Project Profile
Leading the UK's COVID-19 response
Vaccine Testing Facility 1
Dedicated research laboratories spearheading the UK's life-saving pandemic response. These highly specialised bio-secure workspaces develop and test new vaccines against emerging Covid variants.
By providing every necessary specialism in-house and using modular construction techniques, we fast-tracked design, construction, fit-out and certification of these world-leading facilities in just 24 weeks - nine weeks ahead of schedule.
"This state-of-the-art facility is one of two that together make up a new £65 million Vaccine Evaluation Centre that will be critical in bolstering the UK’s future pandemic response, helping to keep us safe for years to come."
Sajid Javid, UK Health Secretary
"Our modular construction techniques were vital to delivering VTF1 ahead of schedule. We could spin up completed areas immediately, while still fitting out the next ones."
Craig Paterson, T_SQUARED Construction Director
Rapid delivery was vital to the UK's Covid response.
Our seamlessly integrated approach, with all the necessary specialists and expert skills in-house, was the only way to deliver this large, complex and very sensitive project for UK Government at such incredibly short notice.
The cutting-edge two-storey facility incorporates:
- containment level 2 laboratories
- containment level 3 laboratories
- open plan office areas
- open plan support areas
Our uniquely specialised bio-containment design experience enabled us to meet the requirements of the ACDP and LPS1175 with an exceptionally careful construction approach. T-SQUARED provided a fully integrated design and build solution, with particular attention to bio-security, critical building services, and electrical services. Office and support spaces are designed to seamlessly blend with the facility building services.
Our specialised engineers designed the extensive and complex building services on a modular basis for fast installation. This also allowed early switch-on piece-by-piece, significantly accelerating testing and commissioning and allowing more time for our in-house validation teams to conduct the essential performance integrity testing.
T-SQUARED's end-to-end skillset allowed this critical project to happen in record time. Even our commercial team played a fully integrated part in our delivery strategy, tracking and recording project changes on-the-go alongside our design and construction teams for maximum efficiency and reliability.
With this cutting-edge research facility handed over, there will be no rest for the T-SQUARED team at Porton Down as we commence on the second Vaccine Testing Facility
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Site plan
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Testing
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Discussion
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Group Testing
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Sajid Javid
