South Ayrshire Council
County Buildings
Wellington Square,
Ayr KA7 1DR
Tel: 01292 612000
Fax: 01292 612143

Customer Services
Tel: 0845 601 2020
Email: Customer Services

Opening Hours
Mon-Thurs: 08.45 - 4.45
Fri: 08.45 - 4.00

Council Services

Location: Grammar Campus, Ayr

Responsible for the strategic direction, operation, development and co-ordination of the Council’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project for the refurbishment and rebuilding of education facilities within South Ayrshire. This includes the organisation and co-ordination of meetings of the Member/Officer Project Board, representing the Council on matters relating to Public Private Partnership and keeping the Council fully briefed on developments at a National Level, eg., the Scottish Schools Public Private Partnership Managers’ Group, the Scottish Government and COSLA.

The Council's Public Private Partnership Project entitled "Better Buildings, Better Learning, Better Futures" has progressed to the selection of a Preferred Bidder.

In December of last year prospective bidders were issued the Invitation to Negotiate document, returned April 2005 and also a Best and Final Offer document in August which was returned at the end of September 2005.

After a detailed and thorough evaluation exercise involving our external advisers, officers within the Council and the PPP team, the Council has selected Education 4 All (E4A) as their Preferred Bidder.

Bidder
Education 4 All (E4A)

Address
E4A
Hamilton House
Phoenix Crescent
Strathclyde Business Park
Bellshill
North Lanarkshire
ML4 3NJ

Equity Partners
Bank of Scotland
Carillion Plc
Cyril Sweett

Building Contractor
Carillion Construction Ltd

Facilities Management
Mitie pfi Ltd

Designers
Ryder HKS
Halcrow Group Ltd
Faber Maunsell Ltd

The schools being rebuilt in the Project are:

Alloway Primary School
Barassie Primary School
Monkton Primary School
Belmont Academy
Prestwick Academy
Kyle Academy - Annexe

Timetable
It is anticipated that construction will commence in the summer of 2006 with the schools being phased and ready for occupation during Session 2007/08.