Public sector buyers · United Kingdom
Public sector tenders and awarded contracts from Food Standards Agency, tracked by Skim across every UK and EU procurement portal.
- Live opportunities
- 4
- Awarded contracts
- 49
- Total awarded value
- £12,080,324
- Country
- United Kingdom
Procurement pipeline
53 published notices
- Live
- 48%
- Awarded
- 4992%
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The people who scope, score and sign contracts at Food Standards Agency — names, roles and how to reach them.
Showing 24 of 24 on this page. 4 live and 49 awarded in total.
WP4 Social Science - Communicating changes to precautionary allergen labelling
Won by The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
Awarded 9 August 2026
WP3:Provision of Allergen Information Evaluation: Stakeholder follow-up research
Won by The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
Awarded 22 July 2026
WP2 Exploring awareness and impact of FSA guidance on glycerol slush-ice drinks consumption
Won by The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
Awarded 20 July 2026
Environmental Surveillance: OSMA and OSD
Won by Fera Science Ltd
Awarded 7 July 2026
Making Food Better Consumer Tracker
Won by Ipsos (market research) Limited
Awarded 5 July 2026
Literature Review: Allergenicity of cell cultivated products
Won by Fera Science Ltd
Awarded 15 June 2026
Food Standards training for England Local Authority Officers
Won by Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Awarded 15 June 2026
Workpackage 1: Raw pet food consumer research
Won by The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
Awarded 11 June 2026
4-year Fellowship - endpoint toxicity for a mixture of chemicals
Won by University of Birmingham
Awarded 3 June 2026
Investigating Legume Allergy in the UK
Won by The University of Surrey
Awarded 28 May 2026
Media Buying
Won by Wavemaker Limited
Awarded 28 May 2026
Bioavailability of Food Supplements
Won by Camrosh Limited
Awarded 13 May 2026
Food supplements Market insight
Won by I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED
Awarded 10 May 2026
Digital Forensic Services
Won by CCL Forensic Limited
Awarded 6 May 2026
Lit Review: Cyanobacterial toxins in fish arising from cyanobacterial bloom
Won by Toxicology and Risk Assessment Consulting Ltd (TARA)
Awarded 28 April 2026
Public Analyst Training
Won by LGC Limited
Awarded 28 April 2026
Determination of background levels of PFAS in a variety of foods
Won by Fera Science Ltd
Awarded 28 April 2026
Validation of HPLC and HRMS methods for honey authenticity testing
Won by Fera Science Ltd
Awarded 27 April 2026
Provision of Allergen Information Evaluation: Consumer follow up survey
Won by Ipsos (market research) Limited
Awarded 26 April 2026
Improving Local Authority Delivery of Animal Feed and Food Hygiene at the Level of Primary Production Official Controls in 2026-27
Won by Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Awarded 30 March 2026
Hosting and Supporting the Food Standards Reference Manual
Won by Trading Standards South West
Awarded 18 March 2026
Potential migration levels of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH and MOSH) from food
Won by Fera Science Ltd
Awarded 7 January 2026
Research: Consumer Insights Tracker
Won by YouGov Plc
Awarded 19 December 2025
Sampling and testing of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in waterways
Won by 20/30 Labs Ltd
Awarded 12 December 2025
Procurement profile
What Food Standards Agency has awarded over the last five years, from 69 award notices.
Awarded value each year
In GBP, from awards with a published value
2022
0 awards
2023
0 awards
2024
0 awards
2025
25 awards
2026*
44 awards
Awards per year under each year. *2026 to date
Key figures
- Median contract value
- £99,644
- Last 3 years
- Typical contract length
- 11 months
- Median, last 3 years
- Suppliers used
- 48
- Last 3 years
- Awards to SMEs
- 12%
- As declared in notices
- Median bids
- 2
- Open and restricted tenders; 36% had one bid
Top suppliers
By awarded value, last 3 years, framework panels excluded
- Fera Science Limited£2.9m
9 awards · 20.6% of value
- University of Liverpool£1.3m
2 awards · 9.6% of value
- IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD£1.3m
2 awards · 8.9% of value
- University of Birmingham£1.2m
2 awards · 8.2% of value
- University of Oxford£967k
1 award · 6.9% of value
- Animal and Plant Health Agency£530k
1 award · 3.8% of value
- OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED£450k
1 award · 3.2% of value
- Basis Social Limited£447k
7 awards · 3.2% of value
What they buy
Awards by CPV division, last 3 years
- Research and development services and related consultancy services58
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security23
- IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support5
- Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services5
- Education and training services3
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)1
How they buy
Procedure behind each award, last 3 years
- Open procedure43%
- Direct award41%
- Framework call-off13%
- Limited competition3%
When they award
Awards by calendar month, last 3 years. Busiest: October
| January | 2 |
|---|---|
| February | 0 |
| March | 3 |
| April | 6 |
| May | 6 |
| June | 7 |
| July | 5 |
| August | 8 |
| September | 9 |
| October | 12 |
| November | 8 |
| December | 3 |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
26 contracts, worth £2,832,452
Soonest first, by recorded end date, not counting extension options
- WP3:Provision of Allergen Information Evaluation: Stakeholder follow-up research
Ends 30 November 2026 · held by The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited · £40k
- Provision of Allergen Information Evaluation: Consumer follow up survey
Ends 31 December 2026 · held by Ipsos (market research) Limited · £55k
- Literature Review: Allergenicity of cell cultivated products
Ends 15 January 2027 · held by Fera Science Ltd · £40k
23 more contracts end by November 2027
Incumbent, value and end date for every contract Food Standards Agency has ending, with an alert when it starts re-procuring.
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