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    ContractsTechnical Quality Assurance Partner for NBC Programme
    Awarded contract

    Technical Quality Assurance Partner for NBC Programme

    Awarded
    £18.3m
    Published 10 Jun 2026

    NBC requires a Technical Quality Assurance Partner to deliver commissioning, verification and validation services for science hub and building projects across multiple locations.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 10 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £18.3m
    Published 10 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £18,300,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • MU
      MERRICK and COMPANY UK LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    10 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    NBC seeks a Technical Quality Assurance Partner to provide Commissioning, Verification and Validation (CVV) services across the NBC Programme. The primary focus will be on Science Hubs (projects PR29 and PR30), with additional support for PR21 and PR36 science buildings at Coombelands, and other Weybridge projects including Lab Science Building B (LSB-B). The successful partner will ensure all technical systems and facilities meet specified standards and regulatory requirements. This procurement is conducted by the Authority under the Competitive Award Procedure via Crown Commercial Services (CCS) DPS RM6242, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, on behalf of Defra.

    Track record

    6 awards · 5 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In engineering, DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS has awarded 6 contracts to 5 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. MERRICK and COMPANY UK LIMITED2× · 33%
    2. Serbus CNI Ltd1× · 17%
    3. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS1× · 17%
    4. FRONTIER ECONOMICS LTD1× · 17%
    5. WSP UK LIMITED1× · 17%

    Across engineering, the most active winners are AECOM LTD, WSP UK LIMITED, OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06b206

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