Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 31 Jul 2025, 10:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Impact of new technology in meat production

Official notice

Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£70,000£84,000 inc. VAT2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 1 Sept 2025awarded 6 Oct 2025

Awarded to Camrosh Limited

Contract term 6 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The successful supplier will be required to undertake an assessment of how new technology within the meat production sector might impact the FSA and how it delivers Official Controls over the next 10 years.

It is expected that a successful end product will include a comprehensive examination of technological innovations such as AI and other digital monitoring tools’ impact on Officials Controls. It should assess their effectiveness, reliability and challenges of these technologies in monitoring hygiene and food safety, as well as animal welfare standards in meat establishments.

CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£70,000

Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (6 mo)Value: £70,000 exc. VAT · £84,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 73110000 Research services 73200000 Research and development consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
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What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Technical criteria - 80% Commercial criteria 20% Full details in the tender specification

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
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Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Jul 2025, 10:38 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
Authority reference: C374971
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-044619
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Research and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0569dc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Submission deadline: 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 14 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders for FSA funded projects must be submitted through the health-family single e-Commercial System (Atamis), using the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

31 Jul 2025 → 7 Oct 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
31 Jul 2025, 10:38 BST
Clarification questions by
14 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts391 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published384 days ago
7 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Jul 2025

Tender notice published
31 Jul 2025, 10:38 BST
UK4
Contract details notice published
7 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
UK7
Status changed to complete
7 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £68,6161 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Camrosh Limited	£68,616 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Impact of new technology in meat production · Camrosh Limited
Signed
6 Oct 2025
Value
£68,616
Period
7 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Food Standards Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJRM-6866-LYYX YO1 7PR, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO1 7PRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Camrosh LimitedAwarded supplier St John’s Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB4 0WSContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 16:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender31 Jul 2025, 10:38 BST