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National Reference Laboratory for Feed and Food Additives — Food Standards Agency | UKGovscan
The appointed laboratory will carry out the provision of services for the UK NRL for feed and food additives. The contract will be delivered over four years, starting 1st April 2025, to end 31st March 2029. There will be an optional 2-year extension that can be enacted by variation.
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 7 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Initial Term Value
£382,503
Value with Extensions
£1
Bids Received
7
Bids per Lot
7
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
Apr 2025 – Mar 2029
£1
£382,503 initial term
7
Fera Science Limited
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice.
Tender Summary and objectives25%
The plan and deliverables10%
Organisational experience, expertise and staff effort10%
Project Management10%
Risk Management5%
Quality management, ethics, data protection, dissemination and sustainability10%
Social Value10%
Commercial20%(price)
Government spending data: This supplier has received £160,140,361 in 884 payments (over £25k) from DEFRA, Food Standards Agency, DSIT, Home Office, Forestry Commission and 9 more public bodies (2016-09-26 to 2026-04-01). View full payment history →
Key Dates
Published
31 January 2025
Tender Open
-
Tender Deadline
8 July 2024
Award Date
-
Contract Signed
9 January 2025
Contract Start
-
Contract End
-
Planned term
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2029
Extension option
two-year optional extension until 2031
Procurement Details
Method
Open — any supplier may bid
Method Details
Open procedure
Route to market
Open competition
Main category
Services
Category
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery location
UK
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Contract Term
The FSA is entitled to extend the Contract by 2 years subject to giving notice in accordance with the terms of the Contract. See the Award Form and Core Terms of the Contract for more information.
Buyer Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-046d98
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
73000000 – Research and development services and related consultancy services