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Understanding the UK markets for unlawfully imported products animal origin

Food Standards Agency

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23 Oct 2026 at 16:05

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Food Standards Agency commissioned social research into the UK market for unlawfully imported products of animal origin, particularly meat. The work examines why consumers buy these products, how they are accessed and sold, and consumers’ awareness of food safety and animal health risks. Its purpose is to build evidence for action to reduce demand, disrupt supply routes, protect public health and animal biosecurity, and inform policy, communications and enforcement. This is a research and consultancy services requirement, covering both consumer behaviour and the routes through which unlawfully imported products reach UK buyers. The contracting process identifies the UK market as the subject of the research; it does not name a particular delivery town or region.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. The Food Standards Agency awarded the work to The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited through a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold, as a call-off from a social science research arrangement. There was one lot. The contract was signed on 19 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 June 2027. Its value is £79,987.25 excluding VAT and £95,984.70 including VAT. The award is for social research services. No separate award date or evaluation criteria are stated in the process information.

For suppliers considering similar future research for the Food Standards Agency, this contract indicates demand for applied social science that can explain consumer motivations, awareness of food and animal health risks, purchasing behaviour and routes to market for illegally imported animal-origin products. A credible supplier would need to design research capable of producing useful evidence about both consumer demand and supply routes, then connect findings to practical policy, communications and enforcement responses. The work spans public health and animal biosecurity as well as consumer behaviour, so relevant multidisciplinary research capability would be valuable. The award went to a large supplier through a direct, non-competitive call-off from an existing social science research arrangement, indicating that access to the relevant route and the ability to deliver focused research are commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Understanding the UK markets for unlawfully imported products animal origin

Notice Description

Calling off from C425727 Research: Social Science Call-Off. Research to improve understanding of the drivers and enablers influencing the purchase of illegally imported products of animal origin (POAO) within the UK. The research will explore consumer behaviours, motivations, awareness of food safety and animal health risks, purchasing routes and routes to market for unlawfully imported meat products. Findings will provide an evidence base to support interventions aimed at reducing demand, disrupting supply routes, protecting public health and animal biosecurity, and informing future policy, communications and enforcement activity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f7e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100700-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73110000 - Research services

79315000 - Social research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£79,987 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 7PR
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited

Further Information

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