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Lough Neagh Sampling Plan - 2025-2026 (WFSR)

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BuyerFood Standards Agency
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published6 Aug 2025

What is being bought

The contract is for the supply of Fish Testing and Reporting services to the Food Standards Agency. The successful supplier is Wageningen Food Safety Research. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is currently undertaking a critical fish sampling and testing programme focused on cyanotoxins in fish harvested from Lough Neagh. This follows findings from the 2024/25 programme, which identified the presence of microcystins in fish flesh and anatoxins in viscera, both of which pose risks to human and animal health. Testing conducted by Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR) for: • Microcystins/Nodularin • Anatoxins/Cylindrospermopsins • Saxitoxins Please Note : The date recorded as the signed date in this UK 7 notice is incorrect. The correct signed date is 08/08/2025

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

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Related procurements

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Awards

Contracts

Lough Neagh Sampling Plan - 2025-2026 (WFSR)

Statusactive
Value€169,414

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0582d2
Latest release ID046669-2025
Latest release timestampWed Aug 06 2025 15:26:31 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - without competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
6 Aug 2025award, contract046669-2025

All source data

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