Published date: 22 June 2022

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


Closing: 25 May 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£55,586

Procurement reference

tender_304133/1081498

Published date

22 June 2022

Closing date

25 May 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 June 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) wish to develop an evidence base for current mycotoxin occurrence data within wet and dry cat food products. Particularly the Group A trichothecenes which may have increased toxic effects for cats but also to include a wide range of different mycotoxins. including potentially toxin metabolites.

We require the supplier to perform a tailored sampling study of the current cat food market, to include 40 products. In discussion and with advice from the FSA and FSS, the supplier will choose approximately half of the products that are the largest sellers
/ brands within the marketplace. The remaining 15 - 20 products will be from other smaller and potentially niche producers (e.g. products containing insect protein). It is required that approximately half of the products are wet and half dry. Where possible up to 10 products should be sought from Scottish retailers.

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Award information

Awarded date

15 June 2022

Contract start date

7 June 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Total value of contract

£55,586

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Fera Science Limited

Address

Rochester Row, London, SW1P 1QT

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