Published date: 8 January 2021
This notice was replaced on 17 June 2021
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 17 June 2021, last edited 12 July 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Research laboratory services - 73111000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
tender_240962/917019
Published date
8 January 2021
Closing date
11 February 2021
Closing time
12am
Contract start date
1 April 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2025
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
This project is to re-procure the contract for the UK National Reference Laboratory for Food Contaminants from the 1st April 2021 for four years (incorporating a two-year break point for review in 2023). The FSA will confirm if they wish to proceed with the break point by variation to the contract, confirming intentions and any changes to the requirement.
The appointed laboratory will carry out the provision of services for the UK National Reference Laboratory for Food Contaminants for the following areas in food:
- Lot 1 - NRL for Mycotoxins and Plant Toxins in Feed and Food
- Lot 2 - NRL for Metals and Nitrogenous Compounds in Feed and Food
- Lot 3 - NRL for Processing Contaminants
- Lot 4 - NRL for Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Feed and Food
- *Lot 5 - NRL for Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
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