Tender

Long term impact of PFAS on food safety and regulation

  • Food Standards Agency

UK4: Tender notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-060553

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05a426

Published 29 September 2025, 2:55pm



Scope

Description

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.

Total value (estimated)

  • £45,000 excluding VAT
  • £54,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 December 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 4 months

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
  • 79310000 - Market research services
  • 73110000 - Research services
  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Participation

This procurement is reserved for

  • UK suppliers
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)

Conditions of participation

See PSQ in Atamis.

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

13 October 2025, 12:00pm

Tender submission deadline

27 October 2025, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

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.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes


Award criteria

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


Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Contracting authority

Food Standards Agency

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJRM-6866-LYYX

YO1 7PR

York

YO1 7PR

United Kingdom

Contact name: FSA Commercial

Email: fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk

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

Region: UKE21 - York

Organisation type: Public authority - central government