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    ContractsEnvironmental Surveillance Research: Testing OSMA and OSD Approaches for Foodborne Disease and Antimicrobial Resistance
    Awarded contract

    Environmental Surveillance Research: Testing OSMA and OSD Approaches for Foodborne Disease and Antimicrobial Resistance

    Awarded
    £1.6m
    Published 8 Jul 2026

    FSA seeks a research partner to evaluate combined OSMA and OSD environmental surveillance methods for detecting foodborne disease and antimicrobial resistance across government samples.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· Yorkshire and the HumberPublished 8 Jul 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £1.6m
    Published 8 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,575,934
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Yorkshire and the Humber

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
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      FERA SCIENCE LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    8 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Food Standards Authority (FSA) is seeking a research partner to evaluate innovative environmental surveillance methods for detecting foodborne disease (FBD) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The project will test the effectiveness of combining One Sample Many Analyses (OSMA) - a multi-parameter testing approach - with On Site Diagnostic (OSD) technologies using existing environmental samples collected across government. The successful supplier will deliver a phased research programme that assesses the feasibility, operational benefits, and cost-effectiveness of these combined approaches compared to traditional laboratory-based surveillance conducted by individual organizations. This is a research and evidence generation project focused on determining the added value of OSMA and OSD methods, identifying where they work best, and supporting decision-making for potential future deployment. The supplier should have expertise in environmental surveillance, foodborne pathogen detection, antimicrobial resistance testing, One Health approaches, and health technology evaluation.

    Track record

    26 awards · 16 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY has awarded 26 contracts to 16 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited5× · 19%
    2. FERA SCIENCE LIMITED4× · 15%
    3. CATALYTIC AI LTD2× · 8%
    4. Cambridge University Technical Services Limited2× · 8%
    5. UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL2× · 8%
    6. University of Oxford (Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance)1× · 4%

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    Across research innovation, the most active winners are WSP UK LIMITED, IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED, IFF RESEARCH LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
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    Record ID
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