The Education Funding Agency (‘EFA’) is procuring to appoint suppliers to a framework to support the delivery of the Free Schools programme. This will include Project Management services on a national basis and Technical Advisory services in two regions, North and South. The EFA is the executive agency of the Department for Education (‘DfE’) responsible for funding. This includes supporting the delivery of schools capital projects, including Free Schools.

The EFA envisages appointing up to 4 suppliers to provide Technical Advisory services to the North of England.

The EFA envisages appointing up to 8 suppliers to provide Technical Advisory services to the South of England.

The EFA envisages appointing up to 10 suppliers to provide Project Management services on a National basis to support the delivery of the Free Schools Programme.