PB Announced for Belmarsh and Maghull PrisonsA Skanska/Serco consortium has been selected as preferred bidder by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) to provide and operate two new prisons at Belmarsh West, London and Maghull, Liverpool. Fire Station Deal Reaches Financial CloseNorth East Fire and Rescue Authorities (NEFRA) has reached financial close with the John Laing / Shepherd Construction consortium on their 25-year £30 million community fire station project.
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PUK and 4ps Joint Venture Details AnnouncedThe launch of Local Partnerships - a new organisation, designed to work both for and with local public bodies and to support the improvement of public services and infrastructure at the community level – has been formally announced. PfS Reveals Legal Advisory FrameworkPartnerships for Schools has confirmed the advisers for the Legal Advisory Services Framework which will provide professional support for local authorities as they deliver their Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects. Further Knock for Scottish Futures TrustTHE SNP Government's flagship scheme for building schools and hospitals suffered another knockback yesterday when its chairman said it will use any form of funding. Public Accounts Committee Publish BSF ReportA report has been published on Building Schools for the Future by the Public Accounts Committee. Building Schools for the Future: Renewing the Secondary Schools Estate criticises the rate of delivery and questions what is achievable through the programme. KPMG Report - PFI Schools Achieve Faster ImprovementStudents in English secondary schools that have been modernised using the PFI achieve improved results faster than state sector schools that have been rebuilt traditionally, a report by advisory firm KPMG reveals. 4ps Appoint Interim Chief ExecutiveRichard Buxton has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive of 4ps with effect from Thursday 14 May 2009. Richard will lead the transition programme intended to establish the joint venture between 4ps and Partnerships UK. He will become the interim chief executive of the new organisation which is planned to go live later this summer.
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