Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 29 Sept 2025, 14:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Long term impact of PFAS on food safety and regulation

Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£45,000£54,000 inc. VAT3.4% below published estimate

Submissions closed 27 Oct 2025awarded 30 Nov 2025

Awarded to Ricardo AEA Ltd

Contract term 4 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

An assessment of potential impacts of the presence of PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ in the overall environment for food safety and the UK food system over the next 10 years.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£45,000

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo)Value: £45,000 exc. VAT · £54,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services 73110000 Research services 73200000 Research and development consultancy services 79310000 Market research services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
See PSQ in Atamis.

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: Total score out of 100. Technical and Commercial split 80/20

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
See PSQ in Atamis.

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: 29 Sept 2025, 14:55 BST
Last source update: 1 Dec 2025, 08:45 GMT
Authority reference: C389294
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-060553
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Market research servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a426 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Reserved participation area: K02000001

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: 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 13 Oct 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 ↗. Failure to do so may result in the tender response not being processed by the system or the response being automatically disqualified during the evaluation stage of the tender process.

Timeline

29 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published387 days ago
29 Sept 2025, 14:55 BST
Clarification questions by373 days ago
13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline359 days ago
27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts324 days ago
1 Dec 2025
Latest notice published324 days ago
1 Dec 2025, 08:45 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
29 Sept 2025, 14:55 BST
UK4
Contract details notice published
1 Dec 2025, 08:45 GMT
UK7
Status changed to complete
1 Dec 2025, 08:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £43,4501 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ricardo AEA Ltd	£43,450 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Long-term impact of PFAS on food safety and regulation · Ricardo AEA Ltd
Signed
30 Nov 2025
Value
£43,450
Period
1 Dec 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 name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ricardo Energy & EnvironmentAwarded supplier Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, The Gemini Building, Fermi Avenue,, Harwell, South East, OX11 0QRContact 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 Tender1 Dec 2025, 08:45 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender29 Sept 2025, 14:55 BST