# TC981 Public Analyst Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Manchester City Council](/buyers/manchester-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Lancashire County Council Scientific Services
- Award value: £26,009
- Tender value: £26,009
- Award date: 31 July 2024
- Published: 20 August 2024
- Contract start: 1 August 2024
- Contract end: 31 July 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 335c8ae0-00ad-42fe-8cdd-f7a980bfb065-778643
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-218d32db-355c-4129-a3da-83915deb3d1b

## Description

The contract is for laboratory sampling of food samples undertaken by a public analyst \(as required by the Food Safety Act 1990\)\. Not all laboratories have a public analyst\. The Food & Health & Safety & Airport Team take a range of food samples across a variety of businesses\. Food samples may become evidence in legal cases against food businesses\. 90% of samples taken by the team are from food items located at Manchester Airport\. The teamwork at a facility called a 'Border Control Post', which is located at the airport freight terminal\. Samples are taken from food items imported from around the world that are high-risk\. The imported food items are sampled at the point of entry at the airport\. If a food sample fails, then it is detained and destroyed\. The costs are met by the importer or import agent\. An example of a sample failure would be if we test for pesticides, which at high levels are carcinogenic\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/335c8ae0-00ad-42fe-8cdd-f7a980bfb065-778643)