Analyst Services of the Public Analyst

Cambridgeshire County Council has a statutory duty to appoint a Public Analyst, Deputy Public Analyst, Agricultural Analyst and Deputy Agricultural Analyst for the purposes of the Food Safety Act 1990 and the Agricultural Act 1970. These Services shall hereafter be referred to as 'the Public Analyst'.Cambridgeshire Supporting Businesses & Communities samples approximately 150 food and 20 agricultural products annually. The service also responds to consumer complaints concerning food safety matters and at times their responses are urgent and of the utmost priority.In addition, Trading Standards are committed to a programme of advice to local manufacturers and importers to help maintain food standards. As part of this service to Cambridgeshire businesses, samples of locally produced food items are submitted for independent analysis.The estimated value of expenditure on these services is in the region of 15,000 - 19,000 per annum. Please note this is an approximate value based on budget available and previous trends.The appointment for a Public Analyst services shall be for an initial three year period from 16th April 2015 to 15th April 2018 with a 2 year possible extension available for the Council to take up should it so wish. In this case, the contract end date would be 15th April 2020 should this optional extension be taken up by the Council.The contract will be subject to ongoing review and performance monitoring.The return deadline for completed responses is 17:00 on Wednesday 4th February 2015.If assistance is required regarding the use of the LGSS e-tendering portal please contact the Due North helpdesk on:T: 01670 597 137E: support@due-north.comPlease ensure that you have made a copy of this advert and any relevant information or documents BEFORE the "Document Available Until" date, as this advert will not be accessible on or after this date. You have until the "Submission Return By" date to respond.