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Published 15 Jan 2024

CEFAS23-118 Statutory shellfish sample collection

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science · United Kingdom

Key facts

Contract value
£1,944,000
Awarded
18 Dec 2023
Contract starts
01 Jan 2024
Contract ends
31 Mar 2026
Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Buyer type
Central government

Awarded to

SupplierValue
HMMH (Scotland) Ltd£1,944,000

Description

Current legislation requires that classified shellfish production and relaying areas are monitored for microbiological contamination, marine biotoxins, harmful algae and chemical contamination. This forms part of an official control monitoring programme. In Scotland, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is the competent authority with responsibility for the implementation and delivery of the Scottish shellfish official control (OC) monitoring programme. Cefas is the laboratory designated by FSS to provide a completely managed, high quality service for the provision of this programme across Scotland. Services delegated to Cefas include co-ordinating the programme, arranging the collection of samples and delivering the required testing, and this in line with relevant national legislation as well as FSS policies and protocols. Cefas requires the Contractor to provide a completely managed, high quality service for the provision of Sample Collection for various species of live bivalve molluscs and water in Scotland as defined in relevant Legislation.

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