# FS616030 NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY for Food Contaminants

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by The Food Standards Agency.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [The Food Standards Agency](/buyers/the-food-standards-agency/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Fera Science Ltd](/suppliers/fera-science/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,337,429
- Award date: 1 April 2021
- Published: 12 July 2021
- Contract start: 1 April 2021
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8cc5e7a3-1e1f-463b-818a-27cd5f4f518d-450693
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac2cfb2e-6bf4-4f24-af8e-c6308c572ff5

## Description

This project is to re-procure the contract for the UK National Reference Laboratory for Food Contaminants from the 1st April 2021 for four years \(incorporating a two-year break point for review in 2023\)\. The FSA will confirm if they wish to proceed with the break point by variation to the contract, confirming intentions and any changes to the requirement\. The appointed laboratory will carry out the provision of services for the UK National Reference Laboratory for Food Contaminants for the following areas in food: - Lot 1 - NRL for Mycotoxins and Plant Toxins in Feed and Food - Lot 2 - NRL for Metals and Nitrogenous Compounds in Feed and Food - Lot 3 - NRL for Processing Contaminants - Lot 4 - NRL for Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants \(POPs\) in Feed and Food - \*Lot 5 - NRL for Materials and Articles in Contact with Food

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8cc5e7a3-1e1f-463b-818a-27cd5f4f518d-450693)