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NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives

Food Standards Agency · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:09.

Opportunity overview

This research project aims to make progress towards a better understanding of actual UK consumer exposure to food additives. The aim is investigation of an approach for estimating exposure to food additives through measurement of biomarkers in biological samples taken as part of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS).

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.

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£90k

Documents and notices

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
C386613
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Tenders for FSA funded projects must be submitted through the health-family single e-Commercial System (Atamis), using the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Failure to do so may result in the tender response not being processed by the system or the response being automatically disqualified during the evaluation stage of the tender process.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
4 Aug 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
21 Jul 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
90,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
110,000

Renewal

Description
Could be extended for 3 months

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Description
Technical - 80% Commercial - 20% Full award criteria in specification

Contract period

Ends
13 Feb 2026, 23:59
Starts
13 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
13 May 2026, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
See PSQ in Atamis

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
032530-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
16 Jun 2025, 11:36

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJRM-6866-LYYX
Name
Food Standards Agency

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE21
Country
GB
Locality
York
Postal Code
YO1 7PR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
YO1 7PR

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PJRM-6866-LYYX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
FSA Commercial
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-162312
Name
Cambridge University Technical Services Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB2 1TS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Old Schools, Trinity Lane

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-162312
Name
Cambridge University Technical Services Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
29 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
120,679.2
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
144,815.04

Period

Ends
28 Feb 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
060587-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
29 Sept 2025, 15:27

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · York · UKE21 · YO1 7PR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05491f-2025-09-29T15:27:15+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·