Multi Discipline Design Team for the Expansion of Treetops Free School

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Services – Professional Architectural and multi disciplinary design consultancy. Thurrock Council has a statutory duty, under the Education Act 2006, to ensure that suitable and sufficient school places are available in Thurrock for every child of school age whose parents wish them to have one. Following critical analysis of the detailed pupil place planning study that has been undertaken over the last six months, the local authority has had the opportunity to consider the projected accommodation pressures within the SEN sector, and evaluate the possible solutions to the dearth of available school places. The improvement in the educational facilities in Thurrock Schools is part of the Council's delivery of its Education Capital Strategy and supports the Council's priorities on educational standards and pupil progress within the borough. The architect led multi discipline design team will comprise of architectural, health & safety, environmental, mechanical & electrical engineering, landscape, structural engineering, interior design, and quantity surveying specialists. This team will be responsible for providing designs and technical specifications associated with the proposed works. The team will also provide input during the selection of a Principal Contractor and continue to provide support & through the post contract construction phase.