Employer's requirements Part B: Genericgeneric design brief

The generic design brief sets out the technical requirements for school construction projects capturing context, key principles and requirements for:

• buildings and grounds
• fittings, furniture and equipment
• ICT
• operational and maintenance matters

This documentation should be read in conjunction with:

• Partemployer’s requirements part A: Generalgeneral conditions
• Partemployer’s requirements part C: School-specificschool-specific brief (templates)template

These documents form the Employer’semployer’s Requirementsrequirements for the DfE Constructionschool Frameworkbuildings construction framework 2021 and the Offsiteschools Schoolsoffsite Frameworkconstruction framework (incorporating Modular(MMC1). and MMC delivery)(MMC)). Part B and Partpart C capture the schoolsschool output specification.

For use by:

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

For specific output specification queriesqueries, please contact DesignStandards.DFECAPITAL@education.gov.uk.

For further information on DfEthe Constructionschool Frameworkbuildings 2021construction pleaseframework 2021, contact dfeconstructionframework.2021@education.gov.uk.

For further information on DfEthe Schoolsschools Offsiteoffsite Frameworkconstruction (MMC1)framework please(MMC1), contact mmc.info@education.gov.uk.