LTE Group, the parent body for the Manchester College, has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) regarding the development of a new campus for 8,000 students.

The College is looking to identify a location in Manchester City Centre to deliver on its aspirations for a new City Centre Campus to accommodate a scheme of circa 25 000- 30 000 m². The development could be the delivered in phases.

The College is interested in talking to landowners and/or developers who can deliver a solution for the College. The site needs to be located on or within the Manchester Inner Ring Road (although alternative sites with equivalent ease of access from the City Centre will be considered) and have good access to public transport.

The project entails an overall investment of £120 million (US$155 million).

The College are expecting to commence the procurement of a partner in Autumn 2017. At this stage initial occupation by the College is targeted by the beginning of the 2021/22 academic year.

Further information about this opportunity is available here.

Lisa O’Loughlin, principal of The Manchester College, said:

We are working on an estates strategy that will provide greater learning opportunities and high quality environments for all our students, staff and employers, including a new campus in the heart of the city centre.

This will enable us to fully support Greater Manchester’s skills strategy.

I’m delighted that we are now able to begin speaking to landowners and developers who can help us in delivering the college’s vision of a new city centre campus.

We look forward to further formal engagement with interested parties over the next few months.”

 As we reported, the University of Manchester launched a tender process to seek a contractor to develop another campus project with private financing. The University aimed to enhance the student experience through a replanning of the Fallowfield Campus, diversifying the range of services and facilities.