Official UK procurement notice
NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis research project aims to make progress towards a better understanding of actual UK
consumer exposure to food additives. The aim is investigation of an approach for estimating exposure to food additives through measurement of biomarkers in biological samples taken as part of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS).
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£90,000
- Condition of participation
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Technical - 80% Commercial - 20% Full award criteria in specification
- Condition of participation
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2025, 11:36 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2025, 15:27 BST
- Authority reference
C386613- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032530- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05491fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders for FSA funded projects must be submitted through the health-family single e-Commercial System (Atamis), using the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. Failure to do so may result in the tender response not being processed by the system or the response being automatically disqualified during the evaluation stage of the tender process.
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 11:36 BST
- Clarification questions by21 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline4 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published394 days ago29 Sept 2025, 15:27 BST
- Contract starts380 days ago13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025- Tender notice published16 Jun 2025, 11:36 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published29 Sept 2025, 15:27 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete29 Sept 2025, 15:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED | £120,679 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives · CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2025
- Value
- £120,679
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 28 Feb 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cambridge University Technical Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender