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FS616030 NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY for Food Contaminants

Historical · ContractNo open deadline

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01/ The notice

Key facts

Value: £1,337,429Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time): Thu 11 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Thu 11 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT, which is not an open deadline.
Published: 17 Jun 2021
Region: Any region

02/ The brief

What the notice says

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This project is to re-procure the contract for the UK National Reference Laboratory for Food Contaminants from the 1st April 2021 for four years (incorporating a two-year break point for review in 2023). The FSA will confirm if they wish to proceed with the break point by variation to the contract, confirming intentions and any changes to the requirement.

The appointed laboratory will carry out the provision of services for the UK National Reference Laboratory for Food Contaminants for the following areas in food:

- Lot 1 - NRL for Mycotoxins and Plant Toxins in Feed and Food

- Lot 2 - NRL for Metals and Nitrogenous Compounds in Feed and Food

- Lot 3 - NRL for Processing Contaminants

- Lot 4 - NRL for Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Feed and Food

- *Lot 5 - NRL for Materials and Articles in Contact with Food

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

73111000
73000000 73100000 73110000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

17 Jun 2021
Contract notice
Contract notice published 17 June 2021.
Release 8cc5e7a3-1e1f-463b-818a-27cd5f4f518d
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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

The Food Standards Agency published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £1,337,429.

08/ Related

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Reference: 8cc5e7a3-1e1f-463b-818a-27cd5f4f518d
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Last verified: Wed 8 Apr 2026, 16:19 BST
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