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    ContractsSpecial Education Needs School: Refurbishment and Extension Project
    Awarded contract

    Special Education Needs School: Refurbishment and Extension Project

    Awarded
    £8.5m
    Published 6 Nov 2026

    Portsmouth City Council invites tenders from qualified Principal Contractors to deliver a £7.5 million refurbishment and extension of The Omega Arts Centre into a SEND school, with construction running from October 2026 to March 2028.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South EastPublished 6 Nov 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £8.5m
    Published 6 Nov 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £8,504,683
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Construction
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South East

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • BB
      BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    6 November 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Portsmouth City Council is seeking a Principal Contractor to refurbish and extend The Omega Arts Centre (2 Omega Street, Portsmouth PO5 4LP) into a new school for young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). The project has an estimated contract value of £7.5 million, with work commencing October 2026 and completion targeted for March 2028. The successful contractor will be appointed under a JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2024 with Contractors Design Portion and must undertake design responsibility for structural, mechanical, and electrical services elements. Scope of works includes new build construction, building extensions, adaptations to existing structures, maintenance works, landscape work, and demolition of an existing building to create four new buildings/extensions. The contractor will serve as Principal Contractor under CDM Regulations and the Building Safety Act, coordinating all design and construction activities.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Thin record

    Only 2 prior awards here — too little to read.

    In construction, PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. RYNO LTD1× · 50%
    2. BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED1× · 50%

    Across construction, the most active winners are SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC, Allerton Damp Proofing Limited, PORTAKABIN LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-05fb86

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