Published date: 2 February 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 14 January 2021, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£60,000

Procurement reference

TRN 4806/12/2020

Published date

2 February 2021

Closing date

14 January 2021

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

15 January 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of BEIS, awarded a contract to LGC Ltd to validate and assess the performance of methods developed by the LGC Ltd to determine cannabidiol (CBD) and illicit cannabinoid content in consumer products, specifically oral food supplements and cosmetic products, and ensure adequate UK testing capability by means of a ring trial.

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The test methods have been developed in-house by LGC Ltd and have already been demonstrated to be fit for purpose across complex food and cosmetic products. This project aims to validate LGC's methods to feed in to potential future UK standards. Once validated by this project, these methods will be published and a ring trial will allow other test houses to demonstrate proficiency and offer a similar service for content verification and wider market surveillance purposes in the future. The ring trial is an open call for laboratories to participate.
OPSS are therefore relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 "Competition is absent for technical reasons" in deciding this requirement is suitable as a Direct Award.

Award information

Awarded date

14 January 2021

Contract start date

15 January 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£60,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LGC (TEDDINGTON) LIMITED

Address

Queens Road
TEDDINGTON
Middlesex
TW11 0LY
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 04090255

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Joshua Swadling

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England

Email

joshua.swadling@beis.gov.uk