Official UK procurement notice
Weybridge Technical Assurance and High Containment Services
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Technical services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Lots are:Awarded
The Lots are:<br/><br/>NBC Technical Assurance Partner, with an estimated contract value of £18,300,000<br/><br/>Weybridge DgP Technical Assurance and High Containment Services, with an estimated contract value of £7,000,000<br/><br/>One contract is awarded for each Lot.<br/><br/>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<br/>Agreement IDRM6242 Start date03/11/2021 End date23/02/2029<br/>Filtering categories: Laboratory advisory services, Life sciences, Laboratories, Life Sciences
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jun 2026, 15:41 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2026, 15:41 BST
- Authority reference
C34336- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054859- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b21dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Competition was called for through GCA DPS RM6242<br/>Invitation to tender sent through DPS after filtering .
Publisher note: Competition was called for through GCA DPS RM6242<br/>Invitation to tender sent through DPS after filtering .
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERRICK and COMPANY UK LIMITEDSubcontracting: declared | £7,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 054859-2026-1 · MERRICK and COMPANY UK LIMITED
- Signed
- 8 Jun 2026
- Value
- £7,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HIGH COURT ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICEMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MERRICK and COMPANY UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.