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title: "FS101210 Radioactivity Food Environment (RIFE) Report"
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# FS101210 Radioactivity Food Environment (RIFE) Report

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fs101210-radioactivity-food-environment-rife-report-ocds-h6vhtk-03518b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The environment agencies and the FSA manage an annual monitoring programme, which gathers data on the levels of radioactivity in food, and the environment (RIFE) (air, water, sediment, gamma dose rate, etc.). These, together with the most up to date habits data, are then used to conduct retrospective dose assessments to check that radiation dose to members of the public, as a result of authorised discharges, are within legal limits. Any supplier who doesn't respond to this call for competition and meet the required criteria set out in Bravo will be excluded from the bidding process for this project.

## 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:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 August 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03518b`

## 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/fs101210-radioactivity-food-environment-rife-report-ocds-h6vhtk-03518b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fs101210-radioactivity-food-environment-rife-report-ocds-h6vhtk-03518b#participate

## Description
The environment agencies and the FSA manage an annual monitoring programme, which gathers data on the levels of radioactivity in food, and the environment (RIFE) (air, water, sediment, gamma dose rate, etc.). These, together with the most up to date habits data, are then used to conduct retrospective dose assessments to check that radiation dose to members of the public, as a result of authorised discharges, are within legal limits. The assessment and report are critical to the FSA’s strategic aim that food in UK is safe to eat.
The contractor (or lead contractor in the case of a consortium bid) should demonstrate an organisational project management culture and individual project management qualifications or equivalent experience such that they can successfully deliver this project on time and budget.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This is a call for competition, suppliers interested in this work should access Bravo on the link provided. Any supplier who doesn't respond to this call for competition and meet the required criteria set out in Bravo will be excluded from the biddin...
- **Contract Period:** 01/04/2023 to 01/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019171-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-13T12:43:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-08T17:10:33.187Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03518b