# UKAS Pilot Assessment of Non-targeted Methods

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Food Standards Agency](/buyers/the-food-standards-agency/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: UKAS
- Award value: £50,741
- Tender value: £50,471
- Award date: 22 August 2023
- Published: 29 August 2023
- Contract start: 17 August 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: d40613eb-b892-4656-baca-d59ae4edcfdf-675582
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0936adfb-2b69-4239-b51c-f0cd713fab4b

## Description

We require the service of UKAS, our National Accreditation body, to assist the FSA in developing capability and assurance in UK laboratories to improve consistency and confidence in the reporting of non-targeted authenticity testing of food/feed\. In order to assure the results from non-targeted methods, an innovative process is required to assess and accredit laboratory testing against conformity assessment requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and UKAS Lab 13 for expressing opinions and interpretations\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d40613eb-b892-4656-baca-d59ae4edcfdf-675582)