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title: "Pesticide Residue Testing, Radiation Testing and Bacterial Testing for the Imported Food Office, London Borough of Hillingdon"
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# Pesticide Residue Testing, Radiation Testing and Bacterial Testing for the Imported Food Office, London Borough of Hillingdon

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-35048210-80f0-433d-8e67-9a632e642975

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## Summary

The London Borough of Hillingdon is conducting a procurement process for Pesticide Residue Testing, Radiation Testing, and Bacterial Testing at its Imported Food Office located at London Heathrow Airport. This competitive tender, classified under food or feed contamination protection services, has a contract value of £660,000 and utilised an open procurement method. The tender period concluded on 31st July 2018, with the contract set to commence on 1st December 2018 and running until 30th November 2021. Interested suppliers were invited to submit quotes and turnaround times for various contamination tests, which include both time-critical and non-time-critical samples.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses engaged in food testing and analysis, especially firms adept in handling rigorous food safety standards. Companies specialising in laboratory services for food contaminants, particularly small to medium-sized enterprises, could find suitable prospects in this contract. Suppliers with capabilities in rapid testing for pesticide residues and microbiological contaminants would particularly benefit from this opportunity, enhancing their service offerings in a critical area of food safety and compliance.

## Notice

The London Borough of Hillingdon is responsible for overseeing imported food and feed controls at its Imported Food Office located at London Heathrow Airport. European Community legislation requires imports of certain food and feed products to be introduced into the United Kingdom only via approved inspection facilities. The Imported Food Office at London Heathrow Airport is an approved inspection facility for both imports of products of animal origin, and those not of animal origin. The London Borough of Hillingdon are looking for a supplier or suppliers that can analyse imports of feed and food for the following contaminants: 1- Lot A - Pesticide residues 2 - Lot B - Caesium-134 and Caesium-137 3 - Lot C - Microbiological contaminants 4 - Lot D - Other Miscellaneous 5 - Lot E - All of the above The London Borough of Hillingdon reserve the right to award some or all of the tests shown above. The majority of imports that are examined by London Borough of Hillingdon Imported Food Officers are fresh, highly perishable products. All samples taken are formal official control samples. The samples taken fall into two categories: Those where legislation requires the consignment to be detained pending the results of analysis. An expedited turnaround time is therefore required. Those samples taken as part of surveillance activities. The consignment is not detained pending the results of sampling. These samples are not time critical, and an expedited turnaround time is not required. Quotations and turnaround times should be provided for both: Consignments that have been sampled and will be detained pending the results of analysis (time critical samples). Consignments that have been sampled and released pending the results of analysis (expedited turnaround time not required). The detailed requirements are set out in the tender documentation that is available from the Council's e-tendering portal, www.capitalesourcing.com

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a0f96e4-ceb6-4848-b43c-6ee3895479a8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jun 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Oct 2018 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £660,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £662,000 |
| 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 | LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON |
| Locality | UXBRIDGE |
| Post town | Southall |
| Postcode | UB8 1UW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon |
| Local authority | Hillingdon |
| Electoral ward | Uxbridge |
| Westminster constituency | Uxbridge and South Ruislip |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PUBLIC ANALYST SCIENTIFIC SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90721300 - Food or feed contamination protection services

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2018 at 11:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a0f96e4-ceb6-4848-b43c-6ee3895479a8
- 27 Jun 2018 at 15:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0533be99-3f03-49c0-8a74-fee241f8d3de

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a0f96e4-ceb6-4848-b43c-6ee3895479a8
  30th October 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0533be99-3f03-49c0-8a74-fee241f8d3de
  27th June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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