Official UK procurement notice
Literature Review: Allergenicity of cell cultivated products
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCell cultivated products (CCPs) and alternative proteins produced by biomass or precision fermentation are an emergent food sector around the world. The FSA CCP Sandbox programme is a two-year programme designed to inform regulatory actions that strike the right balance between supporting innovation and ensuring consumers safety. CCPs claim to have benefits in protein quality, environmental impact, and improved animal welfare implications.
The FSA is seeking a supplier to deliver an allergenicity focussed literature review of CCPs under a 6-month contract. The work will investigate the knowledge gap in the allergenic risks of CCPs. An indicative budget of up to £40,000(excluding VAT) has been allocated to this project within the 2026/2027 financial year. Tenderers should ensure proposals remain within this budget envelope offer and demonstrate value for money.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£40,000
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: See Specification for more details. The technical criteria is broken down into 6 sections.
- Commercial: See specification for more details. The Commercial section is split into 5 sub-sections.
- 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
- 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
- 16 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 16:06 BST
- Authority reference
C424501- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023354- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066aafFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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
16 Mar 2026 → 19 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published226 days ago16 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMT
- Clarification questions by212 days ago30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline184 days ago27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published131 days ago19 Jun 2026, 16:06 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Mar 2026- Tender notice published16 Mar 2026, 10:16 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Apr 2026, 11:07 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 27 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST17 Apr 2026, 11:07 BST+7 days · was 20 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract details notice published19 Jun 2026, 16:06 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 16:06 BST
Published amendments (1)
Please note that the deadline for submission of the Invitation to Tender has been extended. The tender will now close on 27 April 2026 12:00, rather than 20 April. This extension is to ensure all suppliers are given sufficient time to prepare and submit their responses. All other aspects of the Invitation to Tender remain unchanged.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fera Science Ltd | £39,717 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Literature Review: Allergenicity of cell cultivated products · Fera Science Ltd
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Value
- £39,717
- Period
- 17 Jun 2026 – 15 Jan 2027 · up to 12 Feb 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 4 weeks by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fera Science LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender