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Published 15 Aug 2025, 10:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Regulatory interventions to improve food system outcomes in deprived communities

Official notice

Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£80,000£96,000 inc. VAT0.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2025awarded 7 Oct 2025
Awarded to University of York
Contract term 6 moends 14 Mar 2026 · up to 14 Apr 2026 with extensions · starts 15 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The FSA is looking to appoint a contractor to bring together a team of relevant food system experts (including those with expertise in public health, nutrition, sustainability and food security) to deliver a systematic evidence review, case studies, and an evidence-based policy briefing, along with 1-2 expert round-tables to inform and shape the project design and outputs.

The aim of the review is to explore the efficacy of regulatory interventions to improve food system outcomes for deprived communities.

Key research questions:

  1. Which regulatory interventions could be most effective in addressing outcomes related to healthier and more affordable food, good economic growth, environmentally sustainable and resilient supply, and vibrant food cultures in the UK food system?
  2. What are the likely impacts and trade-offs at (a) population level, and specifically for (b) deprived communities?
  3. What are the highest priority interventions to focus on, and where are the evidence gaps?

PLEASE NOTE CONTRACT START DATE IS 07/10/2025

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 15 Sept 2025 – 14 Mar 2026 (6 mo) · up to 14 Apr 2026 with extensionsValue: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The Contract can be extended up to 4 weeks. Written notice must be provided 3 months prior to the Contract end date.
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    See Specification document.

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

Lot awarding rule: TECHNICAL CRITERIA – 80% COMMERCIAL CRITERIA – 20% Full award criteria in specification.

Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    See Specification document.

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
15 Aug 2025, 10:51 BST
Last source update
7 Oct 2025, 14:57 BST
Authority reference
C381183
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049034
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0588ae 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
2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
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 ↗. Failure to do so may result in the tender response not being processed by the system or the response being automatically disqualified during the evaluation stage of the tender process.

Timeline

15 Aug 2025 → 7 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 10:51 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    22 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published384 days ago
    7 Oct 2025, 14:57 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Aug 2025, 10:51 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 11:02 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 2 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    26 Aug 2025, 11:02 BST
    +4 days · was 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    26 Aug 2025, 11:03 BST
    UK4
  5. Contract details notice published
    7 Oct 2025, 14:57 BST
    UK7
  6. Status changed to complete
    7 Oct 2025, 14:57 BST
Published amendments (2)

Update to deadline date

Update to deadline date

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 15 Aug 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £79,6791 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
University of York£79,679 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Regulatory interventions to improve food system outcomes in deprived communities · University of York

    Signed
    7 Oct 2025
    Value
    £79,679
    Period
    8 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

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
  • University of YorkAwarded supplier Heslington, York, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO10 5DDContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

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
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
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