Official UK procurement notice
FSA Meat Charging Discount Regime Research
Authority: The Food Standards Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe FSA is commissioning research to support understanding of the evidence gaps in regard to the economic impact of full cost recovery – the counterfactual, to be understood in line with HM Treasury Green Book Guidance and necessary for any impact assessment – on proposed options for change – would have upon the meat supply chain. Hence, the overarching aim of the research is to:
- Address evidence gaps on the hypothetical economic impact of full cost recovery (discount removal) on:
o Abattoirs.
o Abattoir users (i.e. producers/farmers/livestock markets).
o Food Business Operators (i.e. wholesalers, retailers and food services).
o Consumers.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£65,000
- Condition of participation
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What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: TECHNICAL CRITERIA – 80% COMMERCIAL CRITERIA – 20% Full award criteria in specification.
- Condition of participation
See PSQ in Atamis.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jun 2025, 13:52 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Dec 2025, 12:01 GMT
- Authority reference
C384219- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030600- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054479Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders for FSA funded projects must be submitted through the health-family single e-Commercial System (Atamis), using the following link: health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗. Failure to do so may result in the tender response not being processed by the system or the response being automatically disqualified during the evaluation stage of the tender process.
Timeline
6 Jun 2025 → 11 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published6 Jun 2025, 13:52 BST
- Clarification questions by23 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published321 days ago11 Dec 2025, 12:01 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2025- Tender notice published6 Jun 2025, 13:52 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published11 Dec 2025, 12:01 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete11 Dec 2025, 12:01 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riber Consultants Limited | £55,508 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
FSA Meat Charging Discount Regime Research · Riber Consultants Limited
- Signed
- 24 Aug 2025
- Value
- £55,508
- Period
- 25 Aug 2025 – 31 Jan 2026 · up to 28 Feb 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 4 weeks by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Riber Consultants LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender