Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Food Standards Agency
Foss House, Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
FS430702 Valuing the FSA’s contribution to trust in the food system
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The specific objectives of this research are to understand:
A. What can we infer from existing research about the value of trust generated by the FSA? How robust are preliminary valuations of the benefits of trust and how do they align with each other? Have any trust components not yet been monetised?
B. How can the FSA robustly monetise the societal value of the trust it creates through food safety regulatory activities? Which data needs to be collected and which methods should be deployed to provide a robust valuation?
C. What is the monetised societal value attributable to the trust created by the FSA and how does the value of trust fit into the total societal benefits created by the FSA’s regulatory regime?
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £147,255
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The specific objectives of this research are to understand:
A. What can we infer from existing research about the value of trust generated by the FSA? How robust are preliminary valuations of the benefits of trust and how do they align with each other? Have any trust components not yet been monetised?
B. How can the FSA robustly monetise the societal value of the trust it creates through food safety regulatory activities? Which data needs to be collected and which methods should be deployed to provide a robust valuation?
C. What is the monetised societal value attributable to the trust created by the FSA and how does the value of trust fit into the total societal benefits created by the FSA’s regulatory regime?
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-001500
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 April 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSM UK Consulting LLP
Cambridge
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £147,255
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Food Standards Agency
York
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Food Standards Agency
York
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Food Standards Agency
York
Country
United Kingdom