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Food Authenticity Method Standardisation Support/harmonisation

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:34.

Opportunity overview

The aim of the research is to ensure UK interests are represented at the CEN TC 460 Food Authenticity, that knowledge sharing occurs and the maintenance of expert links with the CEN community following EU exit. The research will provide resource allocation for members of Fera Science Ltd to represent Defra interests.

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 Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£73.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
8 Jun 2025
Including VAT
£88.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
York, UKE22, YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
C29293
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Name
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Defra Group Commercial
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-153616
Name
Fera Science Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKE22
Country
GB
Locality
York
Postal Code
YO41 1LZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
York BioTech Campus, Sand Hutton

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

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

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-153616
Name
Fera Science Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Food Authenticity Method Standardisation Support/harmonisation
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
9 Jun 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
73,535.97
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
88,243.16

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
10 Jun 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
5.2 The Customer may extend the Agreement for a period of up to the amount of time stated in Section 11 (Extension) of the Order by giving not less than 10 Working Days’ notice in writing to the Contractor prior to the Expiry Date. The terms and condition

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037962-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
7 Jul 2025, 15:53

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055a86-2025-07-07T15:53:31+01:00Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·