Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Food Standards Agency
YO1 7PR
York
YO1 7PR
UK
Contact person: FSA Commercial
E-mail: fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.food.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.food.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Imported Food Sampling, Analysis and Reporting Framework
Reference number: C337355 / C365411
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sampling of imported food products at a retail level across GB to help identify and provide evidence for emerging food safety risks from imported foods. Contract broken into annual Work Packages to be agreed by FSA.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
450 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
FS430790 The Supplier will carry out specific imported food commodity sampling, transportation to labs and analytical testing for a range of residues/contaminants. The work packages are expected to be agreed annually, starting in April 2026 with each package concluding, including delivery of the draft final report before March the following year.<br/>Although it would be our intention to request work annually, there is a reliance on FSA receiving a sufficient budget to allow this to happen. The FSA cannot guarantee any work packages.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Further period up to 2 years. Extension exercised where the Buyer gives the Supplier no less than 3 months written notice before this Contract expires
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-004623
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fera Science Limited
09413107
York Biotech Campus Sand Hutton York
York
YO411LZ
UK
E-mail: tracker@fera.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.capita.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 450 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 5 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
UK Health Security Agency – Food, Water and Environment Microbiology Services, York acting as subcontractors to provide relevant expertise and deliver the microbiological analysis activities required to deliver this work.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Food Standards Agency
YO1 7PR
York
YO1 7PR
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.food.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/08/2025