Published date: 29 November 2019

This notice was replaced on 6 December 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 17 April 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Experimental development services - 73120000

  • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_225404/816214

Published date

29 November 2019

Approach to market date

6 December 2019

Contract start date

14 February 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

Around half (by value) of all food consumed in the UK is imported. The FSA intends to carry out sampling, analysis and reporting of imported food products across the UK to help identify emerging food safety risks from imported foods. Tenders will be invited to carry out food commodity sampling, transportation of commodities to labs and physical analysis tests of specific imported food. The timeline for completion of this service is 31st March 2020. The work is expected to start February 2020 and the tender will be issued in early December 2020.


About the buyer

Address

Foss House
York
YO1 7PR
England

Email

FSA.procurement@food.gov.uk