# FS430621 Survival of SARS-CoV-2 on food surfaces and food packaging materials

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Food Standards Agency](/buyers/the-food-standards-agency/contract-awards)
- Published: 26 October 2020
- Planned start: 30 November 2020
- Planned end: 30 November 2021
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6dde2789-9819-42a1-adde-164118146116-389402
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e5dcd76b-52e1-480c-ab0e-ec0bbb90dac9

## Description

Tenders are invited to carry out a laboratory-based study to assess the rate of decline of infectivity of artificially inoculated SARS-CoV-2 virus on the surfaces of four food groups and four food packaging materials\.

## Related contract awards

- [External support - Future of Food Regulation Programme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-22844e41-c110-48b6-9131-b78d67438892): Food Standards Agency
- [Car Hire](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-36d0fcb4-d20a-4382-a796-05996e05c57b): Food Standards Agency
- [Campaign Partnerships](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-fa7d0ccb-cbc6-4f45-a9c4-29a0b2a5f5a8): Food Standards Agency

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6dde2789-9819-42a1-adde-164118146116-389402)