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FS101228 - Nitrate Monitoring of Domestic Leafy Green Vegetables

Details

Buyer
Food Standards Agency
Supplier(s)
RSK ADAS Ltd
Value
£149,950
Duration
5 years
Topic
Research services
Published
16 April 2020
Source
uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

There has been a long-established European Commission requirement (EC/1258/2011) requesting member states to annually communicate results of nitrate monitoring in leafy green vegetables, and report on the progress of the adoption of codes of good agricultural practice by industry. The survey will monitor tissue nitrate levels in domestically grown leafy green vegetables, providing a snapshot of UK compliance rates with legislative maximum levels set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1258/2011 of 2 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for nitrates in foodstuffs.

Timeline

  1. Award date2 March 2020
  2. Award published16 April 2020
    Current notice
  3. Contract expiry date1 March 2025

About the buyer

The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial central government department, and a commercial team runs its procurement. Every tender is advertised through the Health Family Single eCommercial System, known as Atamis, with larger opportunities also appearing on Find a Tender. Contracts Finder lists smaller opportunities separately. Crown Commercial Service and Government Commercial Service frameworks cover some procurements, with the call-off contract included in the tender. Standard contract terms scale with value, up to a model services contract for the largest projects. Suppliers register on Atamis to express interest and submit responses electronically.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Food Standards Agency's contract awards have been in research and development, business services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 73110000 · Research services
  • 73210000 · Research consultancy services

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