--- title: "Provision of a Public Analyst Services for Manchester City Council Food, Health and Safety and Airport Team of Environmental Health" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07754b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07754b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07754b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07754b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Manchester City Council" published: "2026-09-18" --- # Provision of a Public Analyst Services for Manchester City Council Food, Health and Safety and Airport Team of Environmental Health Buyer: Manchester City Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07754b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07754b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07754b.json) ## Summary Manchester City Council intends to procure public analyst services for its Food, Health and Safety and Airport Environmental Health team. The requirement covers laboratory and environmental services, including analysis and professional support for food, health and safety work and commercial imports. The Council operates as an inland authority and runs two Border Control Posts at Manchester Airport. These posts handle imports of Products of Animal Origin and high-risk food not of animal origin. The service will therefore support regulatory and environmental health activity connected with food imports and wider public protection. Delivery is centred on Manchester and Manchester Airport, within the United Kingdom. The procurement is for services rather than goods or construction works, and is structured as a single planned lot. This process is at the planning stage: the Council has stated an intention to procure and has not yet invited tenders. It is conducting preliminary market engagement through an online portal, with participants expected to submit a completed questionnaire by 11am on 28 September 2026. The planned contract period is 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2029, with a possible extension to 28 February 2031. The estimated value is £240,000 excluding VAT, or £288,000 including VAT. The procurement is above the relevant threshold and comprises one lot. The lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The contracting process is expected to use a tender procedure, although no further procedure or evaluation arrangements are set out at this stage. The planned service is likely to suit laboratories, public analyst practices and environmental health specialists able to provide analytical services for food, health and safety regulation. Relevant suppliers should be prepared to support an inland local authority as well as border control operations handling commercial food imports at Manchester Airport. The work involves a service environment that operates continuously, with normal activity typically from 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday and additional coverage as needed outside those hours and at weekends. Businesses considering participation should assess their ability to provide responsive support for both routine and out-of-hours requirements, and to work across food, health and safety and airport environmental health functions. The Council has identified the requirement as suitable for SMEs, making it relevant to smaller specialist providers as well as larger organisations. ## Notice To deliver the provision of Public Analyst Services to the Food, Health & Safety and Airport team of Environmental Health of Manchester City Council. The team operate as an inland authority and operate 2 Border Control Post at Manchester Airport for commercial imports of Products of Animal Origin and also High Risk Food not of Animal Origin. The Border control post operates 24/7 (Typically 9am-6pm Mon-Fri and as needed out of hours and at the weekend). The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Participants of the preliminary market engagement exercise will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, participants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this exercise https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=b88e269c-1ab0-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=dd8e269c-1ab0-f111-813c-005056b64545 ### Planning Information The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Participants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, participants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this market engagement exercise. Participants will need to electronically submit their completed Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire via the on-line portal by 11am on 28th September 2026 as referred to in the Preliminary Market Engagement documentation. https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=1f21cd44-1bb0-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088621-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £240,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Manchester City Council | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Postcode area | Manchester | | Postcode | M60 2LA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 71900000 - Laboratory services - 90700000 - Environmental services ## Release History - 18 Sep 2026 at 11:57 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088621-2026 - 18 Sep 2026 at 11:54 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088616-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088621-2026 18th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088616-2026 18th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=b88e269c-1ab0-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=dd8e269c-1ab0-f111-813c-005056b64545 - https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=1f21cd44-1bb0-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.manchester.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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