Notice Information
Notice Title
Weybridge Technical Assurance and High Containment Services
Notice Description
The Consultant shall provide independent, expert technical assurance services across the lifecycle of containment laboratory projects including but not limited to refurbishment, new builds and maintenance.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Lots are:
NBC Technical Assurance Partner, with an estimated contract value of PS18,300,000
Weybridge DgP Technical Assurance and High Containment Services, with an estimated contract value of PS7,000,000
One contract is awarded for each Lot.
This contract provides specialist support to the Client (Defra group Property) in the development of containment requirements, provide design reviews, review and/ or write User Requirements Specification (URS)/ User Requirements Brief (URB) for specialist equipment, conduct safety assessments, create and manage documentation, attend testing, provide operational support, perform facility surveys, review technical responses, and manage commissioning for all biocontainment levels up to ACDP2 & ACDP 3/SAPO 4. Additional information: DPS procurement
Agreement IDRM6242 Start date03/11/2021 End date23/02/2029
Filtering categories: Laboratory advisory services, Life sciences, Laboratories, Life Sciences
Procurement Information
Competition was called for through GCA DPS RM6242<br/>Invitation to tender sent through DPS after filtering .
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b21d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054859-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71356000 - Technical services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £7,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND 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
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
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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