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# Specialist Science and Contingency Services - Food Contingency Laboratory

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-science-and-contingency-services-food-contingency-laboratory-ocds-h6vhtk-04ee8b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Food Standards Agency: "Specialist Science and Contingency Services - Food Contingency Laboratory". Published status: complete. Published 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)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services, Research laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,589,260 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ee8b`

## 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/specialist-science-and-contingency-services-food-contingency-laboratory-ocds-h6vhtk-04ee8b#tl-md)

## Description
This notice is for information only and is not a call for competition. FSA would like to notify the intention to directly award a service contract for Food Contingency Laboratory Services as part of the Specialist Science and Contingency Services Agreement tendered by Defra. We have identified no alternative provider following extensive market engagement who have the capability and capacity to deliver the service.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 73111000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The existing Long Term Service Agreement under which these services are provided will expire on 31 March 2025. Defra as the commercial lead, sought a replacement commercial arrangement to provide critical scientific evidence and contingency services ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009941-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Fera Science Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170793`
  - Value: £3,589,260 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009941-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,589,260
  - Signed Date: 17/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009941-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-18T15:11:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T06:23:30.881Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ee8b