Published date: 16 April 2020

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


Closing: 22 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£149,950

Procurement reference

tender_211905/850488

Published date

16 April 2020

Closing date

22 January 2020

Contract start date

2 March 2020

Contract end date

1 March 2025

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

There has been a long-established European Commission requirement (EC/1258/2011) requesting member states to annually communicate results of nitrate monitoring in leafy green vegetables, and report on the progress of the adoption of codes of good agricultural practice by industry.

The survey will monitor tissue nitrate levels in domestically grown leafy green vegetables, providing a snapshot of UK compliance rates with legislative maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1258/2011 of 2 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for nitrates in foodstuffs.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

FS101228 Nitrate monitoring of domestic leafy green vegetables

  • Opportunity
  • Published 11 December 2019, last edited 19 December 2019

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

17 February 2020

Contract start date

2 March 2020

Contract end date

1 March 2025

Total value of contract

£149,950

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

RSK ADAS Limited

Address

Spring Lodge, Helsby, Cheshire, WA6 0AR, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Foss House, Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PR
England

Email

fsa.procurement@food.gov.uk