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title: "NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives - Extension to Phase 1"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078e10"
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# NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives - Extension to Phase 1

Buyer: Food Standards Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078e10

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## Summary

The Food Standards Agency commissioned analytical and research services to extend Phase 1 of its biomonitoring programme on exposure to food additives. The work analyses around 1,000 historic 24-hour urine samples from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey Bioresource. It covers laboratory measurement of biomarkers for non-sugar sweeteners and urinary creatinine, estimating dietary exposure from the results, statistical analysis, and a final technical report. The findings are intended to support future assessments of consumer exposure to food additives. The samples come from the survey bioresource; the procurement does not identify a separate delivery location for the laboratory work.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Cambridge University Technical Services Limited. The Food Standards Agency used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 19 October 2026 and runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £49,942.35 excluding VAT (£59,930.82 including VAT). The procurement was a single lot, and the award is active. The published procurement information does not state an evaluation basis or selection criteria, so the award outcome is reported without attributing it to a particular scoring approach.

For suppliers seeking comparable future work with the Food Standards Agency, this award shows demand for integrated biomonitoring research that combines laboratory capability with dietary exposure assessment, statistical analysis and clear technical reporting. Credible providers would need to analyse historic human urine samples for specified non-sugar sweetener biomarkers and creatinine, interpret the results in the context of food-additive exposure, and handle a dataset of roughly 1,000 samples. Relevant research expertise and the ability to produce evidence suitable for informing consumer exposure assessments would be central. The award was made directly without competition, so this example also shows that the buyer used a non-competitive route for this extension; it does not establish the route for any future requirement.

## Notice

Provision of analytical and research services to support the Food Standards Agency's biomonitoring programme for exposure to food additives. The contract involves the analysis and interpretation of biomarkers of non-sugar sweeteners in approximately 1,000 historic 24-hour urine samples from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Bioresource. Services include laboratory analysis of specified sweetener biomarkers and urinary creatinine, estimation of dietary exposure based on analytical results, statistical analysis of findings, and production of a final technical report. The work represents an extension of previous biomonitoring research undertaken using NDNS samples and will generate evidence to inform future assessment of consumer exposure to food additives.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100053-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £49,942 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Food Standards Agency |
| Locality | YORK |
| Postcode area | 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 | Cambridge University Technical Services Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 14:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100053-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100053-2026
  22nd October 2026 - Contract details 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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