Food Standards Agency · Awarded contract
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Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiome IID3: New Perspectives Infectious Intestinal Disease

Awarded 18 Oct 2026

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Awarded from this tender, closed 28 Sept 2026Food Standards Agency: Whole Genome Sequencing Source Attribution Study for Infectious Intestinal Disease and AMR Origins
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Awarded18 Oct 2026
Value£719,626.49
SupplierUniversity of Liverpool
AgencyFood Standards Agency
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryResearch & Development
Expires in 1y 12mo2y term, 4% elapsed
Awarded 18 Oct 2026Expires 19 Oct 2028

About

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is an independent Government department working across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to protect public health and consumers wider interest in food.

We make sure food is safe and what it says it is.

The FSA are looking to appoint a supplier to deliver a research project to undertake metagenomic and metatranscriptomic analyses of faecal samples generated as part of The Third Study of Infectious Intestinal Disease (IID3), alongside other relevant datasets.

The study aims to improve our understanding of the causes of IID and to characterise the prevalence and diversity of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in IID samples.

The contract will run for a period of 24 months, with an optional 6-month extension period if required.

The maximum budget assigned for this project is £600,000, excluding VAT.

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