Published date: 1 August 2025

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


Closing: 25 June 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Northern Ireland

Value of contract

£128,938.95

Procurement reference

CF-3138200D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

1 August 2025

Closing date

25 June 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This is a dual lot tender. Tenders are invited to bid for both lots together or one lot. After a failed open procurement, the works were direct awarded to the supplier.
The NRL for Parasites for NI will play a vital role in protecting consumers from illness that could arise from the consumption of fish infected with parasites such as Anisakis and meat infected with parasites such as Trichinella and Echinococcus. 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 Parasites - Anisakis  
Lot 2 NRL for Parasites - Trichinella and Echinococcus 

Award information

Awarded date

2 July 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Total value of contract

£107,449.12

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)

Address

18 Kildare Street, D02 WK12

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

FSA Commercial

Address

Foss House
York
YO1 7PR
United Kingdom

Email

fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk