Carillion Company Profile

Carillion plc is one of the UK’s leading construction and support services companies and employs over 50,000 people.  The company has annual revenue of over £5bn and an order book worth £16bn.

We operate across the UK and in Europe, the Middle East, Canada and the Caribbean and work in a wide ra nge of sectors.  Over the next few years we expect the work we are conducting in the education sector to account for 25% of our building workload.

Our values

Carillion has a unique approach that builds long term relationships with our customers, based on our values of openness, collaboration, mutual dependency, professional delivery, sustainable, profitable growth and innovation.  Today’s world demands the kind of attitude to business that Carillion has adopted from day one: a collaborative approach that makes for easy and effective working partnerships.

The breadth and depth of our capability means we can deliver truly integrated solutions.  And our track record on sustainability is unrivalled in the industry. Together, we really can make tomorrow a better place.

Working with our customers
We operate numerous successful partnering relationships with public and private sector customers.  The relationships we develop with our customers are bespoke and aligned to their businesses.

inspiredspaces Company Profile

inspiredspaces is a Carillion organisation consisting of likeminded partners who have come together to provide the comprehensive capacity and capability in  ICT, education, design, construction,  communities, regeneration and managed service delivery required to partner with local authorities in delivering the BSF programme.

inspiredspaces targets local authorities whose project requirements reflect our philosophy to place schools at the heart of the community to act as a catalyst to promote social and economic regeneration.

inspiredspaces is a values-driven organisation providing ‘learning led’ solutions that make a difference to people’s lives, creating new educational opportunities, opening up new possibilities for communities and helping deliver Local Authorities’ educational and community objectives.

E.ON Company profile

E.ON is the world’s largest investor owned power and gas company, and the leading energy retailer to UK industry and commerce.

We’re harnessing our scale, expertise and strong sense of purpose to change energy and address the world’s biggest ever challenge – climate change.

We are adopting a radically different approach to energy, both how we make and distribute it and how our customers use it.  Our Sustainable Energy Solutions business provides low carbon energy solutions, many incorporating micorgeneration, through which we aim to play a key role in helping schools and educational establishments achieve their low carbon targets and work towards the zero carbon schools target. 

As part of these solutions schools will be able to educate their pupils about sustainability and energy through Sustainable Energy Educate.  Developed to support Key Stage 1 – 4 the programme uses the technology installed at a school to teach pupils about renewable energy technologies and sustainable energy in the community.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Company Profile

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ works with government, public sector organisations and private companies across sectors as diverse as health, education, transport, home affairs, criminal justice, local government, housing, social welfare, defence and international development.

PwC has a dedicated Education team focused upon supporting the successful delivery of the BSF programme at national and local levels, with a long history of advising on and delivering PPP transactions, of which six have reached financial close.  We are currently advising on a further eight private side and five public side transactions, working with many types of secondary schools including: community; voluntary controlled; voluntary aided; academies and special schools; as well as primary schools and their stakeholders.

Most recently, PwC has undertaken a review of the national BSF programme on behalf of Partnerships for Schools, the recommendations of which have received Ministerial approval and are currently being implemented. We are also currently undertaking a Review of Operational Local Education Partnerships (LEPs).

Tarmac and Building Schools for the Future


More than a materials supplier. When people think of Tarmac they automatically think of the black stuff - but there's much more to Tarmac than meets the eye. From our beginnings in the last century, Tarmac has grown to an international operation, providing a wide range of building materials and construction solutions. For the education market and Building Schools for the Future, this means a total building solution.

Committed to sustainability. Sustainability is at the core of everything we do at Tarmac. We provide our customers and the wider community with products and solutions that are sustainable throughout their whole life cycle, including sourcing, production, use and recycling. With durability and flexibility on our side, Tarmac supply building solutions that stand the test of time. Our low energy building solutions range from low carbon concrete to sustainable drainage systems and active thermal mass systems, all designed with tomorrow in mind.

Developing innovative solutions. A focus on sustainability and continuous improvement means we're constantly developing new and innovative building solutions. It's this commitment to product and process development that keeps us at the top of the market.

High quality product solutions. In construction there's no substitute for experience. Our high levels of technical expertise, strict engineering principles and commitment to research and development ensure our products are continuously assessed for performance, quality and durability.

Helping transform education. Tarmac is proud to be involved in the transformation of our secondary schools through the Building Schools for the Future programme.