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26/11/2020
Preferred Bidder Appointed To Develop Six Form Entry Secondary School
Morgan Sindall Construction has been named as preferred bidder to deliver a new six form entry secondary school in Aylesbury for Buckinghamshire Council.
Kingsbrook Secondary School is expected to open in time for the 2022 academic year and will be situated within the wildlife-friendly Kingsbrook housing development, where Morgan Sindall Construction is currently on site delivering Kingsbrook View Primary Academy.
Both projects are being delivered under the Southern Construction Framework (SCF), a quality-managed collaborative construction framework for public bodies to procure major building works using a two stage open book process to deliver best value.
The development will include a new two and three storey 900 place secondary school, with 180 post-16 places. The school will also include a 32 place Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit to serve the Kingsbrook community. The main hall, sports centre and external sports areas will be available for hire outside of school hours for the benefit of the local community.
Work on the project is due to begin in spring 2021 and over 30 new job opportunities, including apprenticeships and graduate roles, will be created during the life of the project. Morgan Sindall Construction has also set up a dedicated training centre that will cover both its Kingsbrook projects and will work with Buckinghamshire Council to deliver training for people in the local community looking to reskill or explore new career options as part of the council’s Response to Redundancy pre-employment training scheme.
Kingsbrook is considered to be a flagship nature friendly development and a wide range of measures are being incorporated into the development to ensure that substantial benefits are delivered for wildlife. The design of the school will complement the wildlife friendly ethos of the wider Kingsbrook scheme.
The 10, 000 square foot low carbon school will incorporate a number of features to maximise efficiency and minimise wastage to improve sustainability. Air source heat pumps will service the majority of the building's heating and hot water requirements – creating a huge reduction in the building's carbon footprint. Modern methods of construction including Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) have also been incorporated to enhance the building's thermal performance and improve air tightness - making the buildings easier to heat and maintain.
Kingsbrook Secondary School is expected to open in time for the 2022 academic year and will be situated within the wildlife-friendly Kingsbrook housing development, where Morgan Sindall Construction is currently on site delivering Kingsbrook View Primary Academy.
Both projects are being delivered under the Southern Construction Framework (SCF), a quality-managed collaborative construction framework for public bodies to procure major building works using a two stage open book process to deliver best value.
The development will include a new two and three storey 900 place secondary school, with 180 post-16 places. The school will also include a 32 place Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit to serve the Kingsbrook community. The main hall, sports centre and external sports areas will be available for hire outside of school hours for the benefit of the local community.
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Work on the project is due to begin in spring 2021 and over 30 new job opportunities, including apprenticeships and graduate roles, will be created during the life of the project. Morgan Sindall Construction has also set up a dedicated training centre that will cover both its Kingsbrook projects and will work with Buckinghamshire Council to deliver training for people in the local community looking to reskill or explore new career options as part of the council’s Response to Redundancy pre-employment training scheme.
Kingsbrook is considered to be a flagship nature friendly development and a wide range of measures are being incorporated into the development to ensure that substantial benefits are delivered for wildlife. The design of the school will complement the wildlife friendly ethos of the wider Kingsbrook scheme.
The 10, 000 square foot low carbon school will incorporate a number of features to maximise efficiency and minimise wastage to improve sustainability. Air source heat pumps will service the majority of the building's heating and hot water requirements – creating a huge reduction in the building's carbon footprint. Modern methods of construction including Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) have also been incorporated to enhance the building's thermal performance and improve air tightness - making the buildings easier to heat and maintain.
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