# FS900189b / C180637 Survey of AMR in Retail Meats in Northern Ireland - Sampling & Data reporting

> 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: Hallmark Meat Hygiene Ltd
- Award value: £29,174
- Tender value: £200,000
- Award date: 22 August 2023
- Published: 29 August 2023
- Contract start: 28 August 2023
- Contract end: 31 December 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 396ddb22-caa9-42a3-b004-eda525faf7a8-675573
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c09e7ed7-d7aa-4f8b-a146-a19e0d9e0eec

## Description

Sampling tenders, including survey design, sample collection and transportation to the Food Microbiology Laboratory at the AgriFood Biosciences Institute \(AFBI\), Newforge Lane, Belfast\) for a survey of fresh \(not frozen\) retail meat samples annually for sale in Northern Ireland UK from 2023- 2027 for E\. coli isolates producing ESB-, AmpC- or -CP enzymes \(isolated from retail meats\); Additional information: The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 3 Months by giving not less than 4 weeks' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date\. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period\. Only the 1st years costs were provided, before the beginning of the next financial year the supplier will provide the costings for the following financial years\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/396ddb22-caa9-42a3-b004-eda525faf7a8-675573)