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# Premarket Engagement for Downstream Manufacturing Cleanroom Braintree

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/premarket-engagement-for-downstream-manufacturing-cleanroom-braintree-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee89). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult: "Premarket Engagement for Downstream Manufacturing Cleanroom Braintree". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cell-gene-therapy-catapult-GB-PPON-PNLN-8116-PBCH)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building construction work, Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work, Building fittings, Building internal fittings, Building materials (+10 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/premarket-engagement-for-downstream-manufacturing-cleanroom-braintree-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee89#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ee89`

## 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/premarket-engagement-for-downstream-manufacturing-cleanroom-braintree-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee89#tl-md)

## Description
Pre-market engagement is being undertaken for the proposed design and build of a new Grade C downstream manufacturing cleanroom (Module B) at the Braintree Manufacturing Innovation Centre (BMIC).
The engagement will test the market’s capability to deliver the complete design, construction, commissioning and qualification of the facility, including cleanroom construction, HVAC, utilities, electrical systems, controls and integration with existing BMIC systems.
Suppliers will also be asked to provide feedback on their relevant GMP cleanroom experience, capacity to deliver the project, proposed timescales, long-lead items, key risks and indicative costs.
The feedback received will help refine the specification, confirm the project programme and budget assumptions, and inform the procurement and contracting strategy ahead of the formal procurement process.
The current target is for the facility to be fully commissioned, qualified and ready for GMP manufacturing operations by March 2028.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Laboratory-furniture./GZTEZ74MXM
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GZTEZ74MXM

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 39180000, 39181000, 39715000, 42122500, 42300000, 44111000

- **Contract Period:** 03/10/2026 to 01/03/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F082181-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-28T12:14:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:42:36.999Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ee89