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Literature Review: Allergenicity of cell cultivated products

Food Standards Agency · Central government

In brief

Food Standards Agency awarded research work to Fera Science Ltd on 16 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £40,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 8 months, up to 8 months with extensions, starting 1 June 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

Cell cultivated products (CCPs) and alternative proteins produced by biomass or precision fermentation are an emergent food sector around the world. The FSA CCP Sandbox programme is a two-year programme designed to inform regulatory actions that strike the right balance between supporting innovation and ensuring consumers safety. CCPs claim to have benefits in protein quality, environmental impact, and improved animal welfare implications. The FSA is seeking a supplier to deliver an allergenicity focussed literature review of CCPs under a 6-month contract. The work will investigate the knowledge gap in the allergenic risks of CCPs. An indicative budget of up to £40,000(excluding VAT) has been allocated to this project within the 2026/2027 financial year. Tenderers should ensure proposals remain within this budget envelope offer and demonstrate value for money.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Fera Science Ltd£39,717
17 June 2026 to 15 January 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 023354-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 035074-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 058233-2026

Last time this was bought

Review of analytical methods for cell cultivated products

Awarded
3 November 2025
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
31 March 2026

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From notice 023354-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 March 2026, last updated 19 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.