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title: "The Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM) - Design and Build"
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# The Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM) - Design and Build

Buyer: THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046b76

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## Summary

The Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM), a joint initiative involving the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is seeking to construct a new facility at The Pirbright Institute. The project aims to accelerate the development of animal vaccines to combat emerging infectious diseases, enhancing both global food security and human health. The procurement stage is currently at the tender phase under an 'Open Procedure', with the contract scheduled for completion by January 2026. The tender was initiated on 24th May 2024, with submissions closing on 5th July 2024. The project falls under the laboratory building construction industry category, located in the Woking region (UKJ25), with a budget of approximately GBP 6.5 million.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in design and build operations within the construction industry, and those experienced in projects requiring biocontainment and cleanroom specifications. Small and medium-sized enterprises involved in scientific research facility construction or those capable of achieving high sustainability standards, such as net-zero carbon buildings, will find this tender particularly relevant. With a robust design team already in place and an anticipated fixed-price NEC4 Option A contract, the project promises structured growth and stability for the involved contractors, potentially leading to future collaborations and enhanced business portfolios in the field of scientific facility construction.

## Notice

A joint initiative between the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will see the creation of a new centre at The Pirbright Institute designed to accelerate the development of animal vaccines to combat emerging and urgent infectious diseases. The consequences of livestock disease can be catastrophic. As well as posing a very real risk to global food security and international trade, livestock disease also presents a significant threat to global human health due to its pandemic potential. While the UK remains a world-leader in the early-stage development of vaccines for both human and veterinary medicine, globally we need to strengthen our collective capacity to translate scientific discoveries into solutions for the most challenging veterinary infectious diseases. The new Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing (CVIM) will bridge the gaps between research and expertise in process development and manufacturing while strengthening the UK's own emergency response capacity and capability. It will bring about tangible health and economic benefits by focusing on diseases prevalent in low- and middle-income countries.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Procurement Route - Design and Build Tender Strategy - 'Open Procedure' Single Stage Tender Design Stage - Stage 3 Form of Contract - NEC4 Option A: Fixed Price with Activity Schedule The successful Contractor will be responsible for designing and building a c.590m2 new-build facility for The Pirbright Institute, c.461m2 of functional space on the ground floor and c.129m2 of plant space on the first floor. 1) General building outline: New build facility, 590m2, two story above ground, with all functions on ground floor, and plant room on the first floor, comprising of 1 nr GMP cleanroom (ISO007), 1 nr cold-room (CNC), 1 nr freezer room, RM Storage and receipt areas, 1 nr QC Micro lab (CNC), 1 nr QC lab (CNC), a write up area/office and all supporting areas including a plant room and associated external works. 2) The building will be constructed within the existing Pirbright site. 3) Achieve Part L - 2, target for Net Zero Carbon (NZC). The design of the facility will include biocontainment (ACDP CL2/SAPO2/GMO2), BREEAM: Very Good, cleanrooms (up to ISO7), good manufacturing practice (GMP), net-zero carbon and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). The project team that developed the RIBA Stage 3 design in conjunction with the end-user requirements were as follows.: * Project Manager - Currie and Brown * Cost Manager - Turner and Townsend * Multi-Disciplinary Design Consultant / CMT - Scitech Following the publication of F01: Prior information notice (PIN) 2023/S 000-013633 on 12th May 2023 which was published to establish interest within the market and to help inform us on a number of strategic decisions in relation to this procurement, and determine our strategy a second PIN 2024/S 000-002555 was published on 25th January 2024 to advise of the planned future procurement. We have determined that a Design and Build, 'Open Procedure' Single Stage Tender offers the quickest route to completion whilst still meeting competition. Along with this F02: Contract Notice a Contracts Finder Notice will be published on the same day and referenced in VI.3 Additional information of this F02: Contracts Notice (see below). With the ITT (Invitation to Tender) Pack or a least some of it being upload as attachments on to the Contracts Finder Notice (the remaining Appendix/documents will be available on receipt of a completed and signed of a Confidentiality Agreement see in VI.3 Additional information below. The ITT package will also be available on demand from procurement@pirbrightinnovations.co.uk. The RIBA stage 3 information will be included in the ITT pack. The Contractor will tender the works on an RIBA Stage 3 design which will form part of the contract documentation, the Contractor as part of their contractual obligations shall further develop the design making design submissions post-contract for approval by the Project Manager and the compliance monitoring team. The contract proposed is NEC4 Option A: Fixed Price with Activity Schedule with 'Z Clauses' that will be included in 'draft' as part of the ITT pack. The 'desired' completion date is January 2026. At this point, a planning consultant has been engaged but the project is still subject to a planning submission and approval - the Contractor would be responsible for discharging residual planning conditions as required. The Contractor shall also be responsible for discharging residual BREEAM conditions (will be included within tender pack) and taking on the net-zero carbon philosophy received to completion. two.2.5) Award criteriaII.2.5) Award criteria

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040679-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jul 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,417,069 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE |
| Additional buyers | PIRBRIGHT INNOVATIONS LIMITED |
| Locality | WOKING |
| Post town | Guildford |
| Postcode | GU24 0NF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Guildford |
| Electoral ward | Normandy & Pirbright |
| Westminster constituency | Surrey Heath |
| Delivery location | TLJ25 West Surrey |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SCITECH ENGINEERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45214610 - Laboratory building construction work

## Release History

- 17 Dec 2024 at 17:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040679-2024
- 24 May 2024 at 14:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016505-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.pirbrightinnovations.co.uk/
- https://procurement@pirbrightinnovations.co.uk
- https://tenders@pirbrightinnovations.co.uk
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2286f3ef-7235-442c-8ae3-067ac3dc7f54

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