Atkins and Innovacion secure £5.9 million from LSC for Olympic Construction Training Centre

Since March 2007 Atkins and Innovacion have been retained to provide a wide range of advisory and professional services to bring forward and develop a Construction Training Centre on a site in Leyton funded by Waltham Forest Council and the London Development Agency with support from the Olympic Delivery Authority, Learning and Skills Council and Construction Skills.  Ths work culminated with the LSC approving an in principle application for £5.9 million in capital funds to develop the construction training centre.  Services have included:

• Detailed appraisal of four options and five year business plan including funding review
• Project management and flexible client support
• Market review and specification development including consultations with over 20 partners
• Prospectus development and procurement support through three stage Competitive Dialogue
• Design work and all aspects of planning applications for both initial temporary training facility and 3,600 sq m of permanent facilities
• Successful Olympic National Skills Academy for Construction bid which secured £6 million in LSC capital funding for development of training centre.