Private finance initiative (PFI) schools - contracts and contact termination - Find a freedom of information request

Private finance initiative (PFI) schools.

* The number of PFI and PF2 school contracts terminated before the contract end date. It would be appreciated if you could give the name of the school involved, the name of the special purpose vehicle (SPV)/PFI project company (PFI Co) involved, the reason why the contract was terminated before the contract end date, the date on which the contract was due to end and the date on which the contracted was terminated

* Of those PFI or PF2 school contracts terminated early, could you detail whether the resultant settlement agreement included a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)

* A breakdown of the amounts of money the school in question (or its responsible body), local authority and the SPV/PFI Co had to pay to end the contract early

* Of all the local authority's PFI and PF2 school contracts, could you tell me whether any of them included an option for the authority to purchase the school at value at the end of the contract and, if so, for how much
 

Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) has seven PFI schools, the schools are:

Athena School, Lincoln

Fortuna, Lincoln

Claypole Primary, Claypole

Church Lane, Sleaford

St Botolph's, Sleaford

Greenfields, Grantham Woodlands, Spilsby

The schools built in the early 2000s at various times and the contract finishes on the 31 August 2032. The SPV is Focus Education (Lincolnshire) Ltd. There is a confidentiality clause that applies to Focus Education, EQUANS ( FM company employed by Focus Education), and the Local Authority.

This includes the Mutual confidentiality clause for keeping safe information, which is considered to be confidential.

There are no non-disclosure agreements in place.

At the end of the contract the Local Authority will take ownership at no value.