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# Public Analyst Training 2024

Buyer: FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba8d9ef5-1a4d-4c5c-90b2-f9ab83f70e81

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## Summary

The Food Standards Agency has awarded a contract for Public Analyst Training 2024 to LGC Limited. The procurement process was carried out using a direct procurement method with a Single tender action. The contract period runs from 1st June 2024 to 31st March 2025. The tender period ended on 26th April 2024, and the contract value is £59,998.24. The buying organisation is the Food Standards Agency, located in York, United Kingdom. The industry category is Research and development services and related consultancy services.

This tender for Public Analyst Training 2024 presents an opportunity for businesses, especially SMEs and VCSEs, to participate in providing training and continued professional development for Public Analysts. Companies well-suited to compete are those with expertise in chemical analysis and legal interpretation related to food safety laws. The training aims to enhance the capacity and capability of Public Analyst Official Laboratories (PA OLs) to ensure food safety and compliance with regulations outlined in the Food Safety Act 1990.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dedb1560-304a-4655-9db8-b51910c16a75 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Apr 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £59,998 |
| 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 | 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 | LGC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Jun 2024 at 10:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dedb1560-304a-4655-9db8-b51910c16a75

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dedb1560-304a-4655-9db8-b51910c16a75
  19th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/24dec849-78df-4adf-9638-331d622f8b62
  PA Training 24 Short_Form_Contract_v1.3 DocuSign Version_Redacted

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