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Food Standards Agency
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Total contracts
84
Known spend
£22m
81 disclosed
Average value
£275,405
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Fera Science Limited
15 winslatest 08 Jul 2026£4m
- 2
The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
5 winslatest 25 Sept 2026£337,340
- 3
LGC Limited
3 winslatest 29 Apr 2026£841,061
- 4
University of Birmingham
2 winslatest 04 Jun 2026£1m
- 5
I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED
2 winslatest 29 Jul 2026£514,818
- 6
Camrosh Limited
2 winslatest 14 May 2026£360,336
- 7
Hallmark Meat Hygiene
£312,126
- 8
Chartered Trading Standards Institute
2 winslatest 10 Jul 2026£188,895
- 9
NUMERATOR UK LIMITED
2 winslatest 20 Mar 2026£173,921
- 10
Greenwater
2 winslatest 06 Aug 2025£140,000
What they buy
By CPV categoryR&D servicesCPV 73
10 contracts · £6m
Community & personal servicesCPV 98
1 contract · £1m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
1 contract · £534,939
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (84)
Effect of probiotics on campylobacter colonisation within the broiler gut
A key component of the FSA work is to reduce the burden of foodborne disease in the UK. Campylobacter is the leading bacterial cause of foodborne disease in the UK, with chicken me
Survey of E. coli, campylobacter, salmonella & AMR on frozen chicken
The Food Standards Agency has awarded 2 contracts following the tendering process for this requirement. There are 2 contracts awarded, 1 for each lot: Lot 1. Survey design, sample
WP2 exploring awareness and impact of FSA guidance on glycerol slush-ice drinks consumption
Calling off from C425727 Research: Social Science Call-Off. Using the call-off process the FSA commissioned a social science research project aligned with FSA’s Area of Research In
Improving local authority delivery of animal feed and food hygiene at the level of primary production official controls in 2026-27
Project and Funds management of Improving Local Authority Delivery of Animal Feed and Food Hygiene at the Level of Primary Production Official Controls in 2026-27. This is a tri-pa
Food standards training for england local authority officers
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking to commission specialist training for Local Authority (LA) officers who deliver food standards official controls.
Making food better consumer tracker
This work is commissioned under the Making Food Better programme (previously known as the Eating Well Choosing Better Programme) which aims to support small and medium sized food b
Public analyst training
The Food Safety Act 1990 requires LAs to appoint PAs for chemical and compositional food sampling in a legal context and provide a CoA which is admissible as evidence in criminal p
Media buying
Calling off from RM6364 Media and Creative Services Lot 1 . The lot is a single supplier lot and will be for a 2 year period with the option to extend for a further 1 year. The tot
Literature review: allergenicity of cell cultivated products
Cell cultivated products (CCPs) and alternative proteins produced by biomass or precision fermentation are an emergent food sector around the world. The FSA CCP Sandbox programme i
Workpackage 1: raw pet food consumer research
Calling off from C425727 Research: Social Science Call-Off. Using the call-off process the FSA commissioned a social science research project aligned with FSA’s Area of Research In
Meta-analysis of the variability of hemp (cannabis sativa)
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking early market input to inform a potential future procurement relating to the analysis of variation in the composition of hemp (Cannabis sa
Bioavailability of food supplements
The Food Standards Agency is looking to appoint 1 supplier to deliver a systematic literature review project on ’Bioavailability of Food Supplements’ on a contracted basis from Jun
Determination of background levels of PFAS in a variety of foods
This research project aims to increase the Food Standards Agency's understanding about the concentration levels of PFAS in food products consumed in the UK and includes those grown
Investigating legume allergy in the UK
The FSA is seeking a supplier to deliver a UK‑focused legume allergy study under a 12‑month contract. The work will include a systematic evidence review, mapping of legume use in f
Digital forensic services
To provide digital forensic technicians and services
Food supplements market insight
Suppliers are invited to carry out a comprehensive programme of consumer behaviour and market insight research into the use of food supplements across the United Kingdom. The purpo
Effectiveness of interventions taken by UK slaughterhouses and meat cutting plants in response to unsatisfactory process hygiene criteria (PHC) results
Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 on the microbiological criteria of foodstuffs sets rules for sampling frequencies for process hygiene criteria (PHC) in slaughterhouses and cutting plants
Provision of allergen information evaluation: consumer follow up survey
On 5th March 2025, the FSA published new best practice guidance on the provision of allergen information for non-prepacked foods. This guidance applies in England, Wales and Northe
Lit review: cyanobacterial toxins in fish arising from cyanobacterial bloom
This literature review being tendered links into the FSA Strategy 2022 – 2027. This strategy states that the FSA’s fundamental mission is food you can trust. The FSA will continue
Validation of HPLC and HRMS methods for honey authenticity testing
This Food Standards Agency is seeking to commission single laboratory validation of HRMS and HPLC-based methods for the analysis of honey and sugar syrup: