Relocation of Mycoplasma Team and Laboratory Fit-Out at Stuart Stockman Building

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Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to GM Builders Ltd for the relocation of the Mycoplasma team from building 4 to building 6 of the Stuart Stockman Building (SSB-6) on the ground floor.

The contract, valued at £118,876.25, involved preparing the SSB-6 suite, which includes four main rooms and a corridor.

Works included removing lab-grade benching and a disused sink in SE020 to accommodate tall fridges/freezers, minor benching removal in SE021 to accommodate two CO2 incubators and installing a carbon dioxide supply by extending the existing CO2 pipe, sourcing blackout blinds for the dark room in SE023, removing temporary lab benching and desking, installing new lab benching, and improving electrical provision with trunking and additional sockets for fridge/freezers.

Existing walls and floors were to be made good or patch repaired if damaged.

The facility is a CL2 low containment facility, and no changes were made to this containment level; only verification that it operates correctly and aligns with compliance was required.