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Published 16 May 2024, 15:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Genetically Modified Organisms in Food and Feed for Northern Ireland

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosed£1≈ £0 / year
Submissions closed 15 Jul 2024awarded 1 Oct 2024
Awarded to Portal Account Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), AGES2 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The designated laboratory will carry out the provision of Services for the National Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Organisms in Food and Feed for NI and will play a vital role in protecting consumers against the use of any unauthorised GMO ingredients in food and feed. The NRL will provide specialist advice as requested by the FSA and technical support to the NI enforcement process for food, feed and products thereof. The NRL will also provide support to the official control laboratories for NI for GMO control and will be required to identify and participate at international GMO meetings and networks to build expertise and knowledge in the area.

  • 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: Laboratory 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
71900000 Laboratory 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
  • Price

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
16 May 2024, 15:18 BST
Last source update
14 May 2025, 10:10 BST
Award evaluation window
15 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
FS900109d / C285059
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021104
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a25 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a 4 year contract with an optional 2 year extension.<br/>The value of the Contract is estimated to be between £0 for 4 years and the total of £78,000 for the total duration, including the 2 year extension. The FSA is not required to take the extension.

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

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

15 Jul 2024 → 14 May 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    15 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    14 May 2025, 10:10 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Nov 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Nov 2024, 21:00 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    25 Nov 2024, 21:00 GMT
  3. Buyer details updated
    14 May 2025, 10:10 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £92,0912 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Oct 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Portal Account Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)SME£46,045 †—Awarded
AGES£46,045 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

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

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.