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title: "FSA581 API Documentation and patterns"
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# FSA581 API Documentation and patterns

Buyer: THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-26122d8a-b3c6-49a8-ae6c-7bbd1d3e37e2

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## Summary

The Food Standards Agency recently awarded a contract titled "FSA581 API Documentation and patterns" valued at £25,650 for software package and information systems. This procurement was initiated to develop generic patterns for API documentation to enhance the digital pattern library. The contract was awarded after a selective procurement method, which involved a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period spans from 4th March 2021 to 31st March 2021, and the tender notice was published on 14th July 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to engage with the Food Standards Agency. Suitable businesses will typically have expertise in API development and documentation, offering services that align with software solutions in the digital sphere. Winning such contracts can not only enhance a company's portfolio but also foster long-term relationships with a key public body in England.

## Notice

API documentation and Patterns. The FSA needs to develop some generic patterns to help extend the FSA digital pattern library to cover the scope of API documentation, and to apply these initially to the following services: Food Alerts API, Unified View and at the appropriate stage Regulated Products.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55e02316-737f-4ab4-88d0-299d3258d6ef |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 4 Mar 2021 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,650 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,650 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO1 7PR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Guildhall |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EPIMORPHICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 14 Jul 2021 at 14:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55e02316-737f-4ab4-88d0-299d3258d6ef

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55e02316-737f-4ab4-88d0-299d3258d6ef
  14th July 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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