--- title: "Food and You 2: Waves 13-16" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d93f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d93f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d93f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d93f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY" published: "2026-07-31" --- # Food and You 2: Waves 13-16 Buyer: FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d93f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d93f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d93f.json) ## Summary The Food Standards Agency (FSA), a central government public authority based in York, United Kingdom, is inviting tenders for the "Food and You 2: Waves 13-16" survey project. This initiative aims to gain insights into consumer attitudes and behaviours related to food, with a focus on aiding policy decision-making and communication campaigns. The procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with submissions open until 25th September 2026. The project is anticipated to start on 1st January 2027, with the contract running until 31st March 2031, offering the possibility of extending up to two additional months. This open procedure, categorised under market research services, involves considerable project stages that require robust methodical approaches. This tender presents significant opportunities for experienced research agencies capable of handling comprehensive survey processes and data analysis. Businesses with expertise in market research, particularly those focusing on survey services and social research, will find this contract appealing. The project involves engaging with thousands of households annually, requiring detailed data collection and analysis expertise. With a gross value of £1,320,000, bidding companies can benefit from contributing to an impactful government study that informs public policy. SMEs and VCSEs are especially encouraged as the tender recognises their potential suitability for the contract. ## Notice In order to protect consumers, we need to understand their attitudes, knowledge and behaviour in relation to food. The Agency's main source of methodologically robust and representative evidence regarding consumers' attitudes, knowledge and behaviour in relation to food is our annual Official statistic Food and You 2 survey. This survey has an important role in measuring the FSA's progress towards its strategic objectives, providing evidence to support FSA policy decision-making, communication campaigns and other activities as well as identifying topics for further research or action. The survey currently samples 4,000 households (including 1,000 households in both Northern Ireland and Wales). Since Wave 8, we have also worked with our counterparts in Food Standards Scotland, to achieve an additional 1,000 households in Scotland on an annual basis. This data is reported and published separately by Food Standards Scotland. The FSA is seeking an experienced research agency to continue delivering the FSA's official statistic Food and You 2 annual survey, for waves 13-16 (one survey wave per year). This specification sets out key deliverables in 5 stages as follows: 1. Questionnaire development: Working with the FSA to develop the questionnaire and survey materials for Waves 13-16 2. Conducting fieldwork for Waves 13-16 including the distribution of invite letters and incentives. 3. Data processing: Processing and cleaning of the survey data 4. Production of data sets: The production of all data files and supporting documentation 5. Production of final outputs such as aggregate data tables and reports required for the project. In recent years, the FSA has produced data tables and findings reports in house. We welcome bids where data tables and reports are conducted by suppliers. More information is provided under this section. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Options: The contract is anticipated to commence in January 2027 and expire in March 2031. The Buyer reserves the right to extend the contract for a period of up to two (2) months. The contract will also be subject to annual break clauses, exercisable by the Buyer at the end of each Contract Year upon providing not less than three (3) months' written notice. Renewal: The Buyer reserves the right to extend the contract for a period of up to two (2) months beyond the initial contract term. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072892-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | 25 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 | | Recurrence | 2030-07-01 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,100,000 | | Lots value | £1,100,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 72314000 - Data collection and collation services - 79310000 - Market research services - 79311000 - Survey services - 79311200 - Survey conduction services - 79311300 - Survey analysis services - 79315000 - Social research services ## Release History - 31 Jul 2026 at 15:43 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072892-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072892-2026 31st July 2026 - 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 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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