Published date: 7 May 2025

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


Closing: 8 July 2024, 12pm

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 £252,000

Procurement reference

CF-3012800D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

7 May 2025

Closing date

8 July 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 National Reference Laboratory(ies) for Chemical and Contaminant Testing for Northern Ireland (NI) will play a vital role in protecting consumers from illness that could arise from the consumption of food or feed contaminated with chemical contaminants such as metals, nitrogenous compounds, processing contaminants and halogenated persistent organic pollutants. 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.   

This is a multiple lot tender. Tenders are invited to bid for all lots, several lots together or one lot.

This is a 4 year contract with an optional 2 year extension.
The estimated value of the Contract is estimated to be between £0 - £252,000 (inc VAT) for the total duration, including the 2 year extension. The FSA is not required to take the extension.

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Award information

Awarded date

1 October 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2029

Total value of contract

£89,060

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety

Address

Spargelfeldstraße 191 1220

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

FSA Commercial

Address

Food Standards Agency
York
YO1 7PR
United Kingdom

Telephone

03303327149

Email

fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk