Six firms battle for Greenwich BSF pathfinder
Six consortia are in the race for the £245m Greenwich Building Schools for the Future (BSF) pathfinder scheme.
The six are vying to become the strategic partner organisation (SPO) on the scheme, which is test driving a not-for-profit model.
The longlist is:
* 21st Century Education – a consortium including Mott McDonald and Mill Group.
* Axiom Education – a consor-tium including ABM Amro and Bryanston Square.
* Babcock and Brown Education Partnership.
* Meridian Education Partnership – a consortium including EC Harris and NIBC.
* South and East London Education & Community Trust.
* Vosper Thornycroft (VT) Edu-cation and Skills.
The strategic partner is expected to bring elements of social enterprise and a distribution of profit, for the benefit of the community, into the partnership.
The longlisted bidders will now be invited to submit outline proposals. A preferred bidder is expected to be chosen by February 2006 and contracts signed within four months.