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# Genetically Modified Organisms in Food and Feed for Northern Ireland

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/genetically-modified-organisms-in-food-and-feed-for-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-045a25). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Food Standards Agency: "Genetically Modified Organisms in Food and Feed for Northern Ireland". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## 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:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 July 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services, Research and development services and related consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £92,091 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045a25`

## 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/genetically-modified-organisms-in-food-and-feed-for-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-045a25#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/genetically-modified-organisms-in-food-and-feed-for-northern-ireland-ocds-h6vhtk-045a25#participate

## Description
The designated laboratory will carry out the provision of Services for the National Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Organisms in Food and Feed for NI and will play a vital role in protecting consumers against the use of any unauthorised GMO ingredients in food and feed.  The NRL will provide specialist advice as requested by the FSA and technical support to the NI enforcement process for food, feed and products thereof.  The NRL will also provide support to the official control laboratories for NI for GMO control and will be required to identify and participate at international GMO meetings and networks to build expertise and knowledge in the area.

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

- **Estimated Value:** £1

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

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 021104-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Portal Account Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147726`
  - Value: £46,045 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 038090-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AGES**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-131244`
  - Value: £46,045 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 021104-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £46,045
  - Signed Date: 30/09/2024

- **Contract:** 038090-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £46,045
  - Signed Date: 30/09/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021104-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-14T09:10:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T20:50:59.513Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045a25