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# Sampling and testing of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in waterways

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sampling-and-testing-of-shiga-toxin-producing-e-coli-in-waterways-ocds-h6vhtk-05a75a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Food Standards Agency: "Sampling and testing of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in waterways". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Food Standards Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/food-standards-agency-GB-PPON-PJRM-6866-LYYX)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 November 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development consultancy services, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Research laboratory services, Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £265,017 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sampling-and-testing-of-shiga-toxin-producing-e-coli-in-waterways-ocds-h6vhtk-05a75a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a75a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/sampling-and-testing-of-shiga-toxin-producing-e-coli-in-waterways-ocds-h6vhtk-05a75a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome.)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sampling-and-testing-of-shiga-toxin-producing-e-coli-in-waterways-ocds-h6vhtk-05a75a#participate

## Description
The Food Standards Agency has awarded a contract for sampling and testing of shiga toxin-producing e-coli (STEC) in waterways. 
The purpose of the work described here is to characterise the diversity of STEC strains present in the environment nearby areas used for farming different livestock species, by sampling and testing nearby waterways. By establishing a better “fingerprint” of STEC strains typically associated with livestock farm types, we can attribute the proportion of human STEC cases to different livestock species which will help to understand sources and pathways of contamination of secondary food types such as salad crops. Understanding what proportion of human cases of STEC are attributable to different livestock farm types may also help growers take a proportionate risk management approach to protecting consumers.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73110000, 73111000, 73200000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 30/04/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** C407408 Sampling and testing of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in waterways (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **20/30 Labs**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184021`
  - Value: £265,017
  - Date: 12/12/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** C407408 Sampling and testing of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in waterways (active)
  - Signed Value: £265,017
  - Signed Date: 16/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061924-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-18T16:18:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T09:27:10.726Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a75a