French construction and concessions company Vinci SA (DG.FR) said Friday a consortium of which it is a member has been awarded a EUR273 million contract to finance, design, build and run four new buildings for the University of Paris Diderot.

Vinci's partners include French utility GDF Suez SA (GSZ.FR), Barclays Private Equity and a unit of France's Caisses d'Epargne savings bank.

The contract is a public-private partnership.

-By David Pearson, Dow Jones Newswires; +331 4017 1740; david.pearson@dowjones.com