{"id":9222,"date":"2025-11-24T08:46:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=9222"},"modified":"2025-11-24T08:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:46:43","slug":"dfe-signs-main-work-contracts-on-six-school-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/dfe-signs-main-work-contracts-on-six-school-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"DfE signs main work contracts on six school projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department for Education has cleared another batch of school schemes, pushing 10 projects into delivery as the latest wave of rebuilds and refurbishments gathers pace across England.<\/p>\n

Four schemes have reached preconstruction agreement stage, with Willmott Dixon strengthening its grip on early-stage work after signing deals at Strode College & Crispin School in Street and Somerton, Sale High School in Greater Manchester, and Oulton Academy in Leeds.<\/p>\n

Morgan Sindall took the remaining PCSA at Water Meadows Primary School in Nottinghamshire.<\/p>\n

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A further six school rebuilds have also been signed off by DfE for full construction, carrying a combined value of around \u00a3162m.<\/p>\n

Bam sealed two of the biggest jobs with secondary school rebuilds at Framwellgate School in Durham at \u00a368m and Friesland School in Sandiacre, Derbyshire at \u00a331m.<\/p>\n

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Sawston Village College in Cambridgeshire<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bowmer & Kirkland completed the trio of major secondary wins with a \u00a332m rebuild at Sawston Village College in Cambridgeshire.<\/p>\n

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Tilbury Douglas also added a trio of smaller schemes worth together just over \u00a331m, covering Baskerville School in Birmingham\u2019s SEND sector, Buckton Fields Primary in Northampton and St Cuthbert Mayne Junior Academy in Torquay.<\/p>\n

The latest approvals follow a similar \u00a3270m batch last month, as the DfE continues to accelerate efforts to modernise ageing school estates, remove RAAC-affected buildings and drive momentum across the national Schools Rebuilding Programme.<\/p>\n

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