Westminster signs contracts for its £152 million BSF programme

Westminster City Council has signed contracts for its £152 million Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme which is set to transform education provision in the heart of the capital.

Bouygues Partnership for Education and Community, is leading the building programme across all nine secondary schools in Westminster. As well as the building works, £11 million will be invested in information and communication technology across all nine schools. Ramesys is the ICT partner.

Construction work worth £66 million is underway in three schools: St Marylebone CE School, Pimlico School and Westminster City School.

From the summer term, the programme, a government funded scheme, will move forward with the development of the remaining six schools at an investment cost of approximately £80 million.

In addition, an all new 24 place Pupil Referral Unit will be built on the Quintin Kynaston school site, and a new unit for nursery and reception aged children will be provided for St Vincent's RC Primary School.

Westminster is the first of 10 wave 3 BSF projects nationally to complete a business case and sign contracts.

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