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Long term impact of PFAS on food safety and regulation

Food Standards Agency · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:08.

Opportunity overview

An assessment of potential impacts of the presence of PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ in the overall environment for food safety and the UK food system over the next 10 years.

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.

Ricardo Energy & Environment

Match pending…
Contract value
£43.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Nov 2025
Including VAT
£52.1k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Harwell, UKJ14, OX11 0QR, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV73110000 — Research services
  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
  • CPV79310000 — Market research services

Lots

  • Lot 1£45k

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
C389294
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
27 Oct 2025, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
13 Oct 2025, 12:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Other Requirements

Reserved Participation

smeVcse

Reserved Participation Location

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ONS

Identifiers

K02000001

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
45,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
54,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Description
Total score out of 100. Technical and Commercial split 80/20

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

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
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
79310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Market research services
Entry 3
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services
Entry 4
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
060553-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
29 Sept 2025, 14:55

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-167883
Name
Ricardo Energy & Environment

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ14
Country
GB
Locality
Harwell
Postal Code
OX11 0QR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, The Gemini Building, Fermi Avenue,

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

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-167883
Name
Ricardo Energy & Environment

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Long-term impact of PFAS on food safety and regulation
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
30 Nov 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
43,450
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
52,140

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
078316-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
1 Dec 2025, 08:45

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-05a426-2025-12-01T08:45:42ZTender notice on Find a Tender ·