Notice Information
Notice Title
Method development and ring trial for the determination of CBD and illicit cannabinoids in food and cosmetic products
Notice Description
The Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of BEIS, awarded a contract to LGC Ltd to validate and assess the performance of methods developed by the LGC Ltd to determine cannabidiol (CBD) and illicit cannabinoid content in consumer products, specifically oral food supplements and cosmetic products, and ensure adequate UK testing capability by means of a ring trial. Additional information: The test methods have been developed in-house by LGC Ltd and have already been demonstrated to be fit for purpose across complex food and cosmetic products. This project aims to validate LGC's methods to feed in to potential future UK standards. Once validated by this project, these methods will be published and a ring trial will allow other test houses to demonstrate proficiency and offer a similar service for content verification and wider market surveillance purposes in the future. The ring trial is an open call for laboratories to participate. OPSS are therefore relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 "Competition is absent for technical reasons" in deciding this requirement is suitable as a Direct Award.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-b19e3490-337c-4f8e-bac6-9d04685f907d
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c01d08b-d1ab-45a6-a9b8-fa6ec4fa5173
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £60,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £60,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Feb 20215 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Jan 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Jan 20215 years ago
- Contract Period
- 15 Jan 2021 - 31 Mar 2021 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 0ET
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5c01d08b-d1ab-45a6-a9b8-fa6ec4fa5173
2nd February 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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