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title: "Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiome IID3: New Perspectives Infectious Intestinal Disease"
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# Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiome IID3: New Perspectives Infectious Intestinal Disease

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/metagenomic-profiling-of-gut-microbiome-iid3-new-perspectives-infectious-intestinal-diseas-ocds-h6vhtk-077f18). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Food Standards Agency: "Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiome IID3: New Perspectives Infectious Intestinal Disease". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Food Standards Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-food-standards-agency-gov-d102)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £599,689 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/metagenomic-profiling-of-gut-microbiome-iid3-new-perspectives-infectious-intestinal-diseas-ocds-h6vhtk-077f18#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077f18`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/metagenomic-profiling-of-gut-microbiome-iid3-new-perspectives-infectious-intestinal-diseas-ocds-h6vhtk-077f18#tl-md)

## Description
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is an independent Government department working across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to protect public health and consumers wider interest in food.  We make sure food is safe and what it says it is. 
The FSA are looking to appoint a supplier to deliver a research project to undertake metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses of faecal samples generated as part of The Third Study of Infectious Intestinal Disease (IID3), alongside other relevant datasets. The study aims to improve our understanding of the causes of IID and to characterise the prevalence and diversity of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in IID samples. 
The contract will run for a period of 24 months, with an optional 6-month extension period if required. The maximum budget assigned for this project is £600,000, excluding VAT.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiome IID3: New Perspectives Infectious Intestinal Disease (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **University of Liverpool**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-179301`
  - Value: £599,689 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 30/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F093049-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-01T16:24:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T01:56:33.475Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077f18