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Published 9 May 2023, 13:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Making Food Better Tracker

Official notice

Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published value£43,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jun 2023awarded 21 Jul 2023
Awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD
Contract term 9 moends 29 Mar 2024 · starts 3 Jul 2023
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This 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.<br/><br/>A key objective of the Making Food Better programme is to monitor Northern Ireland consumers attitudes and behaviours towards food product improvement. The outcomes of this research are shared widely with various stakeholders including the food industry,.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This 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.<br/><br/>A key objective of the Making Food Better programme is to monitor Northern Ireland consumers attitudes and behaviours towards food product improvement. The outcomes of this research are shared widely with various stakeholders including the food industry,

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 9 moPublished value£43,000
Contract period: 3 Jul 2023 – 29 Mar 2024 (9 mo)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

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
  • Price

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £39,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD£39,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 May 2023, 13:45 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2023, 13:49 BST
Award evaluation window
9 May 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-022331
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c72a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
8 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
9 May 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 May 2023 → 6 Sept 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Bids opened
    9 May 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    3 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    1 Aug 2023, 13:49 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    6 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Aug 2023, 13:49 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    1 Aug 2023, 13:49 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Food Standards Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services YO1 7PR, York, London, 7PRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.