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title: "Food System Strategic Assessment 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-052b85"
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# Food System Strategic Assessment 2025

Buyer: FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052b85

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## Summary

The Food Standards Agency has completed the procurement process for the "Food System Strategic Assessment 2025" with an award to Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd. The initiative focuses on assessing potential changes in the UK food system and their impact on regulatory frameworks, influencing policy, operations, and research over the next decade. This assessment refreshes previous evaluations completed bi-annually. Located in York, the agency is part of the central government's public authorities. This procurement process was managed via an open method, under a below-threshold competition, with the contract active from 28th August 2025 to 31st March 2026, possibly extending to 30th June 2026 under specific conditions.

This tender presents considerable growth opportunities for businesses involved in research services and development consultancy, especially those focusing on the food industry and regulatory impacts. Large-scale enterprises such as Eunomia were well-suited to compete, yet the tender also provided avenues for SMEs and VCSEs to participate, given its open call for competition. By engaging with such tenders, businesses can expand their service portfolio and enhance their credentials within government and regulatory domains. The contract's scope, focusing on strategic assessment and future planning, suggests that businesses adept in both research expertise and policy advisory are aptly positioned to leverage this opportunity.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052946-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Aug 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | £100,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £92,070 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY |
| Locality | YORK |
| Post town | York |
| Postcode | YO1 7PR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Guildhall |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EUNOMIA RESEARCH & CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2025 at 15:50 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052946-2025
- 3 Jun 2025 at 12:53 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029510-2025

## 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

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.food.gov.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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