Official UK procurement notice
THE PROVISION OF A GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND WIDE FOOD SAMPLE COLLECTION AND PURCHASE PROGRAMME FOR PESTICIDE RESIDUES TESTING 2026 ONWARD
Authority: Health and Safety Executive (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionHSE CRD is responsible for delivering national programmes of monitoring pesticide residues in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland food supply on behalf of DEFRA and DEARA (a part of the NI executive). GB national law and in Northern Ireland under the terms of the Windsor Framework (Regulation 396/2005 and Regulation 2021/1355 ) requires Great Britain and Northern Ireland to monitor pesticide residues in food. The testing programme must also include the analysis of obligatory named foods for a specific list of pesticides as detailed by the GB co-ordinated multi-annual control plan and the annual EU regulation for a co-ordinated multiannual control programme. The most recent requirements for Northern Ireland and member states for 2026 are set out in Regulation 2024/989.
The collection and purchase of retail samples to send to different official laboratories for testing is currently part of these programmes and it is this aspect of the programme that is now being re-tendered for samples collected in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The aim of the programme is to collect samples across the country as part of different food surveys which may span specific periods of the year or the full year. Broadly being representative of market share by the key retailers and covering various geographic areas on a rolling basis.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Sept 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Miscellaneous services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£1,276,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Great BritainAwardedRenewal UK, North East +10Published value£836,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Northern IrelandAwardedRenewal Northern IrelandPublished value£440,000
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Cost
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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 1 Sept 2030
- First published
- 18 Jul 2025, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 16:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
1.11.4.4770- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056302- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056246Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Further information on the full requirements can be found via In Tend.
The procurement documents will be available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
in-tendhost.co.uk/hse/aspx/Home ↗
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Timeline
18 Jul 2025 → 14 Apr 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published18 Jul 2025, 15:22 BST
- Market engagement4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
HSE will be conducting a webinar style presentation for interested parties to learn more about our requirements and to enable the market to submit requests for clarification.
The webinar will take place on Monday 4th August 2025, most likely in the afternoon however this is subject to final confirmation.
Any potential bidders that wish to attend must send a request to be invited via email to [email protected]. Please quote the tender reference number in the subject line. You should also provide the email addresses of any individuals you would like to attend. We will then send those an MS invite to the session.
This will be the only pre-market engagement activity that will take place for this opportunity, please potential bidders should note that if they are unable to attend, they will not be excluded from bidding once the full tender is published.
- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 15:48 BST
- Submission deadline372 days ago14 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent348 days ago7 Nov 2025
- Award decision expected by347 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends336 days ago18 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts293 days ago1 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published190 days ago14 Apr 2026, 16:56 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Jul 2025, 15:22 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 15:48 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,276,00012 Sept 2025, 15:48 BSTwas £1,130,000
- Status changed to active12 Sept 2025, 15:48 BST
- Procurement method changed12 Sept 2025, 15:48 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST12 Sept 2025, 15:48 BST
- Contract award notice published7 Nov 2025, 15:29 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Nov 2025, 15:29 GMT
- Contract signature expected28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Apr 2026, 16:56 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 18 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Mintel Group Ltd1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029Extensions: It is HSE's intention to extend the contract to the maximum duration of 4 years, subject to financial approval and agreement from both parties. | £1,276,000 | 7 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Mintel Group Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,276,000
- Period
- 17 Mar 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional extension of 2 further years, which will be used if there are no changes to requirements and there are no substantial issues with service delivery.
3 agreed KPIs: Shopping days per quarter · Rejection of the samples · None
- Shopping days per quarter, The Contractor must carry out 6 shopping days per quarter and obtain 95% of scheduled samples.
- Rejection of the samples, The Contractor must have no more than 5% rejection of the samples obtained during each quarterly shop.
- None, Not applicable
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Great Britain | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Northern Ireland | 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MINTEL GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- 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