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UK Health Security Campus, Harlow – Major science, headquarters and campus infrastructure works

Buyer: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Published
13 July 2026
Estimated value
£1,000,000,000
Place of performance
UK
Lots
1
Notice number
065492-2026
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-06c874
Official source
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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 educat…

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The estimated value published by the buyer is £1,000,000,000.
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