Project: Monifieth Learning Campus, Angus
Sector: Education
Client: Angus Council
Framework: Procurement Hub Major Projects Framework 2 (MPF2)
Main Contractor: Robertson Construction Tayside
Architects: NORR
Contract value: Over £2m
Furniture: Fitted and loose furniture and equipment
The Project
Part of the national Learning Estate Investment Programme (LEIP), the new Monifieth Learning Campus for Angus Council will accommodate around 1,200 pupils.
Due to open in August 2025 and to be fully completed by summer 2026, the facility is designed by architects NORR to meet Passivhaus standards and will combine energy efficiency with a high level of user comfort.
The Furniture Solution
Deanestor is fitting out the new learning campus in a contract worth over £2m. The project brings our FF&E work for Robertson Construction in Scotland to 15 contracts, totalling around £17m.
We are fitting out 379 spaces across the three-storey campus and are designing and manufacturing or procuring more than 13,000 items of fitted and loose furniture and equipment.
The items include dining tables, chairs and seating, lockers, storage solutions, shelving, teaching walls, mobile cabinets, sports equipment, changing benches, musical instrument racks, and kitchens for life skills and home education.
Working in a Live School Environment
The building’s construction and fitout will take place in a live school environment as the current Monifieth High School will remain operational until the new learning campus is built and ready for occupation.
The existing school will then be demolished to make way for all-weather and grass sports pitches.
The 13,800m2 high school campus will feature a central atrium with a social stairs, a learning plaza around the dining hall, classrooms arranged over three storeys, an early learning and childcare facility, swimming pool and access for out-of-hours community use.
A Low Energy Design to Passivhaus Standards
The Monifieth Learning Campus will have a low energy design in line with Passivhaus standards. This will include super insulation, stringent levels of air tightness, a large solar array on the rooftop and heating from air source heat pumps.
The Customer Perspective
Councillor Beth Whiteside, Leader of Angus Council:
“This new learning campus will have a hugely positive impact on the education of young people. Monifieth High School has high aspirations for all of its young people, and now it will soon have a building to match this ambition.”
Award-winning School Architecture
Deanestor specialises in the design and project management of large campus fitout projects and award-winning school architecture.
We manufacture and install robust and flexible loose and fixed furniture solutions for early years, primary, SEN, and secondary education, fitting out areas such as classrooms, science laboratories, ICT, design and technology, atria, social dining spaces, break-out areas, sports facilities, and changing rooms.
Image – Angus Council / NORR