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Imported Food Sampling, Analysis and Reporting Framework

Food Standards Agency · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:41.

Opportunity overview

Sampling of imported food products at a retail level across GB to help identify and provide evidence for emerging food safety risks from imported foods. Contract broken into annual Work Packages to be agreed by FSA.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Fera Science Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£450k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
4 Aug 2025
Award ID
047543-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
09413107
Location
York, UK, YO411LZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV73100000 — Research and experimental development services

Lots

  • FS430790 The Supplier will carry out specific imported food commodity sampling, transportation to labs and analytical testing for a range of residues/contaminants. The work packages are expected to be agreed annually, starting in April 2026 with each package concluding, including delivery of the draft final report before March the following year.<br/>Although it would be our intention to request work annually, there is a reliance on FSA receiving a sufficient budget to allow this to happen. The FSA cannot guarantee any work packages.£450k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C337355 / C365411
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
11 Feb 2025, 17:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
11 Feb 2025, 17:00

Tender Period

Ends
27 Mar 2025, 12:00

Communication

Classification

Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
FS430790 The Supplier will carry out specific imported food commodity sampling, transportation to labs and analytical testing for a range of residues/contaminants. The work packages are expected to be agreed annually, starting in April 2026 with each package concluding, including delivery of the draft final report before March the following year.<br/>Although it would be our intention to request work annually, there is a reliance on FSA receiving a sufficient budget to allow this to happen. The FSA cannot guarantee any work packages.

Value

Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
Further period up to 2 years. Extension exercised where the Buyer gives the Supplier no less than 3 months written notice before this Contract expires

Renewal

Description
2 year optional extension.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
80
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
20

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and experimental development services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-78282
Name
Food Standards Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 9EX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Floors 6 and 7, Clive House, 70 Petty France

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
NATIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
National or federal agency/office
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Food Standards Agency

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-137587
Name
FSA

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
york
Postal Code
YO1 7PR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1-2 kings pool

Identifier

Legal Name
FSA
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-146060
Name
Food Standards Agency

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody
reviewBody

Address

Region
UKI32
Locality
York
Postal Code
YO1 7PR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
YO1 7PR

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Food Standards Agency

Contact

Name
FSA Commercial
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-112206
Name
Fera Science Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
York
Postal Code
YO411LZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
York Biotech Campus Sand Hutton York

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
09413107
Legal Name
Fera Science Limited

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
047543-2025-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-112206
Name
Fera Science Limited

Related lots

1

Subcontracting

Description
UK Health Security Agency – Food, Water and Environment Microbiology Services, York acting as subcontractors to provide relevant expertise and deliver the microbiological analysis activities required to deliver this work.
Maximum Percentage
0.05
Minimum Percentage
0.05

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
047543-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
047543-2025-1
Date Signed
5 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
450,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · York · UKI32 · YO1 7PR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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