Expired contract

Food Authenticity Network (Government Partner Projects) - FA0199

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): LGC Ltd
Value: £42,535.62
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Research and development consultancy services
Published: 31 October 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

In previous years, Defra, FSA and FSS have provided funding to support specific projects led by the Food Authenticity Network (FAN), which is managed by LGC. These projects contribute to Government objectives and the FAN's goals of raising awareness of the tools available to check for mislabeling and food fraud to ensure that the UK has access to a resilient network of laboratories providing fit for purpose testing to check for food authenticity so consumers can have greater confidence in the food they buy.

Timeline

Completed: Award date28 September 2023
Completed: Award published31 October 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date29 March 2024

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

73200000 · Research and development consultancy services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov