# NBC Technical Quality Assurance Partner

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by DEFRA.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [DEFRA](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Supplier: MERRICK AND COMPANY
- Award value: £18,300,000
- Tender value: £18,300,000
- Award date: 8 June 2026
- Published: 10 June 2026
- Contract start: 8 June 2026
- Contract end: 30 June 2036
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: fc2d3def-cc92-4c2c-a5c7-aabb5a79058d-901539
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7faa2c39-83c4-4739-bc7e-c13ad115b31c

## Description

This is a key strategic NBC Partner contract to provide Commissioning, Verification and Validation \(CVV\) services to the NBC Programme\. Principle projects will be the Science Hubs \(PR29 and PR30\), with lesser support to PR21 and PR36 science buildings at Coombelands\. Other Weybridge projects delivered by NBC such as Lab Science Building B \(LSB-B\)\. This procurement was carried out by the Authority in accordance with the Competitive Award Procedure under Crown Commercial Services \(CCS\) DPS RM6242 Construction Professional Services and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc2d3def-cc92-4c2c-a5c7-aabb5a79058d-901539)