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# Food Standards Agency

Non-ministerial department · FSA

GB

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2

live tenders

Published

397

since 1 Jun 2015

Typical value

£90,000

median of 256 stated values

Value range

£0 to £303m

lowest to highest

## Open opportunities

[Determination of levels of PFAS in (+ migrating from) Food Contact Materials FCM](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-c19b-70c4-a174-bbf9d6e2c914/determination-of-levels-of-pfas-in-migrating-from-food-contact-materials-fcm)This research project aims to develop analytical capabilities for measuring PFAS and to generate risk-assessment-ready data on PFAS occurrence in food packaging and other FCMs and...

GB £270,000

1 day left

19 Oct 2026

[Extending the Cost of Food Crime Analysis: Additional Case Studies and Assessing the Impact of NFCU Activity](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e93-5929-71b9-afab-499e41803309/extending-the-cost-of-food-crime-analysis-additional-case-studies-and-assessing)Food crime poses a significant cost to the UK economy, estimated to be between £410 million and £1.96 billion per year . Food crime encompasses a broad range of activities, includi...

GB £100,000

25 days left

12 Nov 2026

## How this buyer buys

50 of Food Standards Agency's notices were call-offs from a framework, DPS or dynamic market, worth £32,744,130 in total. Only suppliers on the route can win that work.

- [RM6124 Communications Marketplace](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6124) Open to join now Dynamic Purchasing System Yes: dynamic purchasing system open for bids 2 call-offs £270,000 last 23 Jul 2026 [How to apply](https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6124)
- [RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4)](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6309) Framework No: framework closed until about 28 Jul 2027 It ends 28 Jul 2027, so a replacement is likely to be tendered before then. That is your chance to get on it. 1 call-off £139,210 last 16 Sept 2026
- [RM6299 Office Solutions](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6299) Framework No: framework closed until about 22 Apr 2028 Only suppliers already on it can win call-offs. It runs until 22 Apr 2028; you can bid for its replacement then. 1 call-off last 14 May 2026
- [RM6364 Media and Creative Services](https://tendernation.io/frameworks/RM6364) Framework No: framework closed until about 14 Jun 2030 Only suppliers already on it can win call-offs. It runs until 14 Jun 2030; you can bid for its replacement then. 1 call-off last 22 Jun 2026
- Unnamed framework Framework The notice doesn't name the framework Ask the buyer which framework it used and when it reopens. 45 call-offs £32,334,919 last 11 Aug 2026

## Procurement contacts

People Food Standards Agency named as contact points in its own tender and award notices, newest first.

13 contacts published by Food Standards Agency

Names, emails and phone numbers exactly as the buyer published them in its notices. Included with Professional and Business.

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##  Recent contract awards

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    £156,492

    16 Dec 2026
- [Umweltbundesamt GmbH Organic analytics](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/umweltbundesamt-organic-analytics)

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    £156,492

    16 Dec 2026
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    6 Oct 2026
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    £599,689

    1 Oct 2026
- [University of Aberdeen](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/university-of-aberdeen)

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    29 Sept 2026
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    22 Sept 2026
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    18 Sept 2026
- [IPSOS MORI UK LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ipsos-mori)

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    £139,210

    9 Sept 2026
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    £199,325

    7 Sept 2026
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    £967,000

    7 Sept 2026
- [University of Aberdeen](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/university-of-aberdeen)

    [Additional Analytical Methods for NDNS Biomonitoring](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be0-4d7e-70da-9ab5-058be1e85070/additional-analytical-methods-for-ndns-biomonitoring)

    £129,931

    4 Sept 2026
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    [Effectiveness of interventions taken by UK slaughterhouses and cutting plants in response to unsatisfactory process hygiene criteria (PHC) results](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bde-5262-709a-8a0a-aaa559da7069/effectiveness-of-interventions-taken-by-uk-slaughterhouses-and-cutting-plants-in)

    £121,637

    1 Sept 2026

## Contracts coming up for renewal

Food Standards Agency's contracts ending in the next two years, from award notices and its own contract register. Most go back out to tender, so this is the time to get to know the buyer.

- [Debt Recovery Services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc3-aaf4-7044-a596-cd38ffe296b9/debt-recovery-services) [Clarke Willmott](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/clarke-willmott) · Award notice Ends 31 Oct 2026
- [WP3:Provision of Allergen Information Evaluation: Stakeholder follow-up research](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be5-6b8b-73a8-a171-6ddba29e3500/wp3provision-of-allergen-information-evaluation-stakeholder-follow-up-research) [The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/social-agency-basis-social) · Award notice Ends 30 Nov 2026 £40,416
- [Provision of Allergen Information Evaluation: Consumer follow up survey](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdd-42f1-73de-b3a8-c1d41528d9b8/provision-of-allergen-information-evaluation-consumer-follow-up-survey) [Ipsos (market research) Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/ipsos-market-research) · Award notice Ends 31 Dec 2026 £55,000
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- [WP5 Social Science - The future of food regulation](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-4317-73ae-883b-256c2c915ddf/wp5-social-science-the-future-of-food-regulation) [The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/social-agency-basis-social) · Award notice Ends 15 Jan 2027 £49,998
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- [Audit of the display of food hygiene ratings and associated business attitudes](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcb-59f5-71b7-bd95-470b6351b4e6/audit-of-the-display-of-food-hygiene-ratings-and-associated-business-attitudes) [I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED](https://tendernation.io/suppliers/iff-research) and 1 more · Award notice Ends 31 Mar 2027 £359,986
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