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Extending the Cost of Food Crime Analysis: Additional Case Studies and Assessing the Impact of NFCU Activity

Food Standards Agency

Key dates and value

Status
Open
Submission deadline
12 Nov 2026
Published
15 Oct 2026
Estimated value
£100k
Contract start
1 Dec 2026
Contract end
31 Mar 2028
Location
York, Yorkshire and the Humber
Notice type
UK4

Overview

Food crime poses a significant cost to the UK economy, estimated to be between £410 million and £1.96 billion per year . Food crime encompasses a broad range of activities, including adulteration, substitution, misrepresentation, illegal processing and other forms of fraud that undermine food authenticity and integrity. The impacts of food crime extend beyond direct economic losses, affecting consumer confidence, public trust in the food system and the reputation of the UK food sector.

Tenderers are invited to submit proposals setting out how they would deliver research to develop a robust, evidence-based framework and methodology for assessing and communicating the impact of the NFCU on an ongoing basis.

The proposal should provide a detailed description of the proposed methodological approach and include a set of clearly defined deliverables comprising:

  • A final research report, setting out a practical methodology for the ongoing assessment of NFCU impact;
  • An updated and expanded methodological framework; and
  • A suite of repeatable public-facing impact measures with practical implementation enabling communicable realised impacts.

What the buyer wants

  • Survey servicesCPV 79311000
  • Social research servicesCPV 79315000
  • Survey analysis servicesCPV 79311300
  • Research servicesCPV 73110000
  • Research consultancy servicesCPV 73210000
  • Data analysis servicesCPV 72316000

About the buyer

Food Standards Agency has published 46 tender notices since 6 Nov 2023, with a combined advertised value of £2.5m. 2 of them are currently open.

How to apply

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