Honey authenticity -DNA + SORS methods for the authentication of Chinese honey
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Cranfield University
- Value
- £75,955.26
- Duration
- 5 months
- Topic
- Research and development consultancy services
- Published
- 27 October 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The FSA required the Supplier to validate and optimize the DNA-based qPCR and SORS methods that were developed in the first feasibility study. This should be done on Chinese honey representative of UK imports and to further investigate the suitability of qPCR, digital PCR and metabarcoding methodologies for honey authenticity purposes. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published27 October 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date27 October 2025
- Completed: Contract expiry date27 March 2026
About the buyer
The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial central government department, and a commercial team runs its procurement. 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.
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.
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@food-standards-agency.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@food-standards-agency.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@food-standards-agency.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@food-standards-agency.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@food-standards-agency.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@food-standards-agency.gov |
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