Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Laboratory Testing for the Imported Food Office
Authority: London Borough of Hillingdon (Local council)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Hillingdon were looking for a supplier or suppliers that can analyse imports of feed and food for the following contaminants:Pesticide residues (fresh produce), Microbiological contaminants, Mycotoxins and other miscellaneous testing.
Suppliers could choose to submit a tender for all, some or none of the Lots as outlined above with the London Borough of Hillingdon reserves the right to award some, all of none of the Lots.
The Council does not guarantee any minimum or maximum volume of samples under this contract.
The Contract will be for an initial term of 4 years extendable at for a period of 2 years, giving a total of 6 years (the Term).
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 7 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Laboratory services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£1,260,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Pesticide residues (fresh produce)AwardedRenewalPublished value£105,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Microbiological analysisAwardedRenewalPublished value£420,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3MycotoxinsAwardedRenewalPublished value£105,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Other categories of analysisAwardedRenewalPublished value£630,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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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 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 7 Apr 2030
- First published
- 3 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031273- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0660e5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All tender documents will be made available via the tender portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗ (the Portal).
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published233 days ago3 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMT
- Market engagement209 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
To participate in our Pre-Market Engagement exercise please email to the following:
Please quote "Pesticide Analyses - market engagement" in the email title.
(do not include any marking material)
You will then be sent a short market engagement questionnaire, please then complete and return this by the stated deadline in the questionnaire.
We would encourage all interested parties to register for free at supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗ where this opportunity will be advertised in due course.
- Tender notice published198 days ago7 Apr 2026, 09:42 BST
- Next notice expected198 days ago7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by184 days ago21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline170 days ago5 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by73 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent64 days ago20 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST
- Standstill ends51 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 39 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Pipeline notice published3 Mar 2026, 13:54 GMTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Mar 2026, 08:32 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 09:42 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active7 Apr 2026, 09:42 BST
- Deadline published: 5 May 2026, 17:00 BST7 Apr 2026, 09:42 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Aug 2026, 15:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Public Analyst Scientific Services LimitedSME1 Dec 2026 – 30 Nov 2030 · up to 30 Nov 2032Extensions: The Contract will be for an initial term of 4 years extendable for a period of 2 years, giving a total of 6 years (the Term). · Options: The Council does not guarantee any minimum or maximum volume of samples under this contract therefore the right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. | £2,393,228 inc. VAT | 31 Jul 2026standstill to 1 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Pesticide residues (fresh produce) | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Microbiological analysis | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Mycotoxins | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Other categories of analysis | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PUBLIC ANALYST SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender