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BUYER

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

OPPORTUNITY

CEFAS26-120 Statutory shellfish E.coli monitoring service for Shetland and Orkney

SOURCE: Find a Tender · REFERENCE: 092917-2026
PUBLISHED: 1 Oct 2026 · 14:50 BST · LAST CHECKED: 3 Oct 2026 · 18:00 BST

CLOSED DEADLINE / HISTORICAL — current successor route unverified · source freshness LAPSED

OPEN ORIGINAL SOURCE

Current accessibility UNVERIFIED — link retained; no live source check implied

Readable source details and context
Buyer
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE
Captured need / service scope
Purpose of this engagement: Cefas is undertaking market engagement to inform a future procurement for delivery of statutory microbiological monitoring services on behalf of Food Standards Scotland (FSS). This notice is not a call for competition or a commitment to procure. Its purpose is to help potential suppliers understand the anticipated requirement, test the deliverability of the proposed service model and provide an opportunity to raise technical, logistical, commercial and implementation questions before any formal procurement is launched. Background: FSS operates an official control programme to monitor faecal contamination in live bivalve molluscs and support the classification of shellfish harvesting areas, for which Cefas coordinates aspects of programme delivery. The anticipated contract will principally cover existing classified production areas and new areas seeking classification in Shetland and Orkney. Current planning assumptions indicate approximately 52 shellfish samples per month, or 624 per year, but volumes and locations may change in response to regulatory requirements, classification decisions, incidents, seasonal activity or changes in the monitoring plan. … [preview; original evidence retained]
Notice / signal type
PIPELINE
Publication
2026-10-01T14:50:49+01:00
Event date (when retained)
UNKNOWN
Deadline
2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00
Retained verification / observation clock — no new source check implied
2026-10-03T17:00:21+00:00
Location
UNKNOWN
Published value / budget / rate
600000.0
Value meaning
TOTAL_NOTICE_NOT_PURA_ADDRESSABLE
Original reference
092917-2026
Exact proposed next action
RESEARCH NOW
Responsible project for source / qualification reporting
P016
Intended delivery project / receiver — acceptance unverified
P016

Retained source reference: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092917-2026

Published value is not Pura revenue or an authorised commitment. Source status is separate from owner approval and receiver execution.

ACTION OWNER: ANDREW
ANDREW ACTION: RESEARCH NOW

STATUS
Owner review
OPPORTUNITY SCORE
0/100 · Research Required
ESTIMATED VALUE
£600,000 excl. VAT
DEADLINE
19 Oct 2026 · 23:59 BST
PROCUREMENT / ENGAGEMENT STAGE
Pipeline / planned procurement
ROUTE
PME / questionnaire — see published participation instructions
LAST VERIFIED
3 Oct 2026 · 18:00 BST
NEXT ACTION

Open the official notice and verify the full participation route.

CURRENT STAGE: Owner review
WHAT HAPPENED: Radar discovered the opportunity.
WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW: Owner review
ACTION OWNER: ANDREW
BLOCKER: Detailed buyer requirements need confirmation. · Evidence confidence is not yet sufficient. · The participation route needs verification. · Permission for direct contact needs confirmation. · Procurement contact restrictions need checking. · The buyer contact needs verification. · The Pura proposition needs review. · The required response is not yet ready. · A previous contact or duplicate check needs review. · The current owner decision or buyer state prevents contact. · An approved sender must be verified. · Applicable participation requirements need checking. · The opportunity needs current source verification. · The opportunity is below the automatic-eligibility threshold. · A permitted direct contact route is not yet verified.
NEXT ACTION: Open the official notice and verify the full participation route.
UNAPPROVED · LAPSED

WHAT THE BUYER SAYS THEY NEED

Purpose of this engagement: Cefas is undertaking market engagement to inform a future procurement for delivery of statutory microbiological monitoring services on behalf of Food Standards Scotland (FSS). This notice is not a call for competition or a commitment to procure. Its purpose is to help potential suppliers understand the anticipated requirement, test the deliverability of the proposed service model and provide an opportunity to raise technical, logistical, commercial and implementation questions before any formal procurement is launched. Background: FSS operates an official control programme to monitor faecal contamination in live bi…

KEY PUBLISHED FACTS

  • Contact email: procure@cefas.gov.uk
  • Published participation instructions: Cefas will hold two online market-engagement sessions for potential applicants. The sessions will take place on 15/10/26 at 15:00 and 19/10/26 at 10:00 via MS Teams. Interested organisations should register on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cefas-market-engagement-statutory-shellfish-ecoli-monitoring-service-tickets-2002621752571 no later than 2 days prior to the events. Organisations may submit questions in advance to procure@cefas.gov.uk
  • Recorded contact: procure@cefas.gov.uk

Published deadline has passed.

