Awarded contract

Validation of HPLC and HRMS methods for honey authenticity testing

Details

Supplier(s)
Fera Science Ltd
Value
£95,000
Duration
11 months
Topic
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published
29 April 2026

Tender description

This Food Standards Agency is seeking to commission single laboratory validation of HRMS and HPLC-based methods for the analysis of honey and sugar syrup: ## Contract award

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published29 April 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date29 April 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 6 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

  • 73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services

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