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MHRA

Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of Laboratory Containment Equipment

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71900000
Value£390k
Deadline28 Aug 2026
Published23 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 23 Jul 202635 days leftCloses 28 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Science Commercial Manager
nadia.khanom@mhra.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£390ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This is a large award for Engineering & Architecture — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The MHRA has a requirement for the Repair, Servicing and Maintenance of 150+ Microbiological Safety cabinets (including AFOS tables, Fume hoods and other safety devices installed under COSHH) as well as the thorough examination of Local Exhaust systems.

Contracts will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 24 months.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance (often £5–10m)
  • Show at bidChartered leads (CEng / RIBA / RICS) named with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d191
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
069535-2026
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