WHY RADAR THINKS PURA MAY FIT

No specific Pura delivery capability is established by this notice alone. This is a Pura hypothesis; detailed scope, delivery capability and procurement constraints still need checking.

Confidence: MEDIUM — notice scope only

Known: the saved buyer requirement above.
Inferred: potential Pura capability match; not buyer-confirmed.

What still needs checking

  • Detailed workflows and acceptance criteria
  • Integration and security requirements
  • Direct contact permission and procurement constraints
  • Proof effort and bounded paid discovery acceptance

PROGRESS

  1. DISCOVERED
  2. VERIFIED
  3. OWNER REVIEW
  4. APPROVED
  5. RESEARCHING
  6. REQUIREMENT RECONSTRUCTED
  7. PROOF DECISION
  8. PROOF BUILDING
  9. PROOF QA
  10. PROOF READY
  11. CONTACT READY
  12. OWNER SEND GATE
  13. SENT
  14. WAITING FOR RESPONSE
  15. RESPONSE RECEIVED
  16. COMMERCIAL CONVERSATION
  17. WON / LOST

Current stage is highlighted. Other stages are possible steps, not a claim they have happened.

ACTIVITY

  1. — Radar discovered the opportunity.
  2. — Radar last recorded source evidence.

HUMAN CHECK

Official source available: YES
Radar fully expanded source: YES

Key facts verified: value, deadline, contact, route, stage — according to saved evidence; check current source.

Outstanding verification

  • Detailed workflows and acceptance criteria
  • Integration and security requirements
  • Direct contact permission and procurement constraints
  • Proof effort and bounded paid discovery acceptance

Last verification: 3 Oct 2026 · 18:00 BST

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WHY THIS SCORE?

ComponentEarned / maximum
Buyer need clarity0 / 20
Route & contactability0 / 15
Pura capability fit0 / 15
Time to value0 / 15
Proof speed0 / 10
Evidence confidence0 / 10
Urgency0 / 10
Commercial value0 / 5

WHAT WOULD INCREASE THE SCORE

Obtain stronger evidence for: Buyer need clarity, Route & contactability, Pura capability fit, Time to value, Proof speed, Evidence confidence, Urgency, Commercial value.

WHAT IS HOLDING IT BACK

Not ranked as current work: LAPSED. Historical evidence is retained; current source confirmation is required.

OPPORTUNITY STRENGTH

42 / 100

How commercially interesting the buyer requirement appears.

PURSUIT READINESS

50 / 100

How ready Pura is to act on it now.

Recorded diagnostic assessment; separate from the production opportunity score. Reassess when evidence changes.

CAN WE CONTACT THEM?

Contact mode: OWNER APPROVAL REQUIRED
Direct contact route: NOT YET VERIFIED
Auto-contact eligible: NO

Eligibility is an indicator only. It does not authorise sending.

Why not yet

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RETAINED WORKSPACE / PREPARED PACKAGE
TENDER · EVIDENCED · PARTIALLY_ADDRESSABLE

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE

WHY THIS IS HERE

Pipeline notice from CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE. Relevance is supported by notice evidence.

Evidence strength, addressability and route are evaluated independently of relationship.

PURA FIT

[{"capability_id":"INSPECTION","confidence":"MEDIUM","currently_sold":"UNKNOWN","name":"Engineering inspection"}]
Total procurement value
KNOWN · HIGH · 600000.0 GBP
Pura-addressable value
UNKNOWN · UNKNOWN · None
Route
TENDER_FRAMEWORK
Time to revenue
WEEKS
Independent evidence
3 identities · 1 sources
Recurring potential
UNKNOWN

UNCERTAINTY

[]

WHAT WOULD PROMOTE IT

["notice text directly evidences a matched Pura capability"]

WHAT WOULD KILL IT

["source evidence withdrawn","commercial fit contradicted","route proven impossible"]

EVIDENCE

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CLASSIFICATION HISTORY

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