Notice Information
Notice Title
Public Analyst Training 2526
Notice Description
The Food Safety Act 1990 requires LAs to appoint PAs for chemical and compositional food sampling in a legal context and provide a CoA which is admissible as evidence in criminal proceedings. The MChemA qualification needed to become a PA is rightly challenging to achieve as it ensures extensive knowledge in chemical analysis and competence in providing an expert legal opinion on the quality, safety and probity of food. A lack of PAs means that analyses that require the PA to undertake the test themselves, due to requiring specialised training, will have a very limited capacity. Moreover, PA OLs who lose their PA due to retirement, or fail to appoint one, will lose their ability to test samples under the Food Safety Act 1990 leading to an inability for them to take enforcement action. Funding the training and continued professional development (CPD) of PAs and providing funding to backfill desk analyst roles in the laboratory could improve capacity and capability in PA OLs as outlined in the FSA Board Paper 2022. Providing such a succession plan will guarantee the future of the PA profession and the PA OL system.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-c2bf0126-02ca-445a-b8ee-420a07bb659f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0465f74-35ba-4ef0-82e5-f8611dcfcf26
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £72,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £59,996 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 17 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 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
- FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
- Contact Name
- FSA Commercial
- Contact Email
- fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YORK
- Postcode
- YO1 7PR
- Post Town
- York
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE21 York
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- York
- Electoral Ward
- Guildhall
- Westminster Constituency
- York Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0465f74-35ba-4ef0-82e5-f8611dcfcf26
12th June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b6c35f96-6722-42d1-bcba-4b5182bd9e52
C349662_Short_Form_Contract_FINAL 12062025_Redacted
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