Contract award · 15 Feb 2021

FS430621 Survival of SARS-CoV-2 on food surfaces and food packaging materials

Food Standards Agency awarded “Survival of SARS-CoV-2 on food surfaces and food packaging materials” to University of Southampton for £172k on 15 Feb 2021.

Research & developmentYorkshire and the Humber

Value £172k

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Food Standards Agency · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£172,200
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date15 Feb 2021
  2. Published15 Feb 2021Published the same day

Description

Tenders are invited to carry out a laboratory-based study to assess the rate of decline of infectivity of artificially inoculated SARS-CoV-2 virus on the surfaces of four food groups and four food packaging materials.

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