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    ContractsConsumer Research on Raw Pet Food Safety Behaviors
    Awarded contract

    Consumer Research on Raw Pet Food Safety Behaviors

    Awarded
    £80k
    Published 12 Jun 2026

    Research project investigating consumer behaviors and knowledge gaps related to raw pet food safety to inform FSA food hygiene improvement initiatives.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 12 Jun 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £80k
    Published 12 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £80,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Agriculture & Food
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • SA
      The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    12 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is commissioning a social science research project through a call-off contract (C425727) to investigate consumer behaviors and practices related to raw pet food handling and safety. This research directly supports the FSA's Area of Research Interest: understanding the drivers of poor food hygiene behaviors in households and food businesses, and identifying effective methods for translating food safety knowledge into safer practices. The project aligns with the FSA's Corporate Priority of evidence-based risk analysis. Suppliers selected through this call-off opportunity will conduct research to examine what factors influence how consumers handle, store, and prepare raw pet food, with findings intended to inform FSA policy and intervention strategies to improve food safety outcomes. This is an ideal opportunity for research organizations with expertise in social science, consumer behavior, food safety, and behavioral change.

    Track record

    12 awards · 9 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY has awarded 12 contracts to 9 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. FERA SCIENCE LIMITED3× · 25%
    2. The Social Agency/Basis Social Limited2× · 17%
    3. UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM1× · 8%
    4. University of Oxford (Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance)1× · 8%
    5. Chartered Trading Standards Institute1× · 8%
    6. CATALYTIC AI LTD1× · 8%

    +3 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-06b415
    FS
    Buyer
    FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
    Sector
    Agriculture & Food