Notice Information
Notice Title
Imported Food Sampling, Analysis and Reporting Framework
Notice Description
Sampling of imported food products at a retail level across GB to help identify and provide evidence for emerging food safety risks from imported foods. Contract broken into annual Work Packages to be agreed by FSA.
Lot Information
Lot 1
FS430790 The Supplier will carry out specific imported food commodity sampling, transportation to labs and analytical testing for a range of residues/contaminants. The work packages are expected to be agreed annually, starting in April 2026 with each package concluding, including delivery of the draft final report before March the following year.
Although it would be our intention to request work annually, there is a reliance on FSA receiving a sufficient budget to allow this to happen. The FSA cannot guarantee any work packages.
Options: Further period up to 2 years. Extension exercised where the Buyer gives the Supplier no less than 3 months written notice before this Contract expires
Renewal: 2 year optional extension.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dde4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047543-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- 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
73100000 - Research and experimental development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £450,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
- 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 9EX
- Post Town
- South West London
- 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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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