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Development and Optimisation of Methods for Detection and Speciation of Offal

Defra

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Defra

Buyer Address: 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, UK

Contact Name: Defra Group Commercial

Contact Email: procurement@defra.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
99947.18 GBP
Published
05 Jun 2025, 14:50
Deadline
04 Apr 2025, 16:30
Contract Start
27 May 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2026, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
73120000 - Experimental development services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Fera Science Ltd
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

Defra's Food Authenticity programme develops 'fit for purpose' methods to verify food labelling rules and compositional standards to help food law enforcers and industry to protect consumers from food fraud. The programme invests in cutting edge methods and has a focus on knowledge transfer to ensure methods are taken-up and used.

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