£7.5 million worth of CIF bids secured in 2019
Hookway helped over 30 academies secure a combined total of more than £7.5 million in Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) funding for 2019. The individual funding was approved in April and the projects then needed to be planned, implemented and completed by the beginning of September in time for the start of the new academic year.
From boiler replacements to school building refurbishments
The various CIF Funding projects were approved to address a variety of different issues such as safeguarding, building compliance and poor building conditions. Work included complete roof repairs, constructing a secure entrance lobby, boundary wall repairs, washroom refurbishments, removal of an asbestos roof, boiler replacements and alterations to provide additional classroom space.
Ensuring quality and timeliness of delivery
Projects took between 5-12 weeks to complete depending on the scale of the work. Our team has worked tirelessly throughout to ensure that every aspect of the work was completed to an extremely high standard, delivered on deadline and that the outcome met with our clients' approval.
We completed a number of projects for Royal Wotton Bassett Academy Trust. Jon Stewart, the Academy's business manager said;
“Hookway have been fantastic for us, they have prepared all of our bids and CIF has made huge difference to our buildings over recent years.
"This year we had two bids totalling over a million pounds for Lawn Manor. Our new boilers and plant, and new roof projects, have gone completely smoothly, safely and within budget”.
Project examples include:
| School |
Projects |
Contract Value |
Contract Duration |
| St Adlhelms Primary, Doulting |
Project: Safeguarding Entrance Extension |
Contract value: £80,000 |
Contract duration: 8 weeks (2 weeks Easter Holidays, 6 weeks term time) |
| Oakhill Primary School, Radstock |
Project: Internal Alterations to provide additional classroom |
Contract value: £56,000 |
Contract duration: 9 weeks (3 weeks term time, 6 weeks Summer Holidays) |
| Combe St Nicholas CE Primary, Chard |
Project: Roof and boundary wall repairs |
Contract value: £50,000 |
Contract duration: 10 weeks (6 weeks summer holidays, 2 weeks term time and 2 weeks Easter 2020) |
| St Gildas Catholic Primary, Yeovil |
Project: Toilet refurbishment and damp eradication |
Contract value: £58,000 |
Contract duration: 7 weeks |
| Easton Primary Academy, Bristol |
Project: Pipework and Heater Renewal |
Contract value: £420,000 |
Contract duration: 12 weeks (6 weeks full time and 6 weeks evenings and weekends) |
| Sexey’s Secondary Academy, Bruton |
Project: Asbestos Roof renewal |
Contract value: £180,000 |
Contract duration: 5 weeks |
| Pewsey Vale School, Wiltshire |
Project: Boiler Replacement |
Contract value: £300,000 |
Contract duration: 10 weeks |
| Roundwood Park School, Harpenden |
Project: Washroom Refurbishments |
Contract value: £250,000 |
Contract duration: 6 weeks |
If you need help with securing condition improvement funding for 2020 Hookway can help. We can also carry out a Prioritised Maintenance Survey to assess the condition and performance of your building and identify areas that require improvement.
For more information call Greg or Anna on 0117 955 4545 or email your enquiry and we will get back to you.