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title: "UK Health Security Campus, Harlow – Major science, headquarters and campus infrastructure works"
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# UK Health Security Campus, Harlow – Major science, headquarters and campus infrastructure works

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-health-security-campus-harlow-major-science-headquarters-and-campus-infrastructure-work-ocds-h6vhtk-06c874). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency: "UK Health Security Campus, Harlow – Major science, headquarters and campus infrastructure works". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,000,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,000,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-health-security-campus-harlow-major-science-headquarters-and-campus-infrastructure-work-ocds-h6vhtk-06c874#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06c874`

## Before you bid
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- **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/uk-health-security-campus-harlow-major-science-headquarters-and-campus-infrastructure-work-ocds-h6vhtk-06c874#tl-md)

## Description
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is preparing to engage the market on a major construction opportunity in Harlow, Essex. The opportunity sits within the UK Health Security Campus Programme: a once-in-a-generation investment to create a modern, purpose-built national health security and biosecurity campus.
The new campus will bring together UKHSA’s specialist scientific facilities from Porton Down and Colindale and its London headquarters functions onto a single integrated site in Harlow. The campus is intended to provide modern laboratories, office accommodation and supporting infrastructure to strengthen the UK’s ability to detect, assess and respond to serious public health and biosecurity threats.
This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice relates to the procurement of a Tier 1 construction contractor for the design and build of the campus facilities and infrastructure outside the separately managed high-containment laboratory building. In practical terms, the potential requirement is expected to include a new science and headquarters building, medium-containment laboratory capability, office accommodation, energy centre, logistics and support facilities, arrivals and education facilities, external works, utilities, site infrastructure and associated campus-wide integration.
The separately managed high-containment laboratory building, which will contain the most specialist Containment Level 4 capability, will be delivered through a separate agreement and is not the focus of this engagement activity. 
UKHSA is using this engagement to test and develop the core commercial considerations, such as; whether the remaining campus works should ideally be delivered through a single Tier 1 design and build model, or whether alternative delivery models would improve deliverability, competition and value for money. 
The potential requirement would include:
• a new science and headquarters building providing modern laboratory, technical and office accommodation for around 2400 FTE  ;
• containment Level 2 and Containment Level 3 laboratory areas and associated technical environments;
• office space and shared facilities to support the relocation and co-location of UKHSA staff;
• logistics, warehousing, support and campus operations facilities;
• arrivals, reception, security, education, training and outreach facilities;
• site-wide infrastructure, a dedicated energy centre, utilities, external works, access, parking and enabling works;
• coordination with the separately managed high-containment laboratory project and other programme workstreams;
• construction logistics, phasing, mobilisation, commissioning support and handover planning;
• health, safety, environmental, quality, security and regulatory coordination requirements;
• sustainability, carbon reduction, energy efficiency, materials reuse and social value outcomes.
The opportunity is part of a wider programme targeting full campus operational readiness by 2038. Key programme activities includ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-health-security-campus-harlow-major-science-headquarters-and-campus-infrastructure-work-ocds-h6vhtk-06c874)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 45000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/01/2028 to 30/09/2038
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F065492-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-13T09:38:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T11:30:25.942Z
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