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Glenwood Post16 Expansion

Essex County Council

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28 Jul 2026 at 15:19

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Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council procured the design and build of a new standalone building to expand post-16 provision at Glenwood SEN School. The requirement is construction work for a school building, covering both design and construction rather than a standalone consultancy or supply contract. The project is for a special educational needs school and is located at Glenwood SEN School in the East of England. The buying organisation is Essex County Council, based in Chelmsford. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to main contractors and design-and-build firms with experience delivering education buildings, particularly projects involving specialist educational environments and the coordination of design, construction and handover for a public-sector client.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Essex County Council used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 25 August 2023 at 12:00. The contract was awarded to Morgan Sindall Construction on 20 January 2026 for £6,672,547.76 including the stated currency of GBP. The award contract period runs from 20 January 2026 to 26 May 2027. The wider tender records a contract period from 7 January 2026 to 26 May 2027. Morgan Sindall Construction is the selected supplier. The available procurement details identify construction works as the main category; the award basis is the framework call-off procedure rather than a separately described open competition.

This award provides a clear benchmark for suppliers targeting Essex County Council’s future requirements for specialist education construction. A credible competitor would need to combine architectural and engineering design management with construction delivery for a standalone school building, and demonstrate the organisational capacity to manage a substantial public-sector works project through to completion. Experience in SEN or other education settings would be particularly relevant because the building supports post-16 provision at a specialist school. Suppliers would also need access to the relevant framework route or a route with equivalent public-sector procurement requirements, alongside robust project management, health and safety, quality assurance and supply-chain control. The selected supplier’s large-business scale indicates that comparable requirements may favour contractors able to resource complex design-and-build delivery rather than small firms bidding independently.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Glenwood Post16 Expansion

Notice Description

Design and Build of a New Standalone Building for Post 16yo Expansion at Glenwood SEN School, SS7 4LW

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a7077688-1499-47fc-a295-0fa62da47ef1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c9f09304-2dab-407a-82a4-e79ed6a54511
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45214200 - Construction work for school buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,672,547 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£6,672,547 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jan 20268 months ago
Contract Period
20 Jan 2026 - 26 May 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

Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd

Further Information

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