Official UK procurement notice
Making Food Better Consumer Tracker
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis work is commissioned under the Making Food Better programme (previously known as the Eating Well Choosing Better Programme) which aims to support small and medium sized food businesses to reduce the calorie, sugar, saturated fat and salt content of the food they produce, sell or serve, as well as reducing portion sizes.
The Making Food Better survey (previously known as the Eating Well Choosing Better survey) was historically a biannual online survey first completed in November 2017. In May 2020, the FSA made the decision to convert from a biannual survey to an annual survey made up of a representative sample of 600 Northern Ireland adults. The most recent survey (2024) was conducted by Ipsos and published in February 2025.
The FSA has committed to completing the Making Food Better Consumer Tracker annually using the Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) interviewing method (methodology detailed later). The previous methodology can be viewed on the FSA website.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
- Authority reference
C445009- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063338- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c498Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published6 Jul 2026, 16:33 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD | £55,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Making Food Better Consumer Tracker · IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
- Signed
- 6 Jul 2026
- Value
- £55,000
- Period
- 6 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 28 Apr 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 4 weeks by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ipsos (market research) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender