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MRC LMB Minor Works

Buyer: UK Research and Innovation →

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BuyerUK Research and Innovation
StatusOpen
Deadline16 Sept 2026
Value£4,500,000
Published19 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) intends to procure a contract for the delivery of minor works across its estate in Cambridge. The appointed contractor will be required to undertake a broad range of works including maintenance and repair of building fabric, mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems, hard landscaping, and small-scale refurbishment and installation projects. Works may be undertaken within laboratory, office, and domestic environments and will vary in scope from routine repairs to small capital improvement projects.

Delivery location

UKH12, GB

Categories

Construction work 45000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£4,500,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 1 Jan 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (30%)
Technical/Quality (70%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Construction workNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Construction work (45000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 4513,2184 median · 26.5 average (3,970 of 13,218 with a bid count)3.7 average (4,376 of 13,218 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer19Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKH121025 median · 72.5 average (22 of 102 with a bid count)10.2 average (22 of 102 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1,2917.5 median · 12.9 average (8 of 1,291 with a bid count)5 average (9 of 1,291 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleTo further enhance supplier awareness and encourage market participation, a Planned Procurement Notice (PPN) was published in advance of the Tender Notice.
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06dc14
Latest release ID079119-2026
Latest release timestampWed Aug 19 2026 14:37:11 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079119-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-09-16T17:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-09-09T17:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-10-05T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailsPlease note the following steps for accessing this opportunity via the Atamis eSourcing platform: 1. Log in or create an account here: https://ukri2.my.site.com 2. Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link above. 3. Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest). 4. Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site. 5. Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£4,500,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
19 Aug 2026tender079119-2026
5 Aug 2026planning074051-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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