Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Food Standards Agency
Top-five suppliers hold 90% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Food Standards Agency buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Food Standards Agency contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Chemical Testing for Northern Ireland Lot 3
Umweltbundesamt GmbH Organic analytics · 2026-12-16
£156K
WP9 Social Science - The impact of disruption on the UK food system
The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited · 2026-10-29
£50K
Health Mark Provision for approved establishments in England and Wales
Pantograph services Ltd · 2026-10-27
£71K
Food and You 2: Waves 13-16
Ipsos (market research) Limited · 2026-10-26
£1.2M
National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Review
Cambridge University Technical Services Limited · 2026-10-20
£50K
Understanding consumer attitudes and behaviours around misinformation to inform communications activity to counter food safety misinformation
The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited · 2026-10-20
£60K
Biosurveillance tools and approaches
Catalytic AI Ltd · 2026-10-18
£100K
Understanding the UK markets for unlawfully imported products animal origin
The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited · 2026-10-18
£80K
NDNS biomonitoring for exposure to food additives - Extension to Phase 1
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-10-18
£50K
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
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) · 2026-10-05
£134K
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planned procurements
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Market analysis
Bidding into Food Standards Agency — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
14%
Awards to SMEs
90%
Top-5 supplier share
19%
Framework call-offs
12
Awards to social enterprises
Around 14% of Food Standards Agency’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 12 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Food Standards Agency
How much does Food Standards Agency spend on procurement?
Food Standards Agency awarded 212 contracts totalling £593.8M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 117 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.9M.
Who are Food Standards Agency's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Food Standards Agency by total award value are Eville & Jones (G.B.) Limited, HallMark Meat Hygiene Ltd, Eville and Jones. The top five suppliers together hold 90% of contract value.
What does Food Standards Agency buy from suppliers?
Food Standards Agency's procurement is concentrated in research and development services and related consultancy services, health and social work services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
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