Portakabin preferred for £28m contracts
“ANOTHER milestone” has been reached according to Simon Ambler, Portakabin Group director, after the manufacturer secured preferred bidder status for £28m of schools contracts.
The York-based modular building specialist will be preferred bidder of seven infant and primary school projects in Surrey and Kent, and will be manufacturing their modules using a Yorkon off site construction solution.
Contracts for the Department of Education will be worth in the region of £28m, and the projects will be completed by the end of 2017.
Simon Ambler, director of the Portakabin Group, “This is another milestone for the Portakabin Group and for the off-site sector.
“The opportunity for off-site construction to help transform the learning environment for thousands of pupils and their teachers under the Priority School Building Programme is immense.”
“Off-site construction gives schools the benefits of considerable savings on programme because the sub and super structures are delivered simultaneously; it is safer because work off site is maximised, and the approach reduces disruption – which are all clear advantages when redeveloping fully operational school sites.”
A spokesperson from the Education Funding Agency said: “There was very strong competition in the off-site sector for this batch of projects and the modular market has clearly risen to the challenge with more advanced technical solutions. We looked closely at design, cost, experience and management.”
