Published date: 12 June 2025

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Awarded contract (published 12 June 2025)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research laboratory services - 73111000

Location of contract

YO1 7PR

Value of contract

£1 to £750,000

Procurement reference

CF-3070500D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

12 June 2025

Closing date

17 April 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

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

The NRL for Food and Feed Microbiology and Foodborne Viruses for Northern Ireland will play a vital role in protecting consumers from illness that could arise from the consumption of foods (including bivalve molluscs) contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms. The NRL will provide specialist advice as requested by the FSA and technical support to the NI enforcement process for food, feed and products thereof. 



The designated laboratory(ies) will carry out the provision of Services for the NRLs for NI for the following areas: 



Lot 1 NRL for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 

Lot 2 NRL for Campylobacter, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella 

Lot 3 NRL for Coagulase positive Staphylococci (including Staphylococcus aureus) 

Lot 4 NRL for Escherichia coli, including Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), also referred to as Verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC) 

Lot 5 NRL for Foodborne Viruses (including bivalve molluscs)  

 

Public health protection from illness that could arise from the consumption of unsafe food is required under the provisions of general food law.  

This is a 4 year contract with an optional 2 year extension. The estimated value of the Contract is estimated to be between £0 - £750,000 (inc VAT) for the total duration, including the 2 year extension. The FSA is not required to take the extension.

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Award information

Awarded date

10 June 2025

Contract start date

1 May 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Total value of contract

£59,996.22

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Sciensano

Address

Wytsmanstraat, Rue Juliette, 1050

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

FSA Commercial

Address

Food Standards Agency
York
YO1 7PR
United Kingdom

Email

fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk