38 Solihull is focusing its first wave of BSF funding at its deprived Northern Wards. It is rebuilding all four of its northern secondary schools and will then remodel the schools situated in the south of the Borough.
39 It originally planned to establish a standard LEP. But Solihull and PfS agreed that it did not have a flow of work that could justify the cost of establishing a LEP. Only four schools were included in its first wave and its next wave of funding was not expected for another 10 years, after the LEP exclusivity period.
40 Instead, it has established a single contract with BAM PPP to rebuild three of the schools under PFI arrangements and rebuild the fourth school under design and build arrangements.
41 Solihull established a separate five-year ICT managed service contract with RM plc, and an integration agreement between RM plc and BAM PPP.