Our *portfolio*

Bristol Schools Phase 1A

UK

This Bristol City Council PFI project involved the replacement of four of Bristol’s 18 secondary schools in the city’s urban communities, accommodating more than 4,000 students.

Invesis, together with its partners BAM Construction and BAM FM, worked closely with Bristol City Council and the individual schools to deliver four new replacement schools on the existing sites.

The development included:

• Bedminster Down School (1,080 pupils): Facilities for 1,080 students, including extensive floodlit sports facilities.
• Henbury School (945 places for 11 to 16-year-olds): Facilities for 945 students, including a six-lane 25-metre swimming pool, fitness centre, dance studio, and an all weather pitch with floodlights (amenities which were also open to the local community).
• Monks Park School (now Orchard Schools): Facilities for 1,080 students, including floodlit sports facilities and the retention of the existing City Learning Centre.
• Portway Community School (now Oasis Academy Brightstowe): Facilities for 945 students, incorporating a 36-student autism centre and a floodlit sports area.

Bromsgrove Schools

UK

Worcestershire County Council took the decision to build seven new schools (two High Schools, two Middle Schools, and three First Schools) in the area of Bromsgrove, England, complete with community facilities on five sites. The new schools cater for approximately 1,740 pupils.

Having carried out a review of the schools in the Bromsgrove area of Worcestershire, the local county council decided to expand its education facilities.

The scheme proposed was to build seven new schools including two High schools, two Middle schools, and three First schools, with enhanced community facilities on five sites. Four of the seven schools were built on their existing sites and the remaining three schools were built on two new sites.

Solihull Schools

UK

Invesis were awarded the contract to design, build, finance, maintain, and operate three schools and design and build one school for the “Building Schools for the Future” programme, accommodating 4,290 pupils.

The development included:

• Archbishop Grimshaw Roman Catholic VA School: Replacement 1,400 pupil secondary school on existing site.
• Smith’s Wood Sports College: Replacement 1,400 pupil secondary school.
• Park Hall School: Replacement 1,400 pupil secondary school.
• Lanchester School and Pupil Referral Unit: Purpose-built special needs school for 50 pupils, a 40-place pupil referral unit, and a sports hall.

West Dunbartonshire Schools

UK

The West Dunbartonshire Schools project involved new-build replacement facilities for three secondary schools and one primary school in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

A showcase for 21st Century education facilities, Invesis’ work on the West Dunbartonshire Schools project demonstrated the group’s ability to deliver school buildings which make a huge and long-lasting contribution to the lives of local people.

Part of West Dunbartonshire’s “Building Our Future Schools” initiative, the project was partly inspired by the local council’s concern that the area’s communities had insufficient access to sports and leisure facilities.

Somerset Schools

UK

As part of Somerset Council’s Building Schools for the Future programme, the aim of the project was to provide new-build replacement facilities for three schools in Bridgwater, England, as part of the process of transforming education in Somerset as a means of raising aspirations and educational attainment.

Irish Schools PPP Programme – Bundle 3

Ireland

Delivering bespoke schools that will enhance the teaching and learning experience of staff and pupils

The Irish Government’s Department of Education and Skills (DoE) launched a PPP Schools Bundle programme to address the increasing demand for educational infrastructure in rapidly developing areas. The programme entails replacing existing schools with new accommodation or providing new accommodation for schools formed by the amalgamation of existing schools.

Procured by the National Development Finance Agency (“NDFA”) on behalf of the DoE, the programme was a major investment in education infrastructure by way of public private partnership (“PPP”) arrangements.