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title: "CEFAS22-122 Phytoplankton testing and analysis"
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# CEFAS22-122 Phytoplankton testing and analysis

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas22-122-phytoplankton-testing-and-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-037f56). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cefas: "CEFAS22-122 Phytoplankton testing and analysis". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: defra-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cefas](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cefas-gov-ea53)
- **Published Value:** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 January 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysis services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,800,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037f56`

## 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/cefas22-122-phytoplankton-testing-and-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-037f56#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [defra-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdefra-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas22-122-phytoplankton-testing-and-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-037f56#participate

## Description
Current legislation requires that classified shellfish production areas are monitored for microbiological contamination, marine biotoxins, harmful algae and chemical contamination. This forms part of an official control monitoring programme. In Scotland, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is the competent authority with responsibility for the implementation and delivery of the Scottish shellfish official control (OC) monitoring programme.Cefas is the laboratory designated by FSS to provide a completely managed, high quality service for the provision of this programme across Scotland. Services delegated to Cefas include co-ordinating the programme, arranging the collection of samples and delivering the required testing, and this in line with relevant national legislation as well as FSS policies and protocols.This opportunity appointed a suitable organisation to deliver the water monitoring element of this programme, testing samples to assess concentrations of harmful algae in Scottish classified shellfish production areas, within the context of the FSS OC monitoring programme.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71620000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,600,000
- **Description:** Current legislation requires that classified shellfish production areas are monitored for microbiological contamination, marine biotoxins, harmful algae and chemical contamination. This forms part of an official control monitoring programme. In Scotl...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2023 to 31/03/2028

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009651-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SAMS Enterprise Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-132602`
  - Value: £1,800,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009651-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,800,000
  - Signed Date: 28/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017465-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-20T09:28:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T02:22:29.309Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-037f56