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Published 24 Jun 2025, 15:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Scottish Authorities Food Enforcement Rebuild (SAFER) Food Business Social Research

Official notice

Authority: Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)

Published estimate£120,000exc. VAT6.9% below published estimate

Submissions closed 13 Aug 2025awarded 24 Sept 2025

Awarded to I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

FSS has a requirement for research to be conducted and evidence gathered from Food Business Operators to support both the development of the SAFER programme as well as FSS’s statutory business-as-usual responsibilities to support businesses to comply with food law.

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Requirement for research to be conducted and evidence gathered from Food Business…AwardedRenewal

Requirement for research to be conducted and evidence gathered from Food Business Operators to support both the development of the SAFER programme as well as FSS’s statutory business-as-usual responsibilities to support businesses to comply with food law.

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: As part of the contract agreement, A rate card will be obtained to provide fixed costing for any additional Ad-Hoc research required in connection to research subject matter and solely within specified contract period. · Option to extend for additional 4 months at sole discretion of the PurchaserVariant bids: not allowed

73110000 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: 75%Price: 25%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 75
Price: 25

Conditions of participation1

Economic & financial standing
INSURANCE(s)
Minimum: It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: Employers (compulsory) Liability Insurance in accordance with any legal obligations a…

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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 · publisher note attached

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 24 Jun 2025, 15:56 BST
Last source update: 24 Sept 2025, 16:59 BST
Award evaluation window: 13 Aug 2025 – …
Authority reference: CASE/792740
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-059435
Classification (CPV): Research services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0552cd Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms: Stated within tender documents

Publisher note: contract Start date 29th September 2025 to 28th May 2026 (SC Ref:811222)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Submission deadline: 13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Aug 2025 → 24 Sept 2025 · 3 dates

Submission deadline
13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Notice published393 days ago
24 Sept 2025, 16:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
24 Sept 2025, 16:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £111,7451 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 54 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITEDSME	£111,745 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 059435-2025-CASE/792740-1 · I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITEDSME
Signed
24 Sept 2025
Value
£111,745
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad	4	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 4th Floor, Pilgrim House, Old Ford Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 5RLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

IFF Research LtdAwarded supplier 16 Chart House, Chart Street, London, UK, N1 6DDContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.