the initial phase of the council's Building Schools for the Future programme.
Universities get greener
The first annual report from a new benchmarking and performance improvement scheme for higher education concludes that institutions are definitely getting better on sustainability measures, though there is plenty of scope for more progress.
12 schools contracts get green light
Twelve local authorities across England have been given the go-ahead to rebuild or refurbish secondary schools in their area as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme.
Operon extends schools deal to fit out
The Furniture, Fittings and Equipment division at the FM provider has now completed the fit-out of the first four schools in the Aberdeen Building Schools for the Future project.
BFS procurement review confirmed
Partnerships for Schools has unveiled four main areas of inquiry that will be explored as part of a procurement review designed to reduce both timescales and costs in the Building Schools for the Future programme.
Carillion scoops Rochdale schools contract
Inspiredspaces, the Carillion-led consortium, has been named preferred bidder for the Rochdale Building Schools for the Future programme.
Sheffield FM team turns focus on schools
Sheffield Hallam University's Centre for Facilities Management Development is spearheading a new focus group that aims to give pupils a say on the state of their school buildings.
Morgan Sindall team takes Hull BSF
Hull City Council has selected a Morgan Sindall led consortium as preferred bidder for its Building Schools for the Future contract.
Derby shortlists two for schools contract
Balfour Beatty and Vinci Education have emerged as the final two contenders for Derby City's Building Schools for the Future programme.
Two make Ealing schools shortlist
Ealing Council has reduced the shortlist for its 20-site Building Schools for the Future programme to two.
Two make Blackpool schools shortlist
Blackpool Council has named two contenders to the shortlist for its Building Schools for the Future contract.
Blackburn schools deal goes to Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty has been appointed as preferred bidder for the Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton Councils Building Schools for the Future contract.
SGP heads off to university
SGP Property & Facilities Management has secured a three-year FM contract with the only publicly-funded higher education institute in Buckinghamshire.
Wandsworth reveals BSF shortlist
The London Borough of Wandsworth has named three private sector bidders to go through to the next stage of tendering for its 16-school Building Schools for the Future programme.
Schools programmes consolidated
October marks the transfer of responsibility for the management and delivery of all schools capital programmes to Partnerships for Schools, the body already in charge of Building Schools for the Future delivery.
BSF funding is safe: Balls
Education Minister Ed Balls has declared that the government's commitment to its flagship spending programme, Building Schools for the Future, is as solid as ever.
UPP seals major deal with Exeter U
UPP has signed a long-term partnership contract with the University of Exeter that will see the student housing specialist design, finance and operate new residential accommodation at three campus locations.
Kier takes stake in Kent schools deal
Kier Group has bought Telereal Trillium's investment in Kent's Building Schools for the Future programme, extending its existing role as construction and FM supply partner.
Coventry schools shortlist confirmed
Three consortia have been shortlisted to deliver Coventry City Council's Building Schools for the Future programme.
School contracts attract fire
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has been thrown on the defensive following criticism about the pace and cost of the government's Building Schools for the Future programme levelled by Shadow Secretary Michael Gove.
Costain team closes on Bradford schools contract
A Costain-led consortium has reached financial close on phase 2 of the Bradford Building Schools for the Future programme.
Oldham reveals schools shortlist
Oldham Council has confirmed the names of the two bidders for its Building Schools for the Future programme.
Financial close for Birmingham schools deal
Catalyst Lend Lease has reached financial close on its Building Schools for the Future contract with Birmingham City Council.
Herts BSF list down to three
Hertfordshire County Council is reported to have narrowed its list of contenders for a massive schools deal to three.
Carillion and Robertson get good news on schools
Rochdale took time out today from erecting its Christmas lights (apparently it's cheaper to put them up now than it will be later) to confirm that Carillion has won its Building Schools for the Future contract.
New direction for Compass as it opens post office
As part of a wide-ranging retail contract with the University of Surrey in Guildford, Compass is to open its first ever post office.
