Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Food Standards Agency · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Fera
- Value
- £3,589,260.45
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Research & development · Research laboratory services (CPV 73111000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 009941-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Mar 2025
- Published18 Mar 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The existing Long Term Service Agreement under which these services are provided will expire on 31 March 2025. Defra as the commercial lead, sought a replacement commercial arrangement to provide critical scientific evidence and contingency services to support its policy making and operational responsibilities including emergency response capabilities in relation to the food and the environment. The overarching contract is also used by other Government Departments, including Food Standards Agency. This contract specifically covers FSA and Defra's food contingency requirements. The supplier has the ability to deliver reliable, high quality scientific services competitively; well-proven transition and transformational capabilities within challenging timeframes; and possesses a vision and commitment to enhance relevant scientific capability into the future. The seamless continuation of services is essential to maintain the governments food incident response capability. The contract is aw…
About the supplier
Fera: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09413107).