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Published 17 May 2024, 08:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Chemical Testing for Northern Ireland Lot 3

Official notice

Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosed£1≈ £0 / year
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2024awarded 16 Dec 2025
Awarded to Umweltbundesamt GmbH Organic analytics
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Following UK exit from the European Union (EU), the Windsor Framework (incorporating former arrangements under the Northern Ireland Protocol) requires<br/>Northern Ireland to continue to adhere to the EU Official Controls set out in Regulation<br/>2017/625, ref regarding the arrangement of official controls, including the designation of NRLs. Furthermore, NRLs for NI must be separately designated from those in GB, whereas prior to EU exit, NRLs were designated on a UK-wide basis. Additionally, under the Windsor Framework arrangements, NI NRLs must be located in an EU member state or within European Economic Area (EEA) i.e. they cannot be located<br/>within any part of the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland.

  • Recurrence: The FSA is entitled to extend the Contract by 2 years subject to giving notice in accordance with the terms of the Contract. See the Award Form and Core Terms of the Contract for more information.

CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£1
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK · www.food.gov.uk
Extensions: two-year optional extension until 2031Variant bids: not allowed
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • 80: Technical
  • 20: Commercial

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · The FSA is entitled to extend the Contract by 2 years subject to giving notice in accordance with the terms of the Contract. See the Award Form and Core Terms of the Contract for more information.

First published
17 May 2024, 08:22 BST
Last source update
8 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT
Award evaluation window
9 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
C285155
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001618
Classification (CPV)
Research and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a40 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Optional 2 year extension option

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

9 Jul 2024 → 8 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    9 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published292 days ago
    8 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    8 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £156,4921 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Umweltbundesamt GmbH Organic analyticsSME£156,492 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Food Standards Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services YO1 7PR, York, London, YO1 7PRContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.