PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

RDE993 - Expansion of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) honey database for authen

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · published 2 Feb 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDbd46934e-c436-4e1a-915e-64555125cd9a-881698
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-aad9d9e3-b86a-4ab7-8932-f7a5d43aba40
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-322589
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

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Award value
£74,944
award field
Tender value
£74,944
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
73200000
Research and development consultancy services
Delivery
British Oversea Territories
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

This project will strengthen the UK's capability to detect honey adulteration with added sugars. Contract awarded by Defra.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release2 Feb 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published30 Jan 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Jan 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jun 2026
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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Published name only

Fera Science Ltd

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 2 Feb 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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