Official UK procurement notice
Imported Food Sampling, Analysis and Reporting Framework
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSampling of imported food products at a retail level across GB to help identify and provide evidence for emerging food safety risks from imported foods. Contract broken into annual Work Packages to be agreed by FSA.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research and experimental development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1FS430790 The Supplier will carry out specific imported food commodity sampling,…AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
FS430790 The Supplier will carry out specific imported food commodity sampling, transportation to labs and analytical testing for a range of residues/contaminants. The work packages are expected to be agreed annually, starting in April 2026 with each package concluding, including delivery of the draft final report before March the following year.<br/>Although it would be our intention to request work annually, there is a reliance on FSA receiving a sufficient budget to allow this to happen. The FSA cannot guarantee any work packages.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 80%
- Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Commercial: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Feb 2025, 16:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2025, 10:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C337355 / C365411- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047543- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dde4Find a Tender
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 27 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Feb 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened11 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline27 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published11 Aug 2025, 10:38 BST
- Contract starts354 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2025, 10:38 BST
- Buyer details updated11 Aug 2025, 10:38 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fera Science LtdSubcontracting: UK Health Security Agency – Food, Water and Environment Microbiology Services, York acting as subcontractors to provide relevant expertise and deliver the microbiological analysis activities required to deliver this work. | £450,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 047543-2025-1 · Fera Science Ltd
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2025
- Value
- £450,000
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- FSAReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fera Science LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.