UKRI-3180 - Architectural Design Standard for all new buildings and major refurbishment designs across STFC Prior Information Notice

The Estates Department within STFC is responsible for delivering all capital projects across all STFC campuses. There is a recently updated project delivery process which sets out a standard approach to the conception and delivery of capital projects - this extends to major refurbishments.

There is a set of design standards which are provided to the design team covering relevant building aspects including security, environmental sustainability, MEP, Soft-FM etc.

The architectural design will bring all of these together and provide a focus for design quality as required by STFC. This suite of design standards will be issued to design teams as a contractual document and they will be expected to design in accordance with them, though a process for derogation does exist.

Please refer to the below links to understand more about STFC and our existing information:

RAL and Daresbury Development Plans:

https://www.ukri.org/publications/daresbury-laboratory-development-plan/

https://www.ukri.org/publications/rutherford-appleton-laboratory-framework-development-plan/

About STFC:

https://www.ukri.org/about-us/stfc/locations/

New facilities:

RFI (completed) - https://www.harwellcampus.com/facilities/rosalind-franklin/

NQCC (in construction) - https://www.nqcc.ac.uk/

EPAC (building completed, laser being commissioned) - https://www.harwellcampus.com/facilities/extreme-photonics-applications-centre-epac/

NSTF (building completed, equipment being commissioned) - https://www.harwellcampus.com/national-satellite-test-facility-welcomes-airbus/