Supply of Stable Isotope Reference Analysis Service for Pork and Pork products

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Open procedure
1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027

The service involves maintaining and utilising a database of pork reference samples from UK and EU farms to audit provenance claims for retail products. The provider must deliver ongoing sample collection, statistical analysis, and reporting to support industry traceability schemes like Red Tractor and BMPA.

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Awarded value: £212k; As published
Published: 24 February 2022
Awarded: 1 December 2021
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Single-provider service contract

Provision of laboratory-based stable isotope reference analysis services to authenticate the provenance and origin of pork and pork products.

Sample analysis and statistical analysis of pork reference samples and related provenance claims

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Single-provider service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71620000

Services in this contract

Public analyst and official food and feed laboratory servicesMain service£163k typicalStable isotope sample and statistical analysis auditing UK pork provenance claims

Lifecycle

Published
24 February 2022
Contract awarded
1 December 2021
Contract starts
1 April 2022
Contract ends
31 March 2027

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/172515/supply-of-stable-isotope-reference-analysis-service-for-pork-and-pork-products
Buyer reference: tender_285699/1047246
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-8a90b4dc-1217-41fc-8b67-99d988ec189a
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Supply of Stable Isotope Reference Analysis Service for Pork and Pork products. Contract award, 24 February 2022. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/172515/supply-of-stable-isotope-reference-analysis-service-for-pork-and-pork-products (accessed 4 November 2026).