GREAT Food and Drink - B2B industry engagement support

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£135,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Future of Food

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project aims to deliver targeted B2B food and drink export promotion activity to support UK food and drink businesses to increase export opportunities, strengthen international commercial relationships, and contribute to growth in UK food and drink exports. Delivery will be undertaken through the existing industry-led export task force structure, enabling coordinated engagement with exporters, buyers, and wider sector stakeholders.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Jul 2026, 15:19 BST
Last source update: 13 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
Authority reference: C34427
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-065792
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c9b3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Future of Food via the Food & Drink Exporters Association are uniquely placed to provide this service and are providing matching funding.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

13 Jul 2026 → 23 Jul 2026 · 2 dates

Notice published106 days ago
13 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
Standstill ends96 days ago
23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
13 Jul 2026, 15:19 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 Jul 2026, 16:22 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
13 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £135,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Future of Food24 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027	£135,000	13 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracts

GREAT Food and Drink - B2B industry engagement support · Future of Food
Signed
13 Jul 2026
Value
£135,000
Period
24 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2027
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: Buyers Engaged
- Buyers Engaged, Buyers Engaged

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Future of FoodAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPVV-6135-QBXR The Old Kennels, Motcombe, Shaftsbury, South West, SP7 9HPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Jul 2026, 16:22 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender13 Jul 2026, 15:19 BST