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31 Jul 2026 at 13:11

Summary of the contracting process

NPL Management Limited procured specialist engineering design services for Environmental Chamber Module 4 at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. The requirement covers technical surveys and testing of the existing environmental chamber and its associated building services, followed by a detailed design and cost plan for future upgrade works. Construction and equipment purchasing are outside this requirement, so the opportunity is focused on investigation, assessment and design rather than delivery of the upgrade itself. The work is classified under CPV 71320000, engineering design services, and relates to activity in the United Kingdom. It may suit mechanical engineering, building services and specialist environmental testing businesses with the capability to assess an existing controlled-environment facility and develop a robust upgrade proposal.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to MEGAN MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD. It used a below-threshold procurement procedure and was divided into one lot. The award is active. The contract was signed on 8 July 2026 and runs from 8 July 2026 to 8 July 2026. Its value is £4,040,800 excluding VAT, or £4,848,960 including VAT. The award covers the full requirement for the environmental chamber surveys, testing, design and cost planning. NPL Management Limited is the buyer. The published outcome identifies MEGAN MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD as the selected supplier. The process therefore provides a clear example of this buyer commissioning a substantial, discrete engineering and technical design package before any later upgrade construction or equipment procurement.

This award indicates demand from NPL Management Limited for suppliers able to combine technical surveying, testing and engineering design within a specialist environmental chamber setting. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need practical experience examining existing chambers and associated mechanical or building-services systems, identifying their condition and performance, and translating findings into a detailed upgrade design and cost plan. The work calls for more than general consultancy: suppliers would need the technical depth to test operating systems, understand controlled-environment facilities and produce design information that can support later capital works and equipment decisions. Businesses with integrated mechanical engineering, building-services, environmental testing and cost-planning capability would be well placed to compete when this buyer next requires comparable support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Environmental Chamber Module 4 at NPL

Notice Description

To carry out technical surveys and testing of the existing environmental chamber and its associated building services, then produce a detailed design and cost plan for future upgrade works. No construction or equipment purchase is included at this stage.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d8cb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072706-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71320000 - Engineering design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,040,800 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Jul 2026 - 8 Jul 2026 24 hours
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NPL Management Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TEDDINGTON
Postcode
TW11 0LW
Postcode Area
Twickenham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Teddington
Westminster Constituency
Twickenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Megan Mechanical Services Ltd

Further Information

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