PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Research: Social Science Call-Off

Food Standards Agency · published 9 Apr 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID88aa9a1c-c243-440d-9258-a1a70cb1490d-892319
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-8fe02680-ad21-49af-9305-ba71b7c1e93f
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-239795
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£2,500,000
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Category
services
CPV
73000000
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery
Not stated
YO1 7PR
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The FSA's Social Science team produces work based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies with a wide range of research participants, including (but not limited to) the general public, Food Business Operators (FBOs), FSA stakeholders (e.g. Local Authorities, third sector organisations and academics), and specific groups of consumers (e.g., people with food hypersensitivities, students).

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release9 Apr 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published8 Jan 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

Published name only

Basis Social Limited

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 9 Apr 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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