Case Study — Education Sidney Stringer Primary School
Quantity Surveyor for a c. £3.5m new two-form entry primary school in Coventry for Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust, procured through the EFA regional framework.
The challenge
A new school on a tight city site
Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust needed a new two-form entry primary school on a constrained site in Coventry, next to its existing academy buildings and City College, with pedestrian links to Primrose Hill Street and Bath Street.
Fitting the site meant moving away from the EFA’s standard exemplar designs, while still delivering separate teaching and hall blocks and outdoor space for play and learning, within the framework’s cost limits.
Delivered by Ollie Thompson MRICS in a previous role at Mace.
Project facts
At a glance
A new primary school procured through competitive tender on the EFA regional framework.
Client
Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust
Location
Coventry, West Midlands
Value
c. £3.5m
Procurement
Competitive tender, EFA regional framework
Our role
Quantity Surveyor
Scheme
New two-form entry primary school
Construction
Steel frame, precast floors, lightweight SFS façade, designed in BIM
Contractor
Thomas Vale
Design team
Robothams (architect), Cundall (engineer)
Our approach
Cost management from design to completion
Cost Planning
Cost plans kept the bespoke design within the EFA framework’s cost limits as it moved away from the standard exemplar layouts.
Framework Procurement
The scheme was competitively tendered through the EFA regional framework, with Thomas Vale appointed as contractor.
Valuations
Monthly valuations and cost reports gave the client a clear view of the forecast final cost.
Change Control
Changes were assessed for cost before being instructed, protecting the budget.
Efficient Structure
A steel frame and lightweight SFS façade made the building watertight early, so finishes and services could follow quickly.
Final Account
The project was closed out with the final account agreed.
The outcome
A new primary school at the heart of a learning campus
New primary school
A c. £3.5m school for Sidney Stringer Multi Academy Trust.
Two-form entry
Separate teaching and hall blocks with outdoor space for play and learning.
Framework procurement
Competitively tendered through the EFA regional framework.
Sitting alongside the trust’s secondary academy and City College, the school creates a clear route from primary education through to further education and employment. Images: Robothams. See our Cost & Commercial Management service, or view all projects.
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