Environmental Surveillance: OSMA and OSD

Food Standards Agency

Published: Sep 3, 2026

Updated: Sep 4, 2026

Source: uk_fts

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to Fera Science Ltd — £1,575,934

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About This Opportunity

This is a services contract in the Research, health and medical services and environment and climate sectors, with a focus on Medical Equipment, Laboratory and Laboratories. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the Research sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

The FSA has awarded a contract for delivery of a research and evidence project to strengthen the FSA’s environmental surveillance capability for foodborne disease (FBD) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The project will generate robust, transferable evidence to support a One Health approach to environmental surveillance, demonstrating the feasibility, operational value and cost effectiveness of combining a One Sample Many Analyses (OSMA) approach with targeted On Site Diagnostic (OSD) technologies, using environmental samples that are already collected across government. The requirement is to deliver a structured, phased programme of work that enables the FSA to determine where and how OSMA and OSD approaches provide added value relative to existing laboratory based, single organisation surveillance models, and where they do not. The emphasis is on evidence generation, evaluation and decision support, rather than deployment at scale.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on September 3, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 083525-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Food Standards Agency

Food Standards Agency has issued 71 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 5 currently open and 48 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Research & Innovation, and Information & Communication Technology. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: September 3, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

How can I submit a bid?

Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 083525-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

Is this tender still open?

No — the contract has already been awarded to Fera Science Ltd. The award notice is archived on BidsFactory for transparency and market intelligence.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Food Standards Agency in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Research & Innovation sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

How much was the contract awarded for?

Fera Science Ltd was awarded the contract for £1,575,934. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.