Award

Survey on contaminants in smoked products

  • Food Standards Agency

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-046274

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052815 (view related notices)

Published 5 August 2025, 4:24pm



Scope

Reference

C365048

Description

The Food Standards Agency intend to award a contract for Survey of Contaminants in Smoked Products.

An analytical survey across a wide range of products including traditionally smoked foods (e.g., fish and meat), smoked ingredients (e.g., salt, water, sugar, herbs and spices) and smoking alternatives would help to gather evidence on the occurrence of potentially harmful contaminants such as PAHs.


Contract 1. Survey on Contaminants in Smoked Products

Supplier

Contract value

  • £222,630 excluding VAT
  • £267,156 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

5 August 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

5 August 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 14 August 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

15 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 18 August 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 7 months, 14 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73110000 - Research services

Information about tenders

  • 2 tenders received
  • 2 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 1 supplier unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Fera Science Limited

  • Companies House: 09413107

York BioTech Campus

York

YO41 1LZ

United Kingdom

Region: UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Associated people/organisations:

N/A

Contract 1. Survey on Contaminants in Smoked Products


Contracting authority

Food Standards Agency

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJRM-6866-LYYX

YO1 7PR

York

YO1 7PR

United Kingdom

Contact name: Commercial

Email: fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk

Website: https://www.food.gov.uk/

Region: UKE21 - York

Organisation type: Public authority - central government