White Design is to take on the role of Sustainability and Design Consultant for the BAM Consortium’s Local Education Partnership (LEP) within Somerset County Council’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

BAM Consortium has been selected by Somerset County Council to undertake its £600 million Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme and to be the Council’s private sector partner for the Local Education Partnership.

Announcing the decision this week, Julia Ridge, Somerset BSF Programme Director, said: "We are delighted to have a partner of such calibre to help take forward the Somerset BSF programme."

The selection process involved extensive evaluation by a team of over 50 people, ranging from school heads to a variety of experts and BAM emerged from the process with the highest scores.

White Design’s Co-Founding Director, Linda Farrow, who will lead the practice’s Sustainability and Design Consultancy role, said she was delighted by the appointment:
“We are looking forward to making a long-term contribution to the delivery of education services through the Somerset Local Education Partnership (LEP). White Design’s knowledge and experience in design philosophy, design review and design methodology in the education sector will inform the LEP management team’s vision for education transformation.”