A builder-partner across the whole scheme
We do more than support a single funding scheme. We act as the ICT builder-partner across the construction lifecycle, on School Rebuilding Programme schemes, Connect the Classroom, Free Schools, and Spec 21 and Spec 25 builds.
Broad scope, not a single scheme
Over 100 capital projects delivered across Free Schools, the School Rebuilding Programme, and Connect the Classroom, alongside Spec 21 and Spec 25 work. We take the full ICT scope as one sub-contract rather than supporting a narrow slice of it.
- Structured cabling and active networking
- Wi-Fi, server rooms, and hub rooms
- audio visual (AV), access control, CCTV, and digital signage
- Telephony, visitor management, print management, and devices
Our ICT Delivery Partner service, at a glance
A high-level view of what our ICT Delivery Partner brief sets out. The full document covers each area in detail, with appendices mapping Department for Education (DfE) compliance and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) stages.
Contractor-led delivery
How we work as your ICT sub-contractor, aligned to your commercial and delivery model.
Capital programme experience
Delivery across School Rebuilding Programme, Connect the Classroom, Free Schools, and Spec 21 and 25 schemes.
DfE framework environment
Working within the DfE Construction Framework 2025 and the Exchange Information Requirements, with Spec 21 to Spec 25 readiness.
Reducing programme risk
Taking the ICT scope off your risk register as a single accountable sub-contract.
Cost transparency and control
Structured, matrix-aligned ICT cost breakdowns and a documented variation process.
Technology and supply chain
Strategic vendor partnerships, prices locked at contract, and lead times managed against site access dates.
Delivery methodology
Five formal design submissions inside a stakeholder engagement journey that runs from RIBA Stage 3 to Stage 7.
Quality, health and safety
Quality to ISO 9001 and health and safety to ISO 45001, with CDM-compliant delivery.
Handover and early life support
operation and maintenance (O&M) submission, handover and user acceptance testing (UAT), snagging, end-user training, Soft Landings, and post-completion support through to the 12-month retention release.
Standards you can see
Cabling and patching is where quality is won or lost on a build. A cabinet that is dressed properly is quicker to fault-find, safer to work in, and hands over cleanly. This short clip shows how our engineers patch a comms cabinet on site.
- Each lead dressed before the next one is started
- Consistent lengths, labelled and routed to the panel
- Cabinets handed over with as-built documentation
The same discipline applies across structured cabling, containment and hub rooms, and it is what makes a Defects Liability Period quiet.
Patching a comms cabinet. 46 seconds, no sound, with on-screen captions. An engineer cuts, dresses and routes each patch lead in turn so the finished panel is uniform and easy to trace.
Speak with our Capital Programmes team
Tell us about your school, trust, or programme. We will route you to the right team and respond promptly.