Scope
Description
The contract is for the supply of Fish Testing and Reporting services to the Food Standards Agency. The successful supplier is Wageningen Food Safety Research.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is currently undertaking a critical fish sampling and testing programme focused on cyanotoxins in fish harvested from Lough Neagh. This follows findings from the 2024/25 programme, which identified the presence of microcystins in fish flesh and anatoxins in viscera, both of which pose risks to human and animal health.
Testing conducted by Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR) for:
• Microcystins/Nodularin
• Anatoxins/Cylindrospermopsins
• Saxitoxins
Please Note : The date recorded as the signed date in this UK 7 notice is incorrect. The correct signed date is 08/08/2025
Contract 1. Lough Neagh Sampling Plan - 2025-2026 (WFSR)
Supplier
Contract value
- 169414.00 EUR excluding VAT
- 203296.80 EUR including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
30 June 2025
Contract dates
- 1 July 2025 to 30 July 2026
- 1 year, 30 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
Wageningen Food Safety Research
Akkermaalsbos 2
Wageningen
6708WB
Netherlands
Email: kwaliteit.wfsr@wur.nl
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Lough Neagh Sampling Plan - 2025-2026 (WFSR)
Contracting authority
Food Standards Agency
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJRM-6866-LYYX
YO1 7PR
York
YO1 7PR
United Kingdom
Region: UKE21 - York
Organisation type: Public authority - central government