Notice Information
Notice Title
Food System Strategic Assessment 2025
Notice Description
Tenders are invited to carry out an assessment of the potential changes in the UK food system change and their impact on the regulatory system and the FSA's areas of interest over the next 10 years. The outputs will inform future policy, operational and research planning in the upcoming strategic period. The last strategic assessment was completed in 2023. It highlighted developments impacting the UK food system, including their potential timescale for substantial impact, and the opportunities and challenges that each presented for the FSA. We refresh this assessment comprehensively every two years PLEASE NOTE: Contract Start Date is 11th August 2025 not 28th August.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052b85
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052946-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
73110000 - Research services
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £92,070 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 27 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
- Contact Name
- FSA Commercial
- Contact Email
- fsa.commercial@food.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YORK
- Postcode
- YO1 7PR
- Post Town
- York
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE2 North Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE21 York
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- York
- Electoral Ward
- Guildhall
- Westminster Constituency
- York Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052946-2025
1st September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029510-2025
3rd June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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