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title: "William Read School SEN"
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buyer: "Essex County Council"
published: "2026-10-26"
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# William Read School SEN

Buyer: Essex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-01565108-e52f-46ed-8c82-919d9ee8a0c6

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

SEN Provision

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87fc5f92-ba56-49a7-abab-384200a61ce5 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2026 - 28 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,931,644 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,931,644 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Essex County Council |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Postcode area | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Phelan Construction |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45214200 - Construction work for school buildings

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 13:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87fc5f92-ba56-49a7-abab-384200a61ce5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87fc5f92-ba56-49a7-abab-384200a61ce5
  26th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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