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# MRC Installation and Minor Works Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mrc-installation-and-minor-works-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04dae7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "MRC Installation and Minor Works Framework". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £85,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £85,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advisory architectural services, Architectural and building-surveying services, Architectural and related services, Architectural services for outdoor areas, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (+26 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12, UKI, UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04dae7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mrc-installation-and-minor-works-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04dae7#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform the market of a potential opportunity to participate in the Installations and Minor Works framework for the Medical Research Council (MRC) campuses on London, Oxford, and Cambridge. The MRC intends to engage with potential contractors through a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) event and subsequent PME activities. The publication of this early engagement opportunity is a voluntary publication and does not represent a commitment by the MRC to initiate, run, or complete a full procurement competition in relation to a contract for the works described. The MRC supports world-leading medical research efforts across the biomedical spectrum, from fundamental lab-based science to clinical trials, and in all major disease areas. The MRC has embarked on a transformational journey of its estates with the aim of establishing world-leading scientific research centres, and achieve a carbon-neutral status by 2040. To do this successfully, MRC requires an Installations and Minor Works framework that can support a range of projects at the facilities listed below - •MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London •MRC Harwell site, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, and •MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge The following Installations and Minor Works projects are expected to be part of the framework requirements: •Design/Installation/Replacement of scientific equipment and associated works: e.g. individually vented caging systems, autoclaves, and reverse osmosis systems •Demolition Works •Building Enclosure Works: e.g. roof repairs •Building Interiors: e.g. building fabric upgrade works •Building Services Works: e.g. CCTV, air conditioning units, chillers, lighting, and building management systems works •Decarbonisation Works: e.g. photovoltaic panels, solar canopies, boiler replacements

## Lots (1)
### Lot All: MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences London, MRC Harwell site, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire and MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), Cambridge
- **Lot id:** `All`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 09331000, 42160000, 45111000, 45200000, 45210000, 50000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH, UKI, UKJ

- **Description:** The MRC intends to issue virtual briefing material week commencing 17 February 2025, with contractors interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contract. If you are interested in accessing the briefing material, please register on...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003417-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-03T10:05:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:27:21.534Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04dae7