It will lead a PFI consortium in which Amey Asset Services will manage the design-and-build with Miller. Amey BPO Services will provide catering, cleaning, security and maintenance.
The Bank of Scotland is also a member of the consortium, called the Edinburgh Schools Partnership.
ESP will borrow 拢60m from the Bank of Scotland and the European Investment Bank. Capital investment over the next two years is expected to reach 拢92m.
The partnership will build 10 primary schools, two special schools, two high schools, a secure unit and a community centre. It will also extend and refurbish three high schools and one special school.
Edinburgh council will pay 拢12m a year to the consortium, subject to agreed service levels. Amey's interests in the core subcontracts are valued as follows:
- Design-and-build: 拢46m
- Lifecycle: 拢22m
- Facilities management: 拢2.8m a year.
Brian Staples, chief executive of Amey, said the contract established the company as a leading player in the educational outsourcing market.
Last year Amey also won the Glasgow Schools Project in a public鈥損rivate partnership deal valued at 拢1.2bn.
