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title: "FSA Delivered Official Controls in England and Wales"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0496cd"
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# FSA Delivered Official Controls in England and Wales

Buyer: FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0496cd

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## Summary

The Food Standards Agency (FSA), based in London, is overseeing the "FSA Delivered Official Controls in England and Wales" contract, which focuses on the provision of veterinary services at FSA-approved meat establishments including slaughterhouses, cutting plants, and game handling establishments across the UK. This contract, classified under the CPV code 85200000 for veterinary services, has been active since 30th March 2020 and will run until 31st March 2025. The initiative is critical for maintaining compliance with official controls as dictated by both EC and UK law. Recently, the contract has undergone a variation to address additional works and emergency slaughter requirements, highlighting the importance of maintaining uninterrupted service delivery for these essential controls.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in veterinary services, particularly those equipped to handle official control roles such as contract Official Veterinarians and Official Auxiliaries. Companies that possess strong expertise in regulatory compliance and meat inspection, and can operate efficiently within a structured framework agreement, will find this tender highly suitable. With a substantial contract value of £170,071,478 GBP, the project offers a stable long-term engagement that could be beneficial for both large established entities and capable SMEs looking to expand their government contract portfolios.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

FSA Delivered Official Controls in England and Wales variation 26 lot 1-6. The provision of contract Official Veterinarians (cOV) and contract Official Auxiliaries (cOA) to undertake the delivery of FSA delivered official controls in accordance with EC and UK law in FSA approved meat establishments (slaughterhouses, cutting plants and approved game handling establishments) and other associated duties.
Original FTS awarded notice number 2019/S 120-294392, Notice Reference
2019-041395.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027763-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | 29 Mar 2020 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £170,071,478 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9EX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EVILLE AND JONES (GB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85200000 - Veterinary services

## Release History

- 30 Aug 2024 at 12:13 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027763-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://eandj.co.uk/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:294392-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.food.gov.uk/

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