Published date: 16 May 2024
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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-2375100D0O000000rwimUAA
Published date
16 May 2024
Closing date
17 June 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 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.
More information
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To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.
Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:
Phone: 0800 9956035
E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk
About the buyer
Contact name
FSA Commercial
Address
Food Standards Agency
York
YO1 7PR
United Kingdom
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