Published date: 29 March 2023

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Awarded contract (published 30 March 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

SW1P 3JR

Value of contract

£23,300

Procurement reference

CF-0052300D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

29 March 2023

Closing date

10 March 2023

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

13 March 2023

Contract end date

8 December 2023

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Defra, FSA, FSS and Government Chemist (GC) have been working together to identify areas where Government can facilitate progress on some of the underpinning scientific issues that have emerged regarding authenticity of honey and are currently progressing a number of workstreams.

The aim is to put in place the tools, standards and guidance needed to facilitate effective testing for honey fraud and allow enforcement of food standards which protects consumers and legitimate businesses.

As part of this work, we want to establish a practical framework to allow independent scrutiny of proprietary authenticity databases to assess their fitness for purpose to individual samples. This was one of the suggestions arising from the 2019 honey seminar. One of the commercial testing providers has offered to open their databases for scrutiny by government. If we are to take up this offer, we need a structured, tested basis for assessing databases - to ensure they are fit for purpose and appropriate for the authenticity question they are addressing.

GC (as the body which provides independent, science-based advice to Government and the analytical community across measurement science) are best-placed to lead on this specific honey workstream deliverable.

Award information

Awarded date

7 March 2023

Contract start date

13 March 2023

Contract end date

8 December 2023

Total value of contract

£23,300

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LGC

Address

Queens Road, Teddington TW11 0LY

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Felicity Jowett

Address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
Bristol
BS1 5AH
United Kingdom

Telephone

07917084225

Email

felicity.jowett@defra.gov.uk