The Leicester Miller Education Company (LMEC) has signed contracts on a further 13 schools in the Leicester BSF (Building Schools for the Future) Programme, totalling £139 million in construction and ICT value.

LMEC, a partnership between Miller Construction, Leicester City Council, Semperian and BSFi, will manage the development of the projects which contain a mix of new build & refurbished secondary and special educational needs (SEN) schools.

The city schools that will benefit from this investment are New College, Babington Community College, Ellesmere Community College, Sir Jonathan North Community College, The Lancaster School, Keyham Lodge School, Millgate School, Moat Community College, St Paul’s School, English Martyrs School, Hamilton Community College, Nether Hall School and West Gate School.

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Miller Construction has been appointed as the main contractor for the design, build and refurbishment of all 13 schools, while Capita Managed IT Solutions will provide ICT services.

Chris Webster, Chief Executive, Miller Construction said: "We are delighted to have reached yet another key milestone in the Leicester BSF Programme. This significant achievement has only been possible as a result of the determination and strong partnership between ourselves, Leicester City Council, LMEC, and the schools involved.

"We have either completed or are currently on site with eight schools in the programme and our site teams are looking forward to continuing their close working relationship with Leicester City Council, the schools and the local communities to deliver each of these projects safely and successfully."

(CD/IT)