Buyer profile · Central government
Food Standards Agency tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 18
- About one every 20 days
- Contracts awarded
- 50
- To 30 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £7.26m
- 46 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £91k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £500kestimated
- £45kestimated
- £125kestimated
- £125kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £50kestimated
- £100kestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)47%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
- Direct award (no competition)49%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Food Standards Agency has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 41 days
- Longer than 96% of central government buyers
- Based on 18 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 47%
- Higher than 61% of central government buyers
- Based on 55 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 22%
- Lower than 92% of central government buyers
- Based on 50 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 1
- Fewer than 97% of central government buyers
- Based on 13 awards
- Split into lots
- 11%
- Higher than 62% of central government buyers
- Based on 18 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 49%
- Higher than 59% of central government buyers
- Based on 55 procurements
- Cancelled
- 6%
- Higher than 74% of central government buyers
- Based on 18 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Food Standards Agency: 41 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Food Standards Agency: 1
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Food Standards Agency: 47%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Food Standards Agency: 22%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Food Standards Agency.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| WP3:Provision of Allergen Information Evaluation: Stakeholder follow-up research | The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited | £40k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Provision of Allergen Information Evaluation: Consumer follow up survey | Ipsos (market research) Limited | £55k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Literature Review: Allergenicity of cell cultivated products | Fera Science Ltd | £40k | 15 Jan 2027 |
| WP5 Social Science - The future of food regulation | The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited | £50k | 15 Jan 2027 |
| Food Standards training for England Local Authority Officers | Chartered Trading Standards Institute | £27k | 31 Jan 2027 |