The services were put out to open tender at the end of August 2011. New contracts, which will commence on 2 April 2012, are being developed with the successful bidders.
For some of the services, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) will lead a partnership comprising of the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), the Shetland Seafood Quality Control (SSQC), the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI).
Source: FSA
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