THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST PESTICIDE RESIDUE ANALYSIS IN FOOD AND DRINK FOR THE NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICIAL TESTING PROGRAMME

Health and Safety Executive
North West
27 February 2025 to 28 February 2028

Laboratory analysis of food and drink samples for pesticide residues as part of an official testing programme. The contract covers an initial phase of 195 samples in 2024, followed by approximately 708 samples in 2025, with an option to extend for 2026 and 2027. The work is structured into four lots, requiring high-throughput analytical capacity and compliance with official regulatory testing standards.

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Awarded value: £892k; As published
Published: 13 May 2024
Awarded: 27 February 2025; Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 28 February 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist laboratory testing and analysis services for pesticide residues in food and drink products.

Testing of food on the Northern Ireland market for the Northern Ireland official testing programme

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Food & Drink	Not stated	Not stated
Food & Drink	Not stated	Not stated
Food & Drink	Not stated	Not stated
Food & Drink	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Initial term: 17 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 41 months
Contract dates: 27 February 2025 to 28 February 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 4
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 90721300

Services in this contract

Public analyst and official food and feed laboratory servicesMain service£163k typicalOfficial laboratory pesticide residue testing of food on the Northern Ireland market

Lifecycle

Published
13 May 2024
Contract awardedto Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
27 February 2025
Contract starts
27 February 2025
Contract ends
28 February 2028

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/842659/the-provision-of-specialist-pesticide-residue-analysis-in-food-and-drink-for-the
Buyer reference: HSE/T4529
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Health and Safety Executive. THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST PESTICIDE RESIDUE ANALYSIS IN FOOD AND DRINK FOR THE NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICIAL TESTING PROGRAMME. Contract award, 13 May 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/842659/the-provision-of-specialist-pesticide-residue-analysis-in-food-and-drink-for-the (accessed 5 November 2026).