The Food Standards Agency: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
GOV.UK register: Non-ministerial department·Central government·Nationwide (UK)·York
Find a Tender organisation id1010
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
40 awarded tenders, 26 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| Eville and Jones | 9 | 22.5% | 0 | 9 | 5 Apr 2023 |
| Fera Science Ltd | 4 | 10% | 0 | 4 | 26 Sept 2022 |
| I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED | 3 | 7.5% | 0 | 3 | 27 Sept 2022 |
| LGC LIMITED | 3 | 7.5% | 0 | 3 | 6 Aug 2021 |
| Cefas | 2 | 5% | 0 | 2 | 16 Jun 2021 |
| University of Portsmouth | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 1 | 30 Jun 2021 |
| UK Health Security Agency | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 1 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| HallMark Meat Hygiene Ltd | 1 | 2.5% | 0 | 1 | 28 Feb 2023 |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 40% of 40 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 26 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards — not a statement of preference.
Recent procedures
Latest 49 of 49 procedures on this authority cluster, incl. beneficiary and procuring-entity roles
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| FS900253 Surveillance of AMR bacteria in raw dog and cat food on retail sale in the UKResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 28 Feb 2023 | £230,000 |
| Data Integration & Sharing Publishing PlatformIT services: consulting | Awarded / complete | 16 Feb 2023 | — |
| FS101211 Radiological Monitoring Sample, Analysis and CollectionResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 3 Feb 2023 | — |
| FS431145 Novel foods regulatory framework reviewResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 19 Dec 2022 | — |
| UK public contract noticeResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 25 Nov 2022 | — |
| FS431024 Evaluation of the rollout and implementation of the Pre-Packed for Direct Sale (PPDS) Requirements which came into effect in October 2021Research and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 27 Sept 2022 | — |
| Path-Safe Workstream 3a Horizon scanning and technology readiness level study, with in-field testing of rapid diagnostic technologyResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 26 Sept 2022 | — |
| Transmission of AMR bacteria during the processing of chicken meatResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 15 Sept 2022 | — |
| FS101210 Radioactivity Food Environment (RIFE) ReportResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Open | 13 Jul 2022 | — |
| PATH-SAFE WORK STREAM 3 TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL & FEASABILTY STUDYDesign and execution of research and development | Planned | 9 May 2022 | — |
| PATHSAFE data system for the rapid interrogation and archiving of genomic dataIT services: consulting | Open | 12 Apr 2022 | £2,300,000 |
| Consumer Habits Research around Radiological SitesResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 6 Apr 2022 | — |
| 248038.13Research and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 31 Mar 2022 | — |
| PATHSAFE data system for the rapid interrogation and archiving of genomic dataIT services: consulting | Planned | 15 Mar 2022 | — |
| Understanding the Food SystemResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 8 Mar 2022 | — |
| FS430917 A survey of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) E. coli, Campylobacter and Salmonella on chicken and turkey meat on retail sale in the UK (2022)Research and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 2 Feb 2022 | — |
| Inter-laboratory collaborative trial of real-time PCR method for the relative quantification of horse and pork DNA in raw and processed beefResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 1 Feb 2022 | — |
| Auditing of Plastic Recyclers (Food Contact Materials)Research and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 1 Dec 2021 | — |
| Social Media MonitoringResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 29 Nov 2021 | — |
| Imported Food Sampling, Analysis and ReportingResearch and development services and related consultancy services | Awarded / complete | 19 Nov 2021 | — |
Data coverage & method
- Source: Find a Tender OCDS releases; mixed PCR 2015 / Procurement Act 2023 history — no legal-regime label is applied.
- Counts are procedures (one notice family), not lots. Authority cluster = canonical buyer plus beneficiary and procuring-entity roles.
- Published procedure values exist on a minority of notices; their lifetime sum (£2.5m, ceilings stripped) is a catalogue fact, not spend, and is not shown as a headline.
- Bid counts, deadline-to-award, amendments and award-vs-estimate come from the nightly buyer analytics row; each figure’s own method and sample is behind its , the long form on Methodology.
- Contract end dates: 9 of 42 published contracts carry a period end; 0 end within 18 months, 0 within 6.
- Never shown: contact details, predicted winners, payment behaviour, or “who to invite”.
Identifiers consolidated into this page (4 historical Find a Tender publication identifiers)
Official notices referenced this authority under these publication identifiers. Alias URLs are not separate pages.
Canonical page id: GB-FTS-1010