# B265 Mice Upgrades \(Suite C\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Walter Lilly & Co\. Limited](/contract-winners/walter-lilly/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £176,567
- Tender value: £250,000
- Award date: 21 July 2026
- Published: 31 July 2026
- Contract start: 21 July 2026
- Contract end: 2 November 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: works
- Notice ID: 457c0d0e-757f-4271-b393-258fcd8d48cc-909138
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6f321aba-b15c-4bbf-a05b-cd4bf02aa0f0

## Description

The Contractor shall design, supply, install, test and commission all modifications required to B265 Suite C to facilitate the interim accommodation of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies \(TSE\) mice from Q4 2026 pending completion of B448\. The works shall provide a compliant facility suitable for the handling and containment of TSEs \(non-conventional pathogens up to ACDP3\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/457c0d0e-757f-4271-b393-258fcd8d48cc-909138)