Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ahdb · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Fera Science Limited
- Value
- £522,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Sector
- Agricultural & horticultural services · Agricultural services (CPV 77100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Jul 2025
- Published18 Oct 2025Published 86 days after the contract date
Description
Food security and safety remains a priority issue for UK agriculture. There is need for continued investment in this work, as ensuring the safety and quality of the major UK cereals for human consumption and animal feed remains a top priority for the agricultural industry. Continued monitoring of contaminants in cereals across the supply chain is essential in order to provide scientific evidence and assure the cereal industry their products are safe, and of good quality, for use in the domestic and export markets. The data generated by previous phases of the project has been used to inform discussions on new legislation and growing demands on supply, as well as be a vital source to demonstrate due diligence. AHDB is looking for a contractor to undertake the new phase of this project over the next 2 years, with the potential to extend for a further 3 years in 12-month increments (1 August 2025 to 31 July 2030). The main purpose of this project is to provide an independent survey of the…
About the supplier
Fera Science Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09413107).