- Pre-Procurement
- Procurement
- Contract Award
- Construction
- Construction Completed
- Contract Management
Project Background
The NDFA is supporting the Department of Education by delivering an element of the Department's school building programme on its behalf.
The Exchequer Funded Schools Programme 2, also known as The Devolved Schools Building Programme 2 (DSBP2), is comprised of 34 individual school building projects ranging from new builds, to extensions/refurbishment projects for works at both primary and post primary level.
It is intended that these projects will be delivered as six distinct project bundles, Project Nore, Project Boyne, Project Dargle, Project Lee, Project Liffey and Project Shannon.

Procurement / Latest News
WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. has been appointed as Project Management Design Team consultants for Project Boyne.
Project Boyne has been split into two distinct lots of three schools each, for procurement and delivery.
Project Boyne Lot 1 and Project Boyne Lot 2 are both at tender stage.

Project Boyne - Lot 1
Cross & Passion College
- Location Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Patrician Post Primary School
- Location Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Coláiste Chraobh Abhann
- Location Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Project Boyne - Lot 2
St. Mary's College
- Location Naas, Co. Kildare
Presentation de la Salle
- Location Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow
Franciscan College
- Location Gormanstown, Co. Meath
Project Team
Role | Team Member |
---|---|
Sanctioning Authority | Department of Education |
Programme Management | NDFA |
Financial Adviser | NDFA |
Legal Advisor | Philip Lee |
Quantity Surveyors | Turner & Townsend |
Project Management | WH Stephens |
Architects | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. / McCullough Mulvin Architects |
Conservation Architect | McCullough Mulvin Architects |
Civil & Structural Engineers | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. |
Mechanical & Electrical Engineers | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. / Douglas Carroll Consulting Engineers |
Planning Advisor | Coakley O'Neill Town Planning Ltd. |
Fire Safety Advisor | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. |
PSDP & Health & Safety Advisor | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. |
Construction Quality Monitoring | WS Atkins Ireland Ltd. |
Exchequer Funded Schools Programme

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Procurement
Exchequer Funded Schools Programme 2

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Construction
Project Nore

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Dargle

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Lee

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement
Project Liffey

Sector:
Education
Project stage:
Pre-Procurement