Food supplements Market insight
Estimated value
£90k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
02 Mar 2026
Description
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 purpose of this work is to develop a robust, current understanding of consumer motivations, usage patterns, purchasing behaviours, and drivers of emerging trends in the food supplements sector. The findings will support the FSA in shaping future policy direction, targeting regulatory activity, prioritising workflow, and informing risk assessment processes relating to food supplements. This project is split into two areas: 1. Market insights 2. Consumer insights questionnaire
Scope
- Reference
- C418918
- Total value
- £90,000 excluding VAT£108,000 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2027Possible extension to 28 Apr 2027
An optional extension period of up to four (4) weeks may be applied, solely to accommodate unforeseen delays. This extension is at the Authority’s discretion and does not alter the requirement for the Supplier to deliver all final outputs by 31 March 2027.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 793100007300000073200000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | See Specification for more details. The technical criteria is broken down into 6 sections. | quality | 80.00% |
| Commercial | See specification for more details. The Commercial section is split into 5 sub-sections. | cost | 20.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 30 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- Tenders for FSA funded projects must be submitted through the health-family single e-Commercial System (Atamis), using the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition