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# Bacterial Contamination of Bivalve Molluscs FS616026 NRL

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bacterial-contamination-of-bivalve-molluscs-fs616026-nrl-ocds-h6vhtk-044b6b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Food Standards Agency: "Bacterial Contamination of Bivalve Molluscs FS616026 NRL". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Food Standards Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-food-standards-agency-gov-d102)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services, Research and development consultancy services, Research laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-044b6b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bacterial-contamination-of-bivalve-molluscs-fs616026-nrl-ocds-h6vhtk-044b6b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bacterial-contamination-of-bivalve-molluscs-fs616026-nrl-ocds-h6vhtk-044b6b#participate

## Description
The National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) designated by the FSA and FSS in accordance with Assimilated Law 2017/625 are a critical part of our national infrastructure for delivering a safe and authentic food system. The NRLs play a pivotal role in food safety enforcement by providing support and impartial expert advice to Official Laboratories (OLs) and for the FSA and FSS on testing of food and feed, identifying new areas of research interest and emerging threats, developing novel analytical methods and providing advice and testing capability during an emergency incident.<br/>The appointed laboratory will carry out the provision of services for the UK National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for bacteriological contamination of live bivalve molluscs.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71900000, 73111000, 73200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009262-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-21T16:44:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:49:00.564Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-044b6b