Back to the drawing board for Portsmouth BSF deal
Portsmouth City Council, not satisfied with the pitches it was receiving for its proposed Building Schools for the Future contract, has decided to take a different approach.
Carillion signs on Durham schools deal
Inspired Spaces, the Carillion-led consortium, has signed contracts with Durham County Council establishing a 10-year partnership that will ultimately take in work on 44 secondary and special schools.
Ecovert in Hackney academy win
Ecovert FM has landed the contract to provide facilities management services at the new purpose-built City Academy in Hackney, East London.
Stoke names two for schools contract
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has named two bidders to deliver its £250m Building Schools for the Future programme.
Schools market shows signs of strain
Are contractors and service suppliers losing interest in the flagship government investment programme Building Schools for the Future?
Interserve consortium seals Sandwell deal
The Interserve-led consortium Environments for Learning has achieved financial close on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Building Schools for the Future contract.
Western Isles looking for schools team
Western Isles Council is seeking expressions of interest from prospective construction and FM contractors for its planned schools redevelopment project.
Wandsworth gets the green light for major schools plan
Following confirmation of government funding approval, the London Borough of Wandsworth is to move ahead with its multi-million pound Building Schools for the Future programme.
MPs slam 'catastrophic mismanagement' of college programme
Earlier this year, as the government was promoting spending on facilities as one antidote to recession, it emerged that the programme for further education colleges was in serious trouble. A new report has found a string of problems.
Commons committee tears into BSF
The Commons Public Accounts Committee has criticised the Government's flagship schools spending programme Building Schools for the Future, calling it over-optimistic, behind schedule and untested on measures for success.
Four make the grade for £1bn Herts schools deal
Hertfordshire County Council has shortlisted four bidders for its £1bn Building Schools for the Future contract.
Two bidders left in St Helens
The £145m Building Schools for the Future project in St Helens has become a contest between Interserve and Vinci.
Ealing shortlists three for major schools contract
The London Borough of Ealing has named the three contenders for its £300m Building Schools for the Future programme.
Wates closes at Luton in record time
QED Wates has reached financial close on Luton Borough Council's Building Schools for the Future contract two months ahead of schedule.
Camden shortlists two for schools programme
The London Borough of Camden has shortlisted BAM PPP and Bouygues for its £250m Building Schools for the Future contract.
Making the case for FM in education
Earlier this week we asked if anyone was tracking research into the role of facilities management in the education sector and using that to promote the value of FM. Turns out Sheffield Hallam is.
Chief exec promises to pick up pace of schools programme
Tim Byles, Chief Executive at Partnerships for Schools - the delivery organisation behind Building Schools for the Future investment Ð has said that the programme is on target to have 200 schools opening each year by 2011.
More problems for BSF Ð LAs can't cope
Many local authorities do not have the capacity or the expertise to deliver on local improvement initiatives such as the Building Schools for the Future programme.
Largest schools PFI completes and hands over to FM
The construction phase of the £200m Northampton Schools PFI contract has completed. With 41 schools involved, it is the largest such scheme to reach this stage.
FM kicks in at BSF schools
FM partners in Building Schools for the Future projects will be working on the frontline as their 'customers' turn up for the first time at 22 schools due to open this month.
Green school buildings move a step closer
The government has taken the first step towards its plan to make every new school building zero carbon from 2016.
Sustainable schools come cheap
School buildings can achieve a BREEAM rating at little or no additional capital cost, according to a new report from buildings advisory group BRE.
Scottish universities team up for business continuity
A dozen universities and colleges in Scotland's Lothian region have signed up to a 'mutual aid pact' to provide support and share resources in the event of a major emergency.
SHU opens leadership programme to FM grads
Sheffield Hallam University is one of the first in the country to sign up to the new Graduate Membership Scheme with the Institute of Leadership and Management.
Facebook treatment for schools programme
Partnerships for Schools, the government agency responsible for delivering the multi-billion pound Building Schools for the Future programme, has unveiled a new-look open source website for all stakeholders.
CABE backs sustainable schools
CABE, the government-backed Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, has thrown its weight behind the recent House of Commons education and skills committee report on building schools for the future.
