Closed tender

Methods of analysis for additional NDNS biomonitoring

Details

Buyer: Food Standards Agency
Published: 2 June 2026
Submission: 15 June 2026
Source: uk:atamis:dhsc

Tender description

This project will allow the FSA to maximise the upcoming 2026/2027 DHSC OHID sodium survey by developing and validating analytical methods that will enable the comprehensive biomonitoring of priority chemical additives and contaminants in the ~1,000 24-hour urine samples expected in 2027/2028.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published2 June 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date15 June 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

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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