About the Rotherham Schools PFI Project

The project is to rebuild, re-model and refurbish, 15 schools within the Borough of Rotherham comprising:

9 primary schools
6 secondary schools

The contract was signed on 13th June 2003 and will provide a comprehensive service, including maintenance and soft services for 30 years.

The contracting parties to the Project Agreement are Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and Transform Schools (Rotherham) Limited (TSRL).

Transform Schools has let a fixed-price turnkey contract with the Rotherham Schools Joint Venture for the design, construction and refurbishment of the schools over a 3½ year construction period. The Rotherham Schools Joint Venture comprises Balfour Beatty Construction Limited and Balfour Kilpatrick Limited operating in a non-incorporated Joint Venture.

The contract for the facilities management services has been let by Transform Schools to Haden Building Management Limited, a Balfour Beatty Company. The scope of their contract essentially includes the following:

Haden will be managing the help desk.

Another unique feature of this project is the emphasis on use of the schools by local communities. The Authority has taken the opportunity of this PFI programme to specify that at five of the primary schools there is dedicated space for community use. TSRL is working closely with the Authority to develop a means of promoting and managing these enhanced facilities. Watch this web site for further news on how this evolves.

A dedicated SureStart and Sports and Arts facility have been built as part of the Ferham school development and at a Young Person's Centre has been included in the build at Thornhill Primary.