Lough Neagh Sampling Plan - 2025-2026 (Green Water)

Food Standards Agency
Yorkshire and the Humber
Direct award
1 May 2025 to 31 March 2026

Laboratory analysis of seven commercially harvested fish species from Lough Neagh to assess microcystin and anatoxin levels. The programme involves scientific testing to monitor toxin bioaccumulation trends, specifically focusing on species such as pike, to inform food safety advice and public health risk assessments.

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Awarded value: £70k; As published
Published: 6 August 2025
Awarded: 30 April 2025; Greenwater
Contract length: 11 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Provision of specialist laboratory testing and analytical services for the detection of cyanotoxins in fish and aquatic food samples.

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 11 months
Contract dates: 1 May 2025 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 71900000

Services in this contract

Public analyst and official food and feed laboratory servicesMain service£163k typicalLaboratory testing of Lough Neagh fish for cyanotoxins for the FSA

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Published
6 August 2025
Contract awardedto Greenwater
30 April 2025
Contract starts
1 May 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/982529/lough-neagh-sampling-plan-2025-2026-green-water
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Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0582c8
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Food Standards Agency. Lough Neagh Sampling Plan - 2025-2026 (Green Water). Contract award, 6 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/982529/lough-neagh-sampling-plan-2025-2026-green-water (accessed 5 November 2026).