Published date: 15 January 2024

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


Closing: 23 October 2023, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£1,944,000

Procurement reference

CF-0221000D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

15 January 2024

Closing date

23 October 2023

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

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?

No

Description

Current legislation requires that classified shellfish production and relaying areas are monitored for microbiological contamination, marine biotoxins, harmful algae and chemical contamination. This forms part of an official control monitoring programme. In Scotland, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is the competent authority with responsibility for the implementation and delivery of the Scottish shellfish official control (OC) monitoring programme.
Cefas is the laboratory designated by FSS to provide a completely managed, high quality service for the provision of this programme across Scotland. Services delegated to Cefas include co-ordinating the programme, arranging the collection of samples and delivering the required testing, and this in line with relevant national legislation as well as FSS policies and protocols.
Cefas requires the Contractor to provide a completely managed, high quality service for the provision of Sample Collection for various species of live bivalve molluscs and water in Scotland as defined in relevant Legislation.

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Award information

Awarded date

18 December 2023

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£1,944,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

HMMH (Scotland) Ltd

Address

Balkemback, Tealing, Angus, Scotland, UK DD4 0RF

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Lisa Scott

Address

Pakefield Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0HT
United Kingdom

Email

procure@cefas.gov.uk