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Carillion wins £500m Durham schools contract

A joint venture involving support services group Carillion has been selected as preferred bidder for a £500m contract to build 40 schools in the Durham area.

The joint venture also involves the Local Education Partnership, comprising Durham County Council and the government backed partnership Building Schools for the Future Investments.

The programme will be implemented in four waves, with the first, costing £110m and scheduled to be completed by September 2012, involving seven secondary schools, one primary school and one special educational needs school.

The contract is the latest in a string of deals announced by Carillion recently that has included rail improvement projects and healthcare building work.

Carillion chief executive, John McDonough, said: “This latest success further consolidates Carillion’s position as one of the UK’s leading suppliers to the Building Schools for the Future programme and brings the total value of the BSF projects that we have won or for which we are preferred bidder to over £1 billion.

“The major investment being made in Durham will provide the County with over 40 outstanding new schools. We look forward to building strong and successful relationships with Durham and its head teachers and their staff, in order to provide the facilities they need to deliver a first class learning experience for students.”

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