Official UK procurement notice
Source Attribution Studies to Understand Transmission Pathways and AMR Origins
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFSA are looking to appoint a supplier to deliver a research project to undertake whole genome
sequencing enabled source attribution analysis of infectious intestinal disease (IID), using data
generated through The Third Study of Infectious Intestinal Disease (IID3) and relevant
datasets. The contract will run for a minimum of 24 month, with an optional 6-month extension
period if required.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research services · Research, testing and scientific technical simulator
The lotProcurement structure
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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%
- Commercial Envelope: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Envelope
- Commercial Envelope
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2028
- First published
- 24 Jun 2026, 16:32 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 18:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
C462685- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078736- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Risks
Risks associated with a scientific services project of this nature may include (but not limited to) delays in project delivery, budgetary pressures, changes in scope or requirements, difficulties in obtaining representative samples, sampling plan amendments, sample quality or availability issues, laboratory capacity constraints, analytical method development and validation challenges, equipment failure, data quality concerns, regulatory or legislative changes, stakeholder availability, and delays in the provision of information, materials or approvals. There is also a risk that research findings or analytical results may not generate the expected outcomes, requiring additional investigation, testing, or revisions to the proposed approach. Suppliers will be expected to identify, manage and mitigate such risks throughout the contract lifecycle to ensure delivery of the agreed objectives, timelines and outputs.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Reference C462685
Timeline
24 Jun 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published125 days ago24 Jun 2026, 16:32 BST
- Market engagement113 days ago6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Deadline for return of the PME Questionnaire is 06th July 2026 at 12 noon.
- Next notice expected87 days ago1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published70 days ago18 Aug 2026, 18:52 BST
- Clarification questions by55 days ago2 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 days ago28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by8 days ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 3 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jun 2026, 16:32 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jun 2026, 16:35 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published18 Aug 2026, 18:52 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £750,00018 Aug 2026, 18:52 BSTwas £500,000
- Status changed to active18 Aug 2026, 18:52 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Aug 2026, 18:52 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST18 Aug 2026, 18:52 BST
Published amendments (1)
Formatting of questions in description
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender