Provision of The Biomedical Engineering Hub at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore - Building for University College London/RNOH

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The project is to build a new institute, the “Biomedical Engineering Hub” (BEH) to house new facilities and also re-provide accommodation from UCL’s existing buildings on the site, which are earmarked for demolition as part of the separate RNOH Master-plan project, this demolition will be outside the scope of this contract. The new building will provide accommodation and facilities for the existing Medical Sciences and Engineering staff at Stanmore together with RNOH colleagues and expansion. There are growing collaborations between the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Engineering and the RNOH and the new BEH will allow these collaborations to grow and provide room for the expansion which is already occurring. There will be RNOH accommodation within the BEH for their Histopathology and R&I Departments. Innovation and engagement through the design, prototyping and fabrication of novel medical devices will be at the core of the new facility. It will be central to the teaching, research and will be part of direct engagement with clinicians and industry. Incubation and development of micro-start-ups are an important part of the strategy reflecting the UCL Enterprise Strategy. This project will expand and improve the teaching facilities at Stanmore, enhancing the student experience. New courses will be launched and are currently being developed jointly by Medical Sciences and Engineering. There is a small portion of Clean Room Laboratory Facilities within the proposals for which a specialist Clean Room Turnkey Contractor will be appointed to feed into the developing RIBA Stage 3 design. It is anticipated that this organisation be ‘named’ in the GC Works Design & Build Form of Contract for the main construction contract. An indicative schedule of areas is: Teaching = 601 sqm RNOH Laboratories & Consulting Areas (excl. office) =214 sqm Workshops = 224 sqm Primary Laboratories = 235 sqm Office/Write up = 657 sqm Specialist Labs = 437 sqm Clean Room Suite = 79 sqm Shared (stores/meeting rooms/etc.) = 184 sqm Balance & Plant (excl. external Goods Yard/Incl. Substation) = 1362 sqm Total Net Internal Area = 3993 sqm The Building is currently proposed to be 4 Levels of accommodation with a plant level above and the contents of each floor is currently: • Ground Floor: Main Entrance, Reception, Café, Workshops, Student Seminar Rooms, Student Break Out, Metrology & LIRC Specialist Laboratories, RNOH Consulting Room Suite, Stores, External Goods Yard, Welfare Facilities including WCs. • First Floor: Student Hub, Offices, Meeting Rooms, Wet & Dry Teaching Laboratories with support spaces, Robotics Research Laboratories, Welfare Facilities including WCs. • Second Floor: Offices, RNOH Histopathology Laboratories, Wet Research Laboratories and WCs. • Third Floor: Offices, Primary & Secondary Research Wet Laboratories, Electronics laboratory • Fourth Floor: Enclosed Plant Room with External Chiller Well