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title: "Public Analyst Training"
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buyer: "FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY"
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# Public Analyst Training

Buyer: FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068dcf

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## Summary

The Food Standards Agency, a central government authority based in York, United Kingdom, has completed the procurement process for a contract titled "Public Analyst Training," under the legal framework of the UK Procurement Act 2023. This contract, awarded on 1st July 2026, involves a direct procurement method due to technical reasons allowing only a particular supplier to fulfil the requirements, with LGC Limited as the chosen supplier. The procurement falls under the category of research and development and related consultancy services and will run from 29th June 2026 to 31st March 2029, with the possibility of a two-year extension. This initiative is crucial for enhancing the skills and knowledge of Public Analysts critical for regulatory compliance under the Food Safety Act 1990.

This contract offers growth opportunities for businesses specialising in training services, research and development, and consultancy within the scientific and regulatory sectors. Large companies with expertise in delivering high-quality training programmes and fulfilling specialised technical requirements will find this procurement particularly fitting. Since the training involves niche expertise related to chemical analysis and regulatory compliance, businesses that can offer such specialist skills and support succession planning for Public Analysts are in a prime position to benefit from this collaboration with the Food Standards Agency.

## 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. As some analyses require being tested under the direction of a PA or require the PA to undertake the test themselves due to the need for specialised training, a reduction in the number of PAs hugely reduces the capacity of PA OLs. 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 LAs 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. The project must demonstrate the design and delivery of a training programme which supports the development of PA trainees' skills, knowledge, and experience in a PA OL throughout their MChemA. This should enable trainees to be better equipped to become practising PAs and therefore support the succession planning of PAs in PA OLs, to ensure that they can continue to act as PA OLs in the future.

### Procurement Information

This procurement satisfies the criteria for Direct Award in Schedule 5, Paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023, which permits award due to absence of Competition for Technical Reasons/ No reasonable alternatives The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-- 1. due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and 2. there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061925-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £186,667 |
| Contracts value | £186,426 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active, Pending |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79633000 - Staff development services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services

## Release History

- 1 Jul 2026 at 15:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061925-2026
- 1 May 2026 at 08:09 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040261-2026
- 29 Apr 2026 at 10:58 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039101-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061925-2026
  1st July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040261-2026
  1st May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039101-2026
  29th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.food.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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