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Thriftwood & Ormiston Rivers

Essex County Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council procured construction of a standalone special educational needs (SEN) school building under the requirement titled Thriftwood & Ormiston Rivers. The work is classified as school-building construction (CPV 45214200). The stated delivery area is the East of England, with no specific town or site identified in the procurement data. This is a building works requirement, rather than a supply or service contract, and is suited to construction businesses with experience delivering education facilities. The requirement is for a standalone building; no further description of its design, facilities or construction scope is included in the stated project description.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Phelan Construction Ltd. Essex County Council used a selective procedure, making a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract award date was 10 December 2025, and the contract period runs from 10 December 2025 to 31 January 2027. The awarded value is £390,450. The original tender submission deadline was 26 August 2025 at 12:00. The procurement was treated as a single requirement, with no lots identified. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to participate. No evaluation criteria or scoring basis are stated, so the basis on which bids were compared cannot be described from the available procurement details.

For firms that did not win, this award provides a concrete example of Essex County Council buying a standalone SEN school building through a framework call-off. The selected supplier, Phelan Construction Ltd, is identified as an SME, showing that a smaller construction business secured this requirement. A credible competitor for similar work would need the capacity to deliver a school building as a standalone project and the relevant construction expertise for education facilities. Experience coordinating building works to meet the needs of a specialist educational setting would be commercially relevant, although the project description does not set out particular technical standards, accreditations or delivery requirements. The opportunity is focused on school construction for this council, rather than general building work across unrelated sectors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Thriftwood & Ormiston Rivers

Notice Description

Standalone SEN Building

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-44614e00-5891-4e5f-9266-6fb0103e7207
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aec625ee-487e-47ce-a506-6582236850a5
Current Stage
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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
£390,450 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£390,450 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Dec 202510 months ago
Contract Period
10 Dec 2025 - 31 Jan 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
CM2 0PD
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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