Guidance

Employer's requirements for school projects Part A and Part B

Employer’s requirements documentation Part A and Part B including technical annexes.

Documents

Part A: General conditions

Part B: Generic design brief

Technical Annex 2A: Sanitaryware

Technical Annex 2B: External spaces

Technical Annex 2C: External fabric

Technical Annex 2D: Internal elements and finishes

Technical Annex 2E: Daylight and electric lighting

Technical Annex 2H: Energy

Technical Annex 2I: Controls

Technical Annex 2J: Sustainability

Technical Annex 3: Fittings, furniture and equipment

Details

For use by:

  • contractors
  • technical professionals
  • schools
  • academies
  • providers
  • local authorities
  • dioceses

The Employer’s Requirements documents consist of:

These documents form the Employer’s Requirements for the DfE Construction Framework 2021 and the Offsite Schools Framework (incorporating Modular and MMC delivery)(MMC)).

Part B and Part C form the Output Specification for school projects.

For further information please contact dfeconstructionframework.2021@education.gov.uk

For specific Output Specification queries please contact DesignStandards.DFECAPITAL@education.gov.uk

Published 11 June 2019
Last updated 30 November 2021 + show all updates
  1. Documents reviewed, re-structured and revised for the CF21 and MMC Frameworks.

  2. Updated ‘Generic design brief’ and annexes 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2F, 2G, 2H, and 2I - changes are described in each document's version history.

  3. Updated ‘Generic design brief’, annexes 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, and 2I, and ‘Annex 3’ - changes are described each document's version history.

  4. First published.