Buyers
Food Standards Agency
Food Standards Agency awarded 73 contracts between 1 September 2025 and 30 October 2026, to 59 different suppliers. The most common categories were Research & development (54 awards), then Business & professional services (18), then IT, software & telecoms (10). Where a value was stated (16 awards), the median was £520k. 30 of those contracts are due to end in the next 12 months, and it has 2 tenders open to bid now.
Taken from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder contract award notices published between 1 Sept 2025 to 30 Oct 2026. Every row links to the original notice.
- Contracts awarded73
- Period covered1 Sept 2025 to 30 Oct 2026
- Distinct suppliers59
- Contract valuesMedian £520k across the 16 awards that state a value
- Suppliers named7 of 73 awards
Open to bid now
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Small-firm friendly
Extending the Cost of Food Crime Analysis: Additional Case Studies and Assessing the Impact of NFCU Activity
The Food Standards Agency wants research to develop a methodology for measuring and communicating the ongoing impact of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU). You'll produce a final report with a practical methodology, an expanded framework, and a suite of repeatable public-facing impact measures.
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Small-firm friendly
Effect of probiotics on Campylobacter colonisation within the broiler gut
The FSA wants a field-trial study on commercial UK broiler farms to test whether probiotics can reduce or delay Campylobacter colonisation in chicken flocks under real production conditions. The research should measure the effectiveness of commercially available probiotic formulations and establish realistic log reductions achievable.
What they buy
- Research & development 54 awards
- Business & professional services 18 awards
- IT, software & telecoms 10 awards
- Surveying, architecture & engineering 5 awards
- Education & training 2 awards
- Furniture, equipment & supplies 2 awards
Contracts awarded
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WP9 Social Science - The impact of disruption on the UK food system
30 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Health Mark Provision for approved establishments in England and Wales
28 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2029Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Food and You 2: Waves 13-16
26 Oct 2026 · £1.4m · ends 31 Mar 2031Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Understanding the UK markets for unlawfully imported products animal origin
23 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Jun 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Understanding consumer attitudes and behaviours around misinformation to inform communications activity to counter food safety misinformation
23 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives - Extension to Phase 1
22 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Review
22 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Linking phenotypes to WGS from foodborne bacterial pathogens
21 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2029Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Biosurveillance tools and approaches
20 Oct 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027Awarded to Catalytic AI Ltd
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EU harmonised surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) E. coli and Salmonella found in fresh beef and pork meat on retail sale in the UK in 2027
12 Oct 2026 · ends 30 Jul 2028Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Additional Analytical Methods for NDNS Biomonitoring
6 Oct 2026 · amended since awardSupplier not named in a form we publish
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Metagenomic Profiling of Gut Microbiome IID3: New Perspectives Infectious Intestinal Disease
1 Oct 2026 · £720k · ends 19 Oct 2028Supplier not named in a form we publish
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WP5 Social Science - The future of food regulation
25 Sept 2026 · ends 15 Jan 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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EU harmonised surveillance of AMR E. coli and Salmonella found in beef and pork
22 Sept 2026 · ends 29 Feb 2028Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Effectiveness of interventions taken by UK slaughterhouses and cutting plants in response to unsatisfactory process hygiene criteria (PHC) results
16 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2028Supplier not named in a form we publish
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External support - Future of Food Regulation Programme
16 Sept 2026 · £139k · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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PATH-SAFE Genomic Data Platform - Strategy Strand
8 Sept 2026 · £239k · ends 31 Mar 2029Supplier not named in a form we publish
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PATH-SAFE Genomic Data Platform - Technical Strand
8 Sept 2026 · £1.2m · ends 31 Mar 2029Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Environmental Surveillance: OSMA and OSD
3 Sept 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2029Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Car Hire
11 Aug 2026 · £84k · ends 31 Jul 2028Supplier not named in a form we publish
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WP4 Social Science - Communicating changes to precautionary allergen labelling
10 Aug 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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4-year Fellowship - endpoint toxicity for a mixture of chemicals
31 Jul 2026 · ends 28 Mar 2030Supplier not named in a form we publish
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WP3:Provision of Allergen Information Evaluation: Stakeholder follow-up research
27 Jul 2026 · ends 30 Nov 2026Supplier not named in a form we publish
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Campaign Partnerships
23 Jul 2026 · £360k · ends 31 Jul 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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WP2 Exploring awareness and impact of FSA guidance on glycerol slush-ice drinks consumption
21 Jul 2026 · ends 31 Mar 2027Supplier not named in a form we publish
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