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Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiome IID3: New Perspectives Infectious Intestinal Disease

Food Standards Agency · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 18:50.

Opportunity overview

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is an independent Government department working across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to protect public health and consumers wider interest in food. We make sure food is safe and what it says it is. The FSA are looking to appoint a supplier to deliver a research project to undertake metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses of faecal samples generated as part of The Third Study of Infectious Intestinal Disease (IID3), alongside other relevant datasets. The study aims to improve our understanding of the causes of IID and to characterise the prevalence and diversity of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in IID samples. The contract will run for a period of 24 months, with an optional 6-month extension period if required. The maximum budget assigned for this project is £600,000, excluding VAT.

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.

University of Liverpool

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£600k
Awarded
30 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PYNH-9859-XVMD
Location
Liverpool, UKD72, L69 7ZX, 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
C459301
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
A Direct Award is justified for this procurement based on the conditions permitted under the Procurement Act 2023, specifically the Schedule 5 Sch. 5 para 6 “technical reasons / no reasonable alternative supplier” and “compatibility / additional services from existing supplier” justifications.
Published risks
Risks associated with a scientific services project of this nature may include (but not limited to) delays in project delivery, budgetary pressures, changes in scope or requirements, difficulties in obtaining representative samples, sampling plan amendments, sample quality or availability issues, laboratory capacity constraints, analytical method development and validation challenges, equipment failure, data quality concerns, regulatory or legislative changes, stakeholder availability, and delays in the provision of information, materials or approvals. There is also a risk that research findings or analytical results may not generate the expected outcomes, requiring additional investigation, testing, or revisions to the proposed approach. Suppliers will be expected to identify, manage and mitigate such risks throughout the contract lifecycle to ensure delivery of the agreed objectives, timelines and outputs.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJRM-6866-LYYX

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
University of Liverpool
Id
GB-PPON-PYNH-9859-XVMD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYNH-9859-XVMD

Address

Street Address
The Foundation Building, 765 Brownlow Hill
Locality
Liverpool
Postal Code
L69 7ZX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD72

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiome IID3: New Perspectives Infectious Intestinal Disease
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
720,000
Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYNH-9859-XVMD
Name
University of Liverpool

Contract period

Starts
19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
18 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
18 Apr 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
6 month optional extension

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
093046-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Oct 2026, 17:16
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
16 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 093046-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 093049-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·