Delivery of Official Controls in Approved Establishments in England & Wales

Food Standards Agency
31 March 2025 to 30 March 2030

Managed service for contract Official Veterinarians and Official Auxiliaries to deliver statutory food safety controls in approved meat and dairy establishments. The scope involves site attendance at slaughterhouses, cutting premises, and game handling facilities to ensure compliance with assimilated EU and UK law. The service requires operational flexibility to support local authority premises and other government departments as needed.

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Awarded value: £39.2m; As published
Published: 25 September 2023
Awarded: 17 December 2024; Hallmark Meat Hygiene Ltd, Eville & Jones and LS15 8ZB
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 30 March 2030

What the contract covers

Managed service

Provision of managed veterinary and inspection services for official food safety controls within meat and dairy processing establishments.

Provision of contract Official Veterinarians and contract Official Auxiliaries to deliver Official Controls in accordance with assimilated EU and UK law at FSA-approved third-party meat establishments, including slaughterhouses, cutting premises and approved game handling establishments.
Attendance at premises under local authority control and Dairy Establishments when required.
Inspection and examination of animals destined for export to third countries and EU non-harmonised countries, including certification of export health certificates.

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
2.a. Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
2.b. Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated
2.c. Lot 3	Not stated	Not stated
2.d. Lot 4	Not stated	Not stated
2.e. Lot 5	Not stated	Not stated
2.f. Lot 6	Not stated	Not stated
2.g. Lot 7	Not stated	Not stated
2.h. Lot 8	Not stated	Not stated
2.i. Lot 9	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Managed service
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 84 months
Contract dates: 31 March 2025 to 30 March 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
TUPE: Applies
Lots: 9
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85200000, 85140000, 85100000

Services in this contract

Official veterinary controls and animal disease surveillanceMain service£691k typicalContract official veterinarians and auxiliaries in approved meat establishments

Lifecycle

Published
25 September 2023
Contract awardedto Hallmark Meat Hygiene Ltd, Eville & Jones and LS15 8ZB
17 December 2024
Contract starts
31 March 2025
Contract ends
30 March 2030

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Food Standards Agency

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Hallmark Meat Hygiene Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3152783/delivery-of-official-controls-in-approved-establishments-in-england-and-wales
Buyer reference: C249154
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Food Standards Agency. Delivery of Official Controls in Approved Establishments in England & Wales. Contract award, 25 September 2023. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3152783/delivery-of-official-controls-in-approved-establishments-in-england-and-wales (accessed 5 November 2026).