# FS307035 AMR in biofilms formed during secondary food processing

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Food Standards Agency](/buyers/the-food-standards-agency/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Fera Science Ltd](/contract-winners/fera-science/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £350,000
- Tender value: £350,000
- Award date: 5 May 2020
- Published: 20 July 2020
- Contract start: 11 May 2020
- Contract end: 24 June 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: cfa2e480-3663-4791-92c8-3dab56a29881-371459
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3ef6015f-3eb7-4582-8071-4f2b699112bd

## Description

to carry out research using a metagenomic approach to identify AMR genes in biofilms formed in plants during secondary food processing of meat and meat products and examine how these contribute to the presence of AMR genes in these foods

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cfa2e480-3663-4791-92c8-3dab56a29881-371459)