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# The Swale - Shellfish Quality Monitoring

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-swale-shellfish-quality-monitoring-ocds-h6vhtk-05ecca). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Swale Borough Council: "The Swale - Shellfish Quality Monitoring". Published status: complete. Published Value: £0. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Swale Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/swale-borough-council-ons-e07000113)
- **Published Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Environmental quality control services, Shellfish
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £64,727 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-swale-shellfish-quality-monitoring-ocds-h6vhtk-05ecca#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ecca`

## 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/the-swale-shellfish-quality-monitoring-ocds-h6vhtk-05ecca#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2Fdelta%2FmainMenu.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-swale-shellfish-quality-monitoring-ocds-h6vhtk-05ecca#participate

## Description
The contract will involve the service provider collecting samples of shellfish and water in accordance with the current Food Standards Agency (FSA) and The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) relevant documents, including the Protocol for the Collection of Shellfish under the Microbiological Classification Monitoring Program and the Protocol for the Collection and Transport of Shellfish Samples for the Purposes of Official Control Monitoring of Classified Shellfish Production Areas in England and Wales: Marine Biotoxins and Chemical Contaminants. In practical terms the service will involve taking the required amount of water and flesh samples of shellfish from classified beds in The Swale, storing and transporting shellfish to the Public Health England FWEM laboratory for analysis and all associated administration.
The contract shall commence on 1 April 2026 and terminate on 31 March 2029.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 03312200, 90714500
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029

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

  - Supplier(s): **MARINE FARM SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-131716`
  - Value: £64,727 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** The Swale - Shellfish Quality Monitoring (active)
  - Signed Value: £64,727
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078853-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-07T11:29:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T16:33:21.941Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ecca