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National Reference Laboratory for Feed and Food Additives

Research and development services and related consultancy services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Food Standards Agency: "National Reference Laboratory for Feed and Food Additives". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityFood Standards AgencyScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
2.2Bids / Report
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 28 active published awards; 21 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityFood Standards Agency
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published31 Jan 2025, 20:46 GMT
Last source update31 Jan 2025, 20:46 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-046d98
What is being bought
The appointed laboratory will carry out the provision of services for the UK NRL for feed and food additives. The contract will be delivered over four years, starting 1st April 2025, to end 31st March 2029. There will be an optional 2-year extension that can be enacted by variation.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    31 Jan 2025, 20:46 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    31 Jan 2025, 20:46 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    31 Jan 2025, 20:46 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    31 Jan 2025, 20:46 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    31 Jan 2025, 20:46 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £1
    5 Jun 2024, 13:44 BST
  7. Status changed to active
    5 Jun 2024, 13:44 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    5 Jun 2024, 13:44 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to 8 Jul 2024, 01:00 BST
    5 Jun 2024, 13:44 BST
  10. Buyer information updated
    5 Jun 2024, 13:44 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The FSA and FSS are responsible for Official Feed and Food Controls across the UK. The UK has a legal obligation to appoint NRLs for feed and food safety. NRLs provide advice and support to food, feed, and food contact materials enforcement laboratories and the FSA and FSS to ensure a harmonised approach to food safety enforcement. NRLs are responsible for setting standards for routine procedures and reliable testing methods in the regulated areas of feed and food. This delivers consumer protection and effective, risk-based, and proportionate regulation and enforcement.<br/><br/><br/><br/>The appointed laboratory will carry out the provision of services for the UK NRL for feed and food additives.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 Jan 2025, 20:46 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 9 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT · £382,503
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Fera Science Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£382,503 · signed 9 Jan 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 7 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Food Standards Agency

Contracting authority GB-FTS-78281
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  • Food Standards Agency
    buyer
    reviewBody

    YO1 7PR, York, UKI32, 7PR
    fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk

  • Fera Science Limited
    supplier

    09413107
    York Biotech Campus Sand Hutton York, Biotech Campus, UK, YO41 1LZ
    tracker@fera.co.uk

  • Food Standards Agency
    mediationBody

    Floors 6 and 7, Clive House, 70 Petty France, London, SW1H 9EX
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