Design Council weighs in on future schools
The UK's national strategic body for design has called for the introduction of a design phase involving all the users at the early stages of all local Building Schools for the Future programmes.
Colleges urged to get smart about spending
A new report from the National Audit Office, the parliamentary spending watchdog, calls on further education colleges to tighten up their procurement procedures.
Call for greater investment in university estates
Consultants EC Harris are calling for UK universities to 'wake up' to the fact that effective estate management can be used as a competitive tool in attracting students.
School design still not good enough
A new report concludes that school design quality is improving but not quickly enough - and too many of the mistakes of the past look like being repeated in the first wave of projects under the Building Schools for the Future programme.
Opportunity for FMs in education sector
It looks like all-change in the education sector. Massive spending is in prospect, with Building Schools for the Future getting underway; but there is a parallel emphasis on more efficiency, with new approaches to procurement being introduced.
CoreNet plans European learning programme
Corporate Real Estate group CoreNet Global intends to form a European learning leadership council, designed to provide members with access to research and learning not previously available in Europe.
The cost of maintaining education
Maintenance of educational buildings is approximately 20% of the cost of occupation according to the Building Maintenance Cost Information Service, according to a Drivers Jonas briefing paper, advocating a planned maintenance regime.
Jarvis in accommodation deal with University of Plymouth
University Partnerships Programme, the student accommodation arm of support services firm Jarvis, has been appointed as the University of Plymouth's preferred development partner.
Jarvis wins £263m schools PFI in Norfolk
Jarvis has been appointed preferred bidder by Norfolk County Council (NCC) for a scheme to deliver major improvements to up to 39 Norfolk schools.
Interserve preferred for Cornwall schools PFI
Interserve, the support services group, has been named preferred bidder by Cornwall County Council for its £90m schools PFI scheme.
DTI moves to form CSR academy
Minister for corporate social responsibility Stephen Timms has named the members of a steering group that will drive forward recommendations for a new CSR academy.
Greenwich student village opens on schedule
30 years of FM kicked off this month for Jarvis UPP as the first students entered a new student village in Greenwich.
Jarvis to manage student rooms for Middlesex University
Jarvis has been selected as preferred partner for an estates transfer under its University Partnerships Programme. The minimum value of the contract, covering 2142 rooms and including FM, is £119m.
IFMA launches CFM qualification in UK
The UK Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) will formally launch its training and qualification programme in January 2003, adding to the growing range of professional development options open to FMs in the UK.
University of Reading to partner CoreNet on education
CoreNet Global UK, the association for corporate real estate executives, has appointed the University of Reading to partner its master in Corporate Real Estate (MCR) education programme in the UK.
Deadline nears for FM scholarship
Monday is the deadline for students who wish to take advantage of a scholarship to study for the new Doctorate of Business Administration (Facilities and Property Management) launched by the FM Graduate Centre at Sheffield Hallam university.
Scholarship for Sheffield Hallam DBA
Facilities management software company FSI is to fund a four year scholarship for a student to study for the new Doctorate of Business Administration (Facilities and Property Management) launched by the Facilities Management Graduate Centre at Sheffield
Strategy on electronic learning unveiled
The Learning and Skills Council has called for co-operation between the public and private sectors as it unveiled its strategy to broaden access to electronic learning.
Quality of facilities affects student choices
The availability of IT and good library facilities are key factors affecting students' choice of where to study. The layout of study areas and the quality of accommodation also featured.
FMGC launches FM doctorate
A Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) in Facilities and Property Management has been launched by the Facilities Management Graduate Centre at Sheffield Hallam University.
Profectus to partner IFMA UK on training
The UK chapter of the International Facility Management Association is to deliver facilities management training and qualifications through a partnership with Profectus Group, the self-styled 'business solutions provider'.
25m towards work-based learning
The Learning and Skills Council will contribute £25m to help companies implement work-based learning, as recommended in the report ‘The Way to Work', by the Modern Apprenticeship Advisory Committee.
