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    ContractsHorizon Scanning to Identify Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in Food Authenticity
    Awarded contract

    Horizon Scanning to Identify Supply Chain Vulnerabilities in Food Authenticity

    Awarded
    £33.8k
    Published 5 Nov 2026

    Continue horizon scanning research to identify emerging supply chain vulnerabilities and risks to food authenticity for Defra's food labelling and compositional standards policy.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 5 Nov 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £33.8k
    Published 5 Nov 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £33,813
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • FS
      FERA SCIENCE LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    5 November 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Defra Self-Service Direct Award. This project continues previous Horizon Scanning work by Fera to identify and assess potential future risks to food authenticity. The research supports Defra's Food Authenticity Research Programme, which generates scientific evidence to inform policy and regulation on food labelling and compositional standards. The project aims to provide Defra with actionable intelligence on emerging supply chain vulnerabilities that could affect food authenticity, helping to strengthen food safety and consumer protection measures.

    Track record

    29 awards · 17 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS has awarded 29 contracts to 17 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. WSP UK LIMITED5× · 17%
    2. FERA SCIENCE LIMITED4× · 14%
    3. NIAB3× · 10%
    4. RSK ADAS LIMITED2× · 7%
    5. PML APPLICATIONS LTD2× · 7%
    6. APEM Limited2× · 7%

    +11 more suppliers

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are WSP UK LIMITED, IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED, IFF RESEARCH LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-07b5b3

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