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Published 2 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Food supplements Market insight

Official notice

Authority: Food Standards Agency (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£90,000≈ £98k / year · £108,000 inc. VAT3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Mar 2026awarded 11 May 2026
Awarded to I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED
Contract term 11 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 28 Apr 2027 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suppliers are invited to carry out a comprehensive programme of consumer behaviour and market insight research into the use of food supplements across the United Kingdom.

The purpose of this work is to develop a robust, current understanding of consumer motivations, usage patterns, purchasing behaviours, and drivers of emerging trends in the food supplements sector. The findings will support the FSA in shaping future policy direction, targeting regulatory activity, prioritising workflow, and informing risk assessment processes relating to food supplements.

This project is split into two areas:

  1. Market insights
  2. Consumer insights questionnaire

CPV: Market research services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 11 moSMEVCSEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (11 mo) · up to 28 Apr 2027 with extensionsValue: £90,000 exc. VAT · £108,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: An optional extension period of up to four (4) weeks may be applied, solely to accommodate unforeseen delays. This extension is at the Authority’s discretion and does not alter the requirement for the Supplier to deliver all final outputs by 31 March 2027.
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services73200000 Research and development consultancy services79310000 Market research services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • Commercial: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: See Specification for more details. The technical criteria is broken down into 6 sections.
  • Commercial: See specification for more details. The Commercial section is split into 5 sub-sections.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT
Last source update
11 May 2026, 17:03 BST
Authority reference
C418918
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018460
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Market research servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065fa7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
Submission deadline
30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders for FSA funded projects must be submitted through the health-family single e-Commercial System (Atamis), using the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

2 Mar 2026 → 11 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published232 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by218 days ago
    16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline204 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts172 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published162 days ago
    11 May 2026, 17:03 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    11 May 2026, 17:03 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 May 2026, 17:03 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £87,3211 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITEDSME£87,321 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Food supplements Market insight · I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    11 May 2026
    Value
    £87,321
    Period
    11 May 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 28 Apr 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    up to 4 weeks

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Food Standards Agency

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PJRM-6866-LYYX YO1 7PR, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO1 7PRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWNZ-2722-MDLG 5th Floor The Harlequin Building 65 Southward Street, London, London, SE1 0HRContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender