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Provision of food & drink market intelligence Reports

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

20 Nov 2025 at 11:47

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

05 Nov 2025 at 10:23

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

30 Jul 2025 at 17:06

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process for the "Provision of Food & Drink Market Intelligence Reports" was conducted by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), a UK central government authority based in London. This procurement process involved the open procedure of tendering and was intended to source market intelligence data and reports on the UK and global food and drink industry. The process covered three lots, each focusing on different aspects of market intelligence: UK-specific reports, global market intelligence, and detailed financial information on food and drink companies. The tenders proceeded through the stages of planning, tendering, and awarding, culminating on 20th November 2025, when the contracts were signed. The procurement stage is complete, and the contracts entail initial project durations with options for one-year extensions to ensure continuity from the end dates in 2027 into 2028.

This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities by enabling large-scale companies to provide valuable market intelligence across multiple geographic regions. It is well-suited for large enterprises capable of delivering comprehensive market data services and possessing robust data analytics capabilities to assist DEFRA's analytical teams. Companies like Mintel, Euromonitor International, and Moody's were awarded the contracts for their expertise in providing detailed and insightful market information necessary for evaluating various factors such as export potential, market segmentation, and growth forecasts. These opportunities are particularly advantageous for firms specialising in data-driven insights and market analyses in the food and drink sector, positioning them to contribute significantly to policy development and industry understanding.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of food & drink market intelligence Reports

Notice Description

The Authority's food and drink evidence and analytical team purchases market intelligence data and reports on the United Kingdom (UK) and global food and drink industry on an annual basis. Market intelligence data and reports are one of the many tools used by the Authority's economists, statisticians, social researchers, and policy advisors to help in assessing issues such as export potential, sector market size, market segmentation, company market shares, brand market shares, and to forecast market growth.

Lot Information

LOT 1 - Provision of UK food and drink reports, consumer polling data

Providing market intelligence and data reporting for food and drink companies in the UK. The Contractor shall provide detailed and insightful market intelligence reports and data which covers the food and drink manufacturing, food and drink retailing, and the catering (foodservice) sectors in the UK. Information on the UK food packaging industry and food packaging trends will also be welcome. Each report shall include separate sections, including but not limited to: An executive summary. Market size. Market segmentation. Key trends and market forecasts. Company market shares. Brand market shares. Major companies, brands, and products.

Renewal: 1 year allowable extension included in this contract.

LOT 2 - Global food and drink market intelligence reports and data

The supply of market intelligence and market data for the food and drink industry for a list of global locations. The Contractor shall provide detailed food and drink industry market intelligence data for the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa. Data and market intelligence reports provided for these countries and territories shall cover a wide variety of food and drink products by retail market size, sales, and volume and provide detailed market segmentation, company market shares, brand market shares and forecast growth rates. The Contractor shall also provide detailed data on the food and drink retailing, and catering sectors in these countries along with socio-economic data.

Renewal: 1 year extension is allowable for this contract.

LOT 3 - Provision of detailed company financial information on food and drink co

The supply of financial information data of companies in the food and drink industry based in the UK. The Contractor shall provide detailed, searchable, company financial information on both stock market listed and private agricultural, food and drink manufacturing, food and drink wholesaling, grocery retailing, catering/foodservice, fishing, and transport companies operating in the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic. The Contractor shall ensure that a wide variety of both current and historical company financial details on issues such as but not limited to company turnover, pre-tax profit, profit margins, return on capital, staff employed, wages, capital expenditure, etc is accessible and available online to the Authority. This data shall be available not only for the main operating unit of a company but also for any significant subsidiaries for which company returns are filed.

Renewal: 1 Year extension is allowable with this contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05698d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075586-2025
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£463,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£463,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£626,939 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£626,939 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Nov 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Sep 202511 months ago
Contract Period
16 Nov 2025 - 1 Nov 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Euromonitor International

Mintel

Moody's

Further Information

Notice Documents

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