Notice Information
Notice Title
B265 Mice Upgrades (Suite C)
Notice Description
The Contractor shall design, supply, install, test and commission all modifications required to B265 Suite C to facilitate the interim accommodation of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) mice from Q4 2026 pending completion of B448. The works shall provide a compliant facility suitable for the handling and containment of TSEs (non-conventional pathogens up to ACDP3).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-6f321aba-b15c-4bbf-a05b-cd4bf02aa0f0
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbe04ac1-5ad5-4e5c-adcd-5f737298c45e
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
45214610 - Laboratory building construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £176,567 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jul 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Jul 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Jul 2026 - 2 Nov 2026 1-6 months
- 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
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG1 8DQ
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Thames
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bbe04ac1-5ad5-4e5c-adcd-5f737298c45e
31st July 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/457c0d0e-757f-4271-b393-258fcd8d48cc
31st July 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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