Official UK procurement notice
Honey authenticity -DNA + SORS methods for the authentication of Chinese honey
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£75,955published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Cranfield University
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe FSA required the Supplier to validate and optimize the DNA-based qPCR and SORS methods that were developed in the first feasibility study. This should be done on Chinese honey representative of UK imports and to further investigate the suitability of qPCR, digital PCR and metabarcoding methodologies for honey authenticity purposes.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 11:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2025, 11:57 GMT
- Authority reference
C394638- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068512- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d418Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published27 Oct 2025, 11:57 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £75,9551 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Oct 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranfield University | £75,955 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Honey authenticity -DNA + SORS methods for the authentication of Chinese honey · Cranfield University
- Signed
- 26 Oct 2025
- Value
- £75,955
- Period
- 27 Oct 2025 – 27 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cranfield UniversityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender