Make secure millions of pounds for projects such as roofing works, replacement windows, safeguarding, fire safety, heating upgrades and electrical safety.

What is the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF)?

The Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) is an annual round of funding released by the Department for Education, to address significant condition need for Academies, Sixth Form Colleges and Voluntary Aided Schools.

Need to improve the condition of your school or academy?

Make are experienced Project Managers, Chartered Surveyors, Education Funding Specialists and Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) Bid Writers having worked on CIF Projects since the funds inception and before, on Academies Capital Maintenance Fund (ACMF) Projects.

The Team have secured over £80 million of funding for more than 250 Academies and have helped transform the learning environment for thousands of pupils and staff.

Make understand the complexities of the busy, day to day school life and seek to alleviate these pressures from the internal team. By providing robust and measured advice, we ensure that the school’s requirements and overall Estates vision are balanced against the Department for Education’s guidance.

Operating on a no win, no fee basis, Make offer a multi-disciplinary service, providing the following:

•  Initial survey and need analysis
• Preparation of project brief
• Design and specification
• Statutory permissions and liaison with statutory bodies
• Contractor procurement
• Bid writing and procurement of independent, third-party supporting evidence
• Contract administration and project delivery
• Funding monitoring

Visit our CIF Frequently Asked Questions page for more in-depth answers about the process and our role, you can also Contact Us directly. Our team are always here to help. 

Are you eligible for CIF?

The following bodies are eligible for CIF funding:

  • Stand-alone Academies
  • Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) with less than 5 Academies or less than 3,000 pupils
  • Sixth Form Colleges
  • Non-Diocesan Voluntary Aided (VA) Schools
  • Schools with a signed Academy Order as of 1st September 2020
  • Schools currently in the process of converting to an Academy (certain conditions apply, please call us for clarification)

Why choose us to secure your funding and manage your project?

Make Consulting has been securing funding for Academies, Colleges and Schools for nearly 10 years. Our Team have extensive experience in successful applications and delivery.

Our vastly experienced team includes; Funding Specialists, Chartered Surveyors, Project Managers, Architectural Design Technicians, and Principal Designers (Health and Safety).

We aim to become a trusted partner to our Clients, offering a fully inclusive service whilst maintaining a collaborative and open approach to each and every project.

You could not be in better hands!

"Make Consulting Ltd have supported the process of our 2 CIF bids from start to finish which has resulted in a much-improved environment for our special needs students. We now have a new roof, boilers, heating system and new windows which we would have never had without their guidance and expertise through the CIF process and beyond. Make were efficient, professional and experts in their field."
Foxwood Academy