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HEFCE Report 00/11
Improving poor estates
Awards by the HEFCE 2000
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To
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Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions
Heads of DHFETE-funded universities
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Of interest to those responsible for
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Estates and Finance
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Reference
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00/11
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Publication date
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March 2000
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Enquiries to
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Andrew Smith tel 0117 931 7001, e-mail a.smith@hefce.ac.uk
Stuart Cross tel 0117 931 7348, e-mail s.cross@hefce.ac.uk
Adrian Officer tel 0117 931 7322, e-mail a.officer@hefce.ac.uk
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Executive summary
Purpose
- This document announces the awards by the HEFCE under the 2000 initiative to improve poor estates.
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Key points
- We received 128 bids for funds, requesting nearly £288 million for projects estimated to cost £701 million. Following a two-stage assessment process, we agreed to fund 31 projects at a total of nearly £74 million.
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Action required
- No action is required.
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Background
- HEFCE 99/51 invited institutions to bid for funds to improve poor estates. This was the third year of the poor estates initiative. The initiative was targeted at major capital refurbishments and projects related to restructuring and more efficient use of space. We also invited proposals to improve inadequate library and learning resource facilities.
- Institutions were expected to provide funds to match the contribution requested from the Council.
- An advisory panel drawn from the HEFCE Board and the sector’s representative bodies (CVCP and SCOP) oversaw the competition. Details of the panel’s membership are attached at Annex A.
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Assessment
- The initiative was run in two phases:
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- Institutions submitted project definitions in a standard format by 25 October 1999. We received 128 bids for funds, requesting nearly £288 million for projects estimated to cost £701 million. The advisory panel agreed a screening process, which was applied to produce a long-list of 71 projects.
- The panel scored the long-list of bids and made recommendations on funding.
Awards
- We originally set aside £105 million for the financial years 1998-2001. We have now set aside £250 million for the period 1998-2002. Based on the recommendations of the advisory panel, this year we are committing nearly £74 million to 31 projects phased over three years. The awards are listed at Annex B.
- All institutions have been offered a grant, detailed at Annex B, subject to the following:
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- Where actual project costs exceed the bid estimate, the level of grant will not be increased.
- Where actual project costs are below the bid estimate, the level of grant will be reduced pro-rata.
- No institution is being offered more than £4 million.
Conditions of grant
- HEFCE estates advisers will contact successful institutions to agree project costs, profiles of expenditure and the method of grant payment. Awards are subject to institutions providing further information and, in the case of some projects recommended to receive £4 million, a visit by a panel member and Council officers.
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Audit and evaluation
- The awards will be audited to check that the work described in the bid has been carried out, and that value for money has been obtained from the funds.
- We will also carry out an evaluation to assess the impact of the initiative.
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Further information
- We will provide the sector with further feedback on the bids received and will invite bids for the year 2001, the final round of the initiative, in June 2000. We expect to allocate £30 million in the final round, and the panel is recommending that priority be given to institutions with a high proportion of poor space and a high ratio of students to space.
Membership of the advisory panel
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Sir Brian Fender (Chair)
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Chief Executive, HEFCE
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Mr Stephen Bundred
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Chief Executive, Camden Borough Council
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Ms Caroline Neville
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Principal, Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education
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Professor Sir Gareth Roberts
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Sheffield
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Ms Dorma Urwin
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Principal, University College Worcester
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Professor Gary Crossley
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Deputy Director, The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College
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Professor Sir Kenneth Calman
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Durham
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Professor John Bull
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Vice-Chancellor, University of Plymouth
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HEFCE Secretariat
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Mr Steve Egan
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Director of Finance and Corporate Resources
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Mr John Rushforth
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Head of Estates
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Improving poor estates: awards for 2000
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Institution
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Project
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Cost of project
(£)
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Funding requested
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Funding awarded
(£)
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Birkbeck College
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Malet Street campus consolidation
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11,989,000
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5,439,000
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4,000,000
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Cheltenham and Gloucester CHE
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Development of the Oxstalls Campus
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10,408,000
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5,000,000
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4,000,000
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College of St Mark & St John
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Construction of a new teaching block
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1,900,000
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950,000
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950,000
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Coventry University
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The Student Development Centre
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2,580,000
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1,290,246
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1,290,246
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Cumbria College of Art & Design
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Refurbishment of Caldewgate campus
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712,200
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427,300
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356,100
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Kingston University
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Penrhyn Road phase 2 redevelopment
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8,400,000
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4,200,097
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4,000,000
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Liverpool Hope
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Creative Arts Centre at the Everton Campus
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6,889,922
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3,444,961
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2,000,000
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Liverpool John Moores University
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Rationalisation of teaching and learning accommodation in the Mount Pleasant campus
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2,000,000
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1,000,000
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1,000,000
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London Guildhall University
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Goulston Street phase 2
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13,972,100
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3,286,050
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3,286,050
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Middlesex University
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Hendon campus regeneration
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10,544,000
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4,000,000
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4,000,000
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Newman College
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Refurbishment of library and learning resources facilities and improved disabled access
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985,000
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591,000
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492,500
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Oxford Brookes University
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Upgrading of accommodation at Westminster College
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1,297,000
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648,327
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648,327
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University of Surrey Roehampton
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Gymnasium and dance studio
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1,609,000
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804,000
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804,000
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Royal Northern College of Music
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Refurbishment and upgrading of mechanical and electrical services/replacement teaching accommodation
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4,227,000
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2,684,000
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2,113,500
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School of Pharmacy
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Reconfiguration of the Assembly Hall and new multi-user IT resource centre
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898,000
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449,000
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449,000
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St Mary's College
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Centre of excellence for initial teacher training and continuing professional development
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2,977,000
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1,488,500
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1,488,500
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Trinity College of Music
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College relocation
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9,472,000
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550,000
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550,000
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University of Brighton
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Eastbourne teaching and learning facilities
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6,200,000
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2,750,000
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2,750,000
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University of Exeter
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Upgrading and rationalisation of space at St Luke's campus and Streatham campus
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10,349,000
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4,780,000
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3,000,000
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University of Greenwich
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Refurbishment of King William Court
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8,069,000
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3,850,000
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3,850,000
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University of Hertfordshire
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Replacement of poor teaching accommodation
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4,442,000
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2,221,000
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2,221,000
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University of North London
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West Campus - redevelopment
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12,548,000
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4,000,000
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4,000,000 Combined Total
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University of North London
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Science Centre
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8,841,000
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4,000,000
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University of Plymouth
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Portland Square development, Plymouth
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6,872,000
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3,436,000
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3,436,000
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University of Portsmouth
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Purbeck project
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11,000,000
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4,000,000
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4,000,000
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University of Surrey
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Refurbishment of poor 1960s academic buildings: a key estate strategy objective
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17,384,000
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8,692,000
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4,000,000
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University of the West of England
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Rationalisation - from Redland to Frenchay
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14,619,000
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4,000,000
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4,000,000
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University of Westminster
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Marylebone campus essential refurbishments
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4,580,000
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2,290,000
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2,290,000
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University of Wolverhampton
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The Wolverhampton (south) campus redevelopment project
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20,045,000
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4,000,000
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4,000,000
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University of York
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Regeneration of Alcuin College and Morrell Library areas
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16,000,000
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4,000,000
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4,000,000
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Wimbledon School of Art
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New flexible academic/exhibition spaces
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1,253,000
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626,500
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626,500
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Totals
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233,062,222
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88,897,981
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73,601,723
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