Official UK procurement notice
Sampling and testing of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in waterways
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of the work described here is to characterise the diversity of STEC strains present in the environment nearby areas used for farming different livestock species, by sampling and testing nearby waterways. By establishing a better “fingerprint” of STEC strains typically associated with livestock farm types, we can attribute the proportion of human STEC cases to different livestock species which will help to understand sources and pathways of contamination of secondary food types such as salad crops.
- No preliminary market engagement: No market engagement has been carried out.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research laboratory services · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£300,000
- Economic & financial standing
None
- Technical & professional ability
None
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: 80%
- Financial Envelope: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope: 80% Technical Envelope
- Financial Envelope: 20% Financial Envelope
- Economic & financial standing
None
- Technical & professional ability
None
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 2 Oct 2025, 17:33 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2025, 17:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Dec 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061923- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a759Find a Tender
- Risks
Risks associated with a science project of this nature including time delays, budgetary impacts, scope, sampling plan etc.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
2 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published390 days ago2 Oct 2025, 17:33 BST
- Clarification questions by376 days ago16 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline357 days ago4 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by309 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts300 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published2 Oct 2025, 17:33 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender