Carillion Plc Regulatory News (CLLN)

23 January 2012

Carillion appointed preferred bidder for Academy Schools worth over £100 million

As a National Academies Framework supplier, Carillion has been appointed preferred bidder for Academy Schools worth over £100 million.

These appointments have been made through the Partnerships for Schools Contractors Framework and closely follow Carillion's success in achieving financial close on the £14 million ARK Bollingbroke Academy in Wandsworth, London.

Stockton on Tees Council has chosen Carillion as the preferred bidder for the combined North Shore Health Academy and 'myplace' youth facility to create a ground-breaking one-stop shop where young people can access social areas, a wide choice of activities and a range of health and educational support services offered by partner agencies. In addition, Carillion will also provide improvements for two existing academies sponsored by Teesside University, namely Thornaby Academy and Freebrough Academy. Work is expected to start at the end of February 2012, with completion scheduled for April 2013.

The London Borough of Lambeth in association with leading education sponsor E-ACT has selected Carillion as the preferred bidder to deliver a new co-located academy and primary school on the site of the Fenstanton Primary School, together with new sports and multi-use games areas and a community youth facility. Work is expected to start in March 2012, with completion scheduled for August 2013.

The London Academies Education Trust (LAET) has selected Carillion as the preferred bidder for the new Aylward Academy in Edmonton, which includes the refurbishment of the existing school buildings and a new extension. As part of the same batched procurement, Carillion will also undertake improvements and new build extensions to four academies: the Nightingale Academy in Enfield for LAET, Richmond Park Academy and Greensward Academy in Essex for Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) and the Colchester Academy for Colchester Institute. Work is expected to start in April 2012, with completion scheduled for April 2014.

Commenting, Carillion Group Chief Executive, Richard Howson, said: "We are delighted to have been selected as the preferred bidder for these academies, which builds on Carillion's strong track record in the education sector, where we have recently delivered, or are in the process of delivering, around 150 new and refurbished schools and academies."

For more information

John Denning, Director Group Corporate Affairs, Carillion plc + 44 (0) 1902 316426

Finsbury

James Murgatroyd or Gordon Simpson +44 (0) 207 2513801

Notes to Editors

Carillion is a leading support services company with a substantial portfolio of Public Private Partnership projects and extensive construction capabilities. The Group had annual revenue in 2010 of £5.1 billion, employs around 50,000 people and operates across the UK, in the Middle East and Canada. 

The Group has four business segments.

Support services - this includes facilities management, facilities services, energy services, utility services, road maintenance, rail services and consultancy services.

Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects - this includes our investing activities in PPP projects in our chosen sectors of Defence, Health, Education, Transport, Secure and other Government accommodation.

Middle East construction services - this includes our building and civil engineering activities in the Middle East.

Construction services (excluding the Middle East) - this includes building, civil engineering and our development activities in the UK and our construction activities in Canada.

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