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Food Standards Agency

FS900109a Microbiological Testing for Northern Ireland 1-5

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 73000000
ValueValue not published
Awarded
Published12 Jun 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
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This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
FSA Commercial
fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

The NI NRLs will deliver the OCR regulatory requirements for NI, aligning with European Union Reference Laboratories (EURLs) work programmes, wherever possible.

They will build strong communication networks with NI Official Laboratories (OLs) designated within NI and across the EU, providing them with support, training and advice, where needed.

Although there is limited ability to share EU-RL-related information between NI NRLs and NRLs in GB, FSA encourages communication between them, where this is beneficial to NRL functions.

This is a 4 year contract with an optional 2 year extension.<br/><br/>This is a 4 year contract with an optional 2 year extension.

The estimated value of the Contract is estimated to be between £0 - £750,000 (inc VAT) for the total duration, including the 2 year extension.

The FSA is not required to take the extension.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The NI NRLs will deliver the OCR

The NI NRLs will deliver the OCR regulatory requirements for NI, aligning with European Union Reference Laboratories (EURLs) work programmes, wherever possible.

02

They will build strong communication networks

They will build strong communication networks with NI Official Laboratories (OLs) designated within NI and across the EU, providing them with support, training and advice, where needed.

03

The FSA is not required to take

The FSA is not required to take the extension.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045a32
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
032022-2025
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