Firm will work on Building Schools for the Future scheme to replace existing Bideford College

Morgan Ashurst has won a £44m contract to build a college in Devon under the Building Schools for the Future programme.

Bideford College

Working for property consultants NPS on behalf of Devon County Council, Morgan Ashurst – a division of Morgan Sindall - will replace the existing Bideford College with a facility to house 1,800 students.

Work on site will start this month and the new school will be completed by August 2011.