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
Chemical Testing for Northern Ireland Lot 3
Reference number: C285155
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Following UK exit from the European Union (EU), the Windsor Framework (incorporating former arrangements under the Northern Ireland Protocol) requires<br/>Northern Ireland to continue to adhere to the EU Official Controls set out in Regulation<br/>2017/625, ref regarding the arrangement of official controls, including the designation of NRLs. Furthermore, NRLs for NI must be separately designated from those in GB, whereas prior to EU exit, NRLs were designated on a UK-wide basis. Additionally, under the Windsor Framework arrangements, NI NRLs must be located in an EU member state or within European Economic Area (EEA) i.e. they cannot be located<br/>within any part of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
156 491.53
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
73000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following UK exit from the European Union (EU), the Windsor Framework (incorporating former arrangements under the Northern Ireland Protocol) requires<br/>Northern Ireland to continue to adhere to the EU Official Controls set out in Regulation<br/>2017/625, ref regarding the arrangement of official controls, including the designation of NRLs. Furthermore, NRLs for NI must be separately designated from those in GB, whereas prior to EU exit, NRLs were designated on a UK-wide basis. Additionally, under the Windsor Framework arrangements, NI NRLs must be located in an EU member state or within European Economic Area (EEA) i.e. they cannot be located<br/>within any part of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: 80
/ Weighting: Technical
Cost criterion: 20
/ Weighting: Commercial
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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:
2024/S 000-015642
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
16/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Umweltbundesamt GmbH Organic analytics
Umweltbundesamt GmbH Organic analytics Spittelauer Lände 5 Wien Austria 1090
Wien
1090
AT
NUTS: AT
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 156 491.52
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Optional 2 year extension option
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.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Food Standards Agency
YO1 7PR
York
YO1 7PR
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.food.gov.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
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
08/01/2026