It is the first major award for the campus site, which will be built on 55-acre site at Nunn Mills Road in the town’s new Waterside Enterprise Zone.
The design and build contract includes five to six buildings, providing 400,000 sq ft of mixed-use teaching spaces, catering, commercial and sports facilities to achieve BREEAM Excellent.
The job also involves restoration of a listed engine shed and adjacent office building for the student union.
Work is expected to start on the ground in November.