Published date: 29 August 2023

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


Closing: 14 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and Development services on security and defence materials - 73400000

Location of contract

YO1 7PR

Value of contract

£50,741 to £50,471

Procurement reference

CF-1820400D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

29 August 2023

Closing date

14 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 August 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Not applicable

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

We require the service of UKAS, our National Accreditation body, to assist the FSA in developing capability and assurance in UK laboratories to improve consistency and confidence in the reporting of non-targeted authenticity testing of food/feed.
In order to assure the results from non-targeted methods, an innovative process is required to assess and accredit laboratory testing against conformity assessment requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and UKAS Lab 13 for expressing opinions and interpretations.

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Award information

Awarded date

22 August 2023

Contract start date

17 August 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Total value of contract

£50,741

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

UKAS

Address

null

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

FSA Commercial

Address

Food Standards Agency
York
YO1 7PR
United Kingdom

Email

fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk