How is it trying to achieve its aims?

21  Kent's school estate is one of the largest in England. Its BSF programme has been scoped to be delivered by three LEPs, with a total estimated £1.8 billion expenditure budget. It may extend one of the first two LEPs instead of procuring a third.

22  The first wave of funding concentrates on areas of low educational attainment and the most deprived parts of the County, including Gravesham and Thanet. Three schools will be rebuilt and eight others will be remodelled.

23  Kent has established its first LEP with a consortium between Land Securities Trillium (LST) and Northgate.  LST owns 62 per cent of the LEP, Northgate 18 per cent, and BSFI and Kent each own 10 per cent. The LEP does not have a fixed supply chain; LST puts together sub-contractors as part of its bid, but can change its sub-contractors once the LEP is in operation.