Estimated Value
Up to £860,000
Deadline
2 December 2026
25 days remaining
Published
27 October 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Buyer
- MHRA
- Estimated value
- £860,000
- Closing date
- 2 December 2026 (24 days left)
- Published
- 27 October 2026
- Location
- London
- Type
- open procedure
- Likely incumbent
- Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited, current contract ends November 2031
- Published on
- Find a Tender
Overview
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor to undertake the design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning and handover of replacement standby power generation systems and associated fuel infrastructure serving Research Buildings 1 and 2 at the MHRA Laboratories site, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Hertfordshire. The contract includes the replacement of existing end-of-life generator assets and fuel tanks, associated electrical infrastructure, control systems, building management system interfaces, commissioning, training and handover activities.
The works will be delivered on an operational medical research site and require careful coordination to maintain continuity of services, minimise operational disruption and preserve standby power resilience throughout delivery. In order to access the tender documentation suppliers must sign an NDA and follow the instructions in the Supplier Instruction folder on Atamis. The project reference is C485407
Eligibility & compliance
Tenderers are required to submit solutions and pricing for four defined delivery options, ranging from like-for-like generator replacement through to enhanced resilience solutions involving new generator compounds, switchboard arrangements and expanded fuel storage capacity.
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The MHRA needs a qualified contractor to design, supply, install, test, commission and hand over new standby power generators and fuel infrastructure for two research buildings, with four possible solution options ranging from simple replacement to enhanced resilience.
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Recent awards by MHRA
- Medicines Licensing Assessor Services
Awarded to Pharmora Limited, £4,000,000 · October 2026
- The Provision and Maintenance of Two Mass Spectrometry systems
Awarded to Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited, £1,200,000 · October 2026
- Medicines Licensing Assessor Services
Awarded to Iqvia Limited, £5,000,000 · October 2026
- Medicines Licensing Assessor Services
Awarded to Parexel International (IRL) Limited, £5,000,000 · October 2026
- Supply of qualitative enzyme immunoassay testing kits
Awarded to Serosep UK Limited, £150,000 · October 2026
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 29 Oct 2026ends 18 Nov 2031£2m
total awarded
- 2
Freeze Drying Services Limited
£2m
total awarded
- 3
BaxterStorey Limited
£2m
total awarded
- 4
Newman Labelling Limited
£323,390
total awarded
- 5
PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL (IRL) LIMITED
£5m
total awarded
Thermo Electron Manufacturing Limited is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Key Dates
Published
27 October 2026
Submission deadline
2 December 2026
Notice type
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