Published date: 15 July 2022

Last edited date: 15 August 2022

This notice was replaced on 25 November 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 25 November 2022, last edited 1 December 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

    • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

tender_311565/1088623

Published date

15 July 2022

Closing date

16 September 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

26 September 2022

Contract end date

30 June 2024

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 PATH-SAFE programme will pilot a national surveillance network, using the latest DNA-sequencing technology and environmental sampling to improve the detection, and tracking of foodborne human pathogens through the whole agri-food system from farm-to-fork.

The FSA wishes to appoint a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) partner for the PATH-SAFE programme running until June 2024. PATH-SAFE is a cross-government collaboration consisting of four workstreams and the successful supplier will work with the PATH-SAFE team, and specifically the PATH-SAFE Evaluation Lead advisor, to design and deliver M&E activity at both workstream and programme level. The M&E project will run until June 2024 and consist of 3 objectives:

- Objective 1: Design of M&E
- Objective 2: Process and Output monitoring & evaluation (workstream level + programme level)
- Objective 3: Programme level outcome evaluation + feasibility study for impact evaluation approaches

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About the buyer

Address

Foss House, Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PR
England

Email

fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk