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 20 of 24 on this page. 4 live and 49 awarded in total.
Coding NDNS Consumption data into EFSA’s food classification+description -FoodEx
Won by Creme Software Ltd (trading as Creme Global)
Awarded 12 November 2026
Determination of levels of PFAS in (+ migrating from) Food Contact Materials FCM
Won by Fera Science Ltd
Awarded 3 November 2026
Source Attribution Studies to Understand Transmission Pathways and AMR Origins
Won by University of Liverpool
Awarded 2 November 2026
WP9 Social Science - The impact of disruption on the UK food system
Won by The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
Awarded 29 October 2026
Health Mark Provision for approved establishments in England and Wales
Won by Pantograph services Ltd
Awarded 27 October 2026
Food and You 2: Waves 13-16
Won by Ipsos (market research) Limited
Awarded 26 October 2026
National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Review
Won by Cambridge University Technical Services Limited
Awarded 20 October 2026
Understanding consumer attitudes and behaviours around misinformation to inform communications activity to counter food safety misinformation
Won by The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
Awarded 20 October 2026
Biosurveillance tools and approaches
Won by Catalytic AI Ltd
Awarded 18 October 2026
NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives - Extension to Phase 1
Won by CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
Awarded 18 October 2026
Understanding the UK markets for unlawfully imported products animal origin
Won by The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
Awarded 18 October 2026
Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiome IID3: New Perspectives Infectious Intestinal Disease
Won by University of Liverpool
Awarded 30 September 2026
Linking phenotypes to WGS from foodborne bacterial pathogens
Won by UKHSA
Awarded 27 September 2026
EU harmonised surveillance of AMR E. coli and Salmonella found in beef and pork
Won by HallMark Meat Hygiene Ltd (HallMark Veterinary & Compliance Services)
Awarded 21 September 2026
WP5 Social Science - The future of food regulation
Won by The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
Awarded 17 September 2026
PATH-SAFE Genomic Data Platform - Technical Strand
Won by University of Oxford (Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance)
Awarded 6 September 2026
PATH-SAFE Genomic Data Platform - Strategy Strand
Won by Catalytic AI
Awarded 6 September 2026
Additional Analytical Methods for NDNS Biomonitoring
Won by University of Aberdeen
Awarded 3 September 2026
Effectiveness of interventions taken by UK slaughterhouses and cutting plants in response to unsatisfactory process hygiene criteria (PHC) results
Won by University of Lincoln
Awarded 31 August 2026
EU harmonised surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) E. coli and Salmonella found in fresh beef and pork meat on retail sale in the UK in 2027
Won by UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Awarded 26 August 2026
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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