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.

The Lots are:

NBC Technical Assurance Partner, with an estimated contract value of £18,300,000

Weybridge DgP Technical Assurance and High Containment Services, with an estimated contract value of £7,000,000

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.