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title: "FS616035 NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY for Feed Additives"
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# FS616035 NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY for Feed Additives

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fs616035-national-reference-laboratory-for-feed-additives-ocds-h6vhtk-0288fd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Food Standards Agency: "FS616035 NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY for Feed Additives". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: food.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Food Standards Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-food-standards-agency-gov-d102)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 February 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £763,666 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0288fd`

## 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/fs616035-national-reference-laboratory-for-feed-additives-ocds-h6vhtk-0288fd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [food.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffood.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fs616035-national-reference-laboratory-for-feed-additives-ocds-h6vhtk-0288fd#participate

## Description
The appointed laboratory will carry out the provision of services for the UK National Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives in the following areas:
1.	NRL Service: to maintain safety standards of feed additives by coordinating and supporting the network of official feed laboratories in the UK.  The NRL provides advice and support on methods of official control testing, ensuring the delivery of risk-based and food/feed enforcement to protect consumers.
2.	Feed additives regulated product authorisation: is an essential part of the agri-sector. Feed additives may not be put on the market without pre-market authorisation. From 1st January 2021, the Food Standards Agency will provide the function for feed additive authorisations, which will  only be granted after a scientific evaluation demonstrating the efficacy of the additive and the absence of harmful effects to human and animal health, and to the environment and an evaluation of the method of analysis. The successful contractor wil

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

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The appointed laboratory will carry out the provision of services for the UK National Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives in the following areas:
1.	NRL Service: to maintain safety standards of feed additives by coordinating and supporting the ne...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 019123-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **LGC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185801`
  - Value: £763,666 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 019123-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £763,666
  - Signed Date: 02/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019123-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-06T21:44:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:10:34.962Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0288fd