Awarded contract

FS900189b / C180637 Survey of AMR in Retail Meats in Northern Ireland - Sampling & Data reporting

Details

Value
£29,174.09
Duration
4 years
Topic
Research and Development services on security and defence materials
Published
29 August 2023

Tender description

Sampling tenders, including survey design, sample collection and transportation to the Food Microbiology Laboratory at the AgriFood Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Newforge Lane, Belfast) for a survey of fresh (not frozen) retail meat samples annually for sale in Northern Ireland UK from 2023- 2027 for E. coli isolates producing ESB-, AmpC- or -CP enzymes (isolated from retail meats); Additional information: The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 3 Months by giving not less than 4 weeks' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period. Only the 1st years costs were provided, before the beginning of the next financial year the supplier will provide the costings for the following financial years.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date28 August 2023
  2. Completed: Award published29 August 2023
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2027in 15 months

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

  • 73400000 · Research and Development services on security and defence materials

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