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William Read School SEN

Essex County Council

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26 Oct 2026 at 13:47

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Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council commissioned construction work for school buildings at William Read School, described as special educational needs (SEN) provision. The recorded scope is SEN provision; the work is identified as school-building construction. Delivery is in the East of England, United Kingdom. The procurement is therefore relevant to construction firms with experience delivering building works for schools, particularly projects supporting special educational needs provision. The buyer is Essex County Council, based in Chelmsford.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Phelan Construction Ltd. Essex County Council made the award on 16 July 2026. The awarded contract value is £2,931,644, and the contract period runs from 16 July 2026 to 28 August 2027. The requirement was procured through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 17 September 2024 at 12:00. The estimated procurement value was also £2,931,644. The process records no lots, award criteria or specific eligibility conditions. The procurement category is works, and the requirement was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This award demonstrates Essex County Council’s demand for school-building construction to provide special educational needs provision, at a scale represented by a single project awarded to a small or medium-sized construction company. The selected supplier, Phelan Construction Ltd, is an SME, showing that a smaller firm won this requirement. Firms seeking to compete when this buyer next procures comparable school works would need construction capability relevant to education buildings and the delivery of facilities for SEN provision. The call-off route also makes experience working within a suitable framework commercially relevant. The opportunity is specific to school construction for this buyer; suppliers focused on unrelated building work or SEN services without construction capability are less closely aligned.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

William Read School SEN

Notice Description

SEN Provision

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-01565108-e52f-46ed-8c82-919d9ee8a0c6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87fc5f92-ba56-49a7-abab-384200a61ce5
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45214200 - Construction work for school buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,931,644 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,931,644 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
16 Jul 2026 - 28 Aug 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Essex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Phelan Construction

Further Information

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