Academies shortlist announced

Partnerships for Schools (PfS) has shortlisted 14 firms to bid for inclusion on the £1.2bn to £2bn national framework for academy schools.

The framework will deliver academies, one school offers and other educational facilities on behalf of local authorities that are not yet engaged with the Building Schools for the Future programme.

The bidders are: Alfred McAlpine; Amec; Balfour Beatty; Carillion; EC Harris; HBG; Interserve; Kier; Laing O’Rourke; Mace; Skanska; Taylor Woodrow; Vinci subsidiary Norwest Holst; and Willmott Dixon.

PfS said the shortlisting process will now move forward quickly, with the intention to issue tender documents to those selected within the next three weeks.