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John Innes Centre: Technology Platform 1 (TP1) Glasshouses and Insectary

JOHN INNES CENTRE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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06 Oct 2026 at 13:14

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02 May 2025 at 12:54

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17 Oct 2024 at 16:39

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

John Innes Centre commissioned construction of Technology Platform 1 (TP1), part of its Next Generation Infrastructure programme with The Sainsbury Laboratory at Norwich Research Park. The works comprise demolition of existing buildings, scientific research glasshouses and a plant-room building, an insectary laboratory, a horticulture store, and associated landscaping, drainage, irrigation plant works and external services within the TP1 site. The purpose is to renew and expand facilities supporting plant and microbial science research. This is specialist research-facility construction, including both controlled-environment growing facilities and laboratory space, rather than a general building project. Delivery is at Norwich Research Park in Norwich, England. The buyer is John Innes Centre.

The two-stage restricted procurement is complete and the Stage Two contract has been awarded to Vinci Building Limited, following a Stage One pre-construction services agreement with Vinci Construction UK Limited. The contract award date was 14 August 2026, with delivery scheduled from 29 September 2026 to 26 April 2028. The awarded contract value is £51,798,884. The earlier Stage One award to Vinci Construction UK Limited was dated 30 April 2025, valued at £1,867,132.22, and covered services from 13 May to 26 November 2025. The project was procured through a restricted procedure, with design development and agreement of the full delivery contract sum forming the first stage. The data records suitability for small and medium-sized enterprises; no separate evaluation criteria are stated.

For firms targeting future research-campus construction work for John Innes Centre, this project shows demand for integrated delivery of specialist scientific buildings alongside enabling and external works. Credible competitors would need to demonstrate the capacity to manage a substantial, multi-building programme and coordinate demolition, research glasshouses, plant-room infrastructure, an insectary laboratory and horticulture facilities with landscaping, drainage, irrigation and external services. Experience delivering facilities for scientific research and understanding the requirements of controlled growing environments and laboratory buildings would be directly relevant. The first-stage arrangement also indicates the importance of developing the design and agreeing a contract sum before full delivery, so capability in pre-construction planning and design-and-build coordination would strengthen a supplier’s position. The recorded SME suitability indicates that smaller businesses may be relevant participants, including through suitably scaled delivery or specialist contributions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

John Innes Centre: Technology Platform 1 (TP1) Glasshouses and Insectary

Notice Description

This package of works form part of the Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI) Programme, a funded development programme looking to develop the facilities across Norwich Research Park to transform the existing capabilities of John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), both internationally recognised centres of excellence in plant and microbial science. NGI will address the deterioration of infrastructure at JIC and TSL to create a world-class facility that will engage with its surroundings, is outward looking and promotes collaboration and innovation to supercharge JIC and TSL's ability to translate scientific knowledge into practical solutions and address global challenges. This package of works comprises of the following works (the Project): (a) Demolitions to existing buildings within TP1 plot. (b) Scientific Research Glasshouses, incl plant room building. (c) Insectary Laboratory Building. (d) TP1 Horticulture Store. (e) Associated external landscaping, external drainage, irrigation plant works and external services within the TP1 plot. The Project has been procured on a Two Stage basis, where at Stage One, Vinci Construction UK Limited were awarded a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) in respect of to the design of TP1 and agreement of a contract sum for the full delivery of the project. This Contract Award Notice relates to the conclusion of the Stage Two tender process, where a JCT Design & Build Contract for the delivery of TP1 has been entered into with Vinci Building Limited. The change in the Vinci contracting entity is a result of a corporate restructure under Regulation 72(1)(d)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6f1e52ee-0fd8-4e96-baf2-091088b93d93
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/afc7dcf5-61df-4a50-a292-afcbca25f18a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45214000 - Construction work for buildings relating to education and research

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£51,798,884 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£53,666,016 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
18 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Apr 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
JOHN INNES CENTRE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR4 7UH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH53 Breckland and South Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Norfolk
Electoral Ward
Cringleford
Westminster Constituency
South Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

VINCI Construction UK Limited

VINCI BUILDING LIMITED

Further Information

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