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Published 15 Jan 2026, 16:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Regional Food Systems Citizen's Advisory Council Analysis

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£133,625published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to food farming countryside commission

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Citizen engagement focuses on exploring and analysing the conditions and levers that foster good food cycles where people live, go to school, and work. By uncovering the environments and inputs needed for more ‘regionally integrated’ food systems, the citizens will curate and synthesise recommendations for strategic legislative measures that would support regional leaders to develop food system plans.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
73200000 Research and development consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
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
15 Jan 2026, 16:34 GMT
Last source update
15 Jan 2026, 16:34 GMT
Authority reference
C32420
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003638
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060706 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

Extension of a pilot scheme to secure further outputs.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    15 Jan 2026, 16:34 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £133,6251 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
food farming countryside commissionVCSE26 Jan 2026 – 20 Apr 2026£133,625—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • food farming countryside commissionAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12562770 Food Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC) Courtenay House, Pynes Hill, Exeter,, Exeter, South West, EX2 5AZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender