To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to outline the (a) financial management and (b) project oversight arrangements for school construction work funded through the school rebuilding programme.
Answered on
23 October 2023
The Department will transform 500 schools through its School Rebuilding Programme (SRP), prioritising buildings in the poorest condition and those with evidence of potential safety issues.
The funding for each project selected into the SRP is determined when the scope of works is confirmed, and procurement of a contractor is complete, with budgets for each individual project reviewed and agreed by technical advisors within the Department. Contract values for each project, once confirmed, are available at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.
Project oversight arrangements during delivery of each project sits with the programme. Each project has a multi-disciplinary team driving the various stages of delivery, overseen by department officials. Specific project details, including timelines, are not routinely published, but are communicated to all stakeholders regularly.
The programme overall is subject to robust and regular scrutiny from Government Major Programme and Projects, and the Infrastructure Projects Authority.