FM qualification in demand
The Facilities Management Graduate Centre at Sheffield Hallam University is to enrol a third group of students in May, such is the demand for its undergraduate Certificate in Facilities Management.
LST award for top undergraduate
Land Securities Trillium has teamed up with the University of Reading's Department of Land Management and Development to create a new award for undergraduates.
Learning and Skills Council joins forces with RDAs
The Learning and Skills Council and Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) have announced a joint development to deal with UK business skills shortages.
Emcor Drake & Scull aids arts project
Specialist M&E contractor and facilities services company Emcor Drake & Scull has donated £5,000 to part-fund a community arts project (CAP) at Peacehaven in East Sussex.
New property learning network launched
Together with employers, the Property Services National Training Organisation (PSNTO) has created the Property Learning Network, to provide a gateway to wide-ranging learning material.
Nord Anglia preferred bidder for Surrey School management contract
Surrey County Council has made education services provider Nord Anglia Education preferred bidder for a seven year contract to manage a local school.
New FM certificate launched by FMGC
A new work based Certificate in Facilities Management has been launched by the Facilities Management Graduate Centre (FMGC) at Sheffield Hallam University.
Nottingham Trent launches property doctorate course
UK's first property doctorate course to contain a taught element has been launched by Nottingham Trent University.
Closing the skills gap?
Union leaders have called for British workers to have the same rights to paid educational leave as their European colleagues.
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Government FM deals fall again in Q4 2023
UK government awarded 183 contracts relating to facilities management in Q4 2023, worth a total of £184m.
Q3 sees over £1bn in FM contracts
The UK government awarded 274 contracts relating to facilities management in Q3 2023, worth a total of £1.1b.
Moving in-house
Over the past couple of years King’s College London has been bringing previously outsourced services in-house. We talked to project lead Paloma Lisboa about how and why.
University at home: lessons from FM
Sienna Emanuel reports on how students are finding the switch from university facilities to studies at home, and how to make that work.
Smart solutions deliver benefits
Eindhoven University of Technology's Atlas Building is reckoned to be the most sustainable educational facility in the world following a 'smart' refurbishment.
Smart data, efficient schools, improved performance
George Adams and Liam Rock explore some of the complexity of applying big data principles in an education setting, a challenge that promises significant benefits.
The changing role of FM in universities
Facilities management has become a critical factor for students when choosing their university. We talked to the experts at Bouygues E&S about this.
Using facilities assessments to gain funding
Jay Pearlman offers some advice on selling-in the need for action in a higher education setting, with plenty of applicability in other sectors.
Facilities manager as funding champion
Facilities managers today often face steep challenges in successfully performing their traditional duties due to the increased competition for funding. How do you make a convincing business case?
Lessons from Higher Education
Research into carbon reduction needs and strategies at UK universities has produced insights that apply to all large organisations.
Saving School Infrastructure
Britain's schools, much like the economy in general, are currently in a tough financial position.
Education, Education....
Jane Fenwick writes: Schools have proved to be a fertile area for PFI projects thanks to government commitments to improve quality and education standards, and to update teaching facilities. Scotland has been a testbed.
Pride in the School
Sue Graville head teacher at Owler Brook in Sheffield tells her own story of why PFI has made a difference to the school and its pupils.
Better for less
Two university facilities departments in the UK have deployed training in an effort to provide an integrated and competitive in-house FM service. Adrian Hackford says internal teams can see off the threat of outsourcing if they professionalise.
Global qualification for a global market
The UK Chapter of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) will formally launch its training and qualification programme in January 2003, adding to the growing range of professional development options open to FMs in the UK.
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Lessons learned for a greener future
Diane Gillies explains how Amey is helping to set out a sustainable vision for Scotland’s school estates.
University at home: lessons from FM a year on
Nearly 11 months have passed since I started online education and there is still much that universities can learn from the FM sector, Sienna Emanuel writes.
Playing whack-a-mole with schools funding
Years of under-funding have exacerbated the problem of the condition of school buildings to such an extent that the recently announced £1bn spend on re-building schools in England is nowhere near enough.
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