About Client Services

Client Services (CS)

Previously known as the Education Client Services, the Client Services team delivers a wide range of functions summarised as follows:

Project management-related activities:

Delivery of major capital schemes on behalf of other departments:

• Corporate Services:
  • Bradford Live
  • Coroner’s court
• Dept of Place
  • Darley Street Market
  • Squire Lane Leisure Facility
  • Keighley Town Fund
  • Shipley Market Square Public Toilet refurbishment (on behalf of Shipley Town Fund)
  • Baildon Library
  • Revitalising Bingley
• Adult Services
  • Saltaire Resources Provision (now halted)

Education related activities

• Manages the Bradford Schools PFI contracts , which are collectively valued at over £1bn over the period of the contracts. This includes administering deductions from the ‘Unitary Charge’ and dealing with all commercial matters associated with the PFI contracts such as renegotiating annual charges;

• Managing and overseeing the entire chool Expansion Programme – creation of mainstream and SENschool places across the school’s estate;
• Working closely with the Council’s Sufficiency Team who forecast and manage pupil places across the District (mainstream and SEN) and advising on the viability of schemes going forward prior to their implementation;
• Academy conversions – managing and co-ordinating the process of converting schools to academy status;
• Schools Capital Improvement Programme – monitoring and managing schools capital improvement programme (primarily major repairs);
• Delivery of other Education Capital Projects e.g. early years provision;
• Leading on bids for all capital associated with schools and the provision of education e.g. New SEN Free School
• Delivery of Schools Crossing Patrols Service (over 90 manned crossing across the district)

Contact E: ClientServices@bradford.gov.uk