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OpenStage · planning

Food Standards Agency

Meta-analysis of the variability of hemp (Cannabis sativa)

Business ServicesCPV 73200000
Value£50,000
Deadline
Published9 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide

£50,000 — stated in the notice

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

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Contract value in context
£50ktotal contract value
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this tender£0£561k

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The brief

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking early market input to inform a potential future procurement relating to the analysis of variation in the composition of hemp (Cannabis sativa).

This work forms part of the FSA Novel Foods Programme and would contribute evidence to protect consumers from unacceptable risks associated with food consumption and to safeguards their interests in relation to food.

This is not a call for competition.

The purpose is to: • Test feasibility • Understand market capability • Inform potential future procurement design • Details provided are subject to change.

Premarket engagement for Additional Analytical Methods for NDNS Biomonitoring.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking early market input to inform a potential future procurement relating to the development of analytical methods to support biomonitoring of food additives and chemical contaminants.

This work forms part of the FSA Chemical Hazards Programme and aims to improve understanding of UK consumer exposure through novel biomonitoring approaches.

The information gathered will be used solely to shape the FSA’s understanding of the market and to refine a potential future competitive procurement.

Participation is voluntary, and non-participation will not disadvantage suppliers in any subsequent procurement process.

All documents and communication for FSA funded projects must be submitted through the health-family single e-Commercial System (Atamis), using the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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All documents and communication for FSA funded

All documents and communication for FSA funded projects must be submitted through the health-family single e-Commercial System (Atamis), using the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

FSA food establishment approvalRegulator registrations
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking early market input to inform a potential future procurement relating to the analysis of variation in the composition of hemp (Cannabis sativa).

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b10c
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
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Buyer ref
054381-2026
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