Food Fraud and Mitigation Tools

Contract summary

Industry

• Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

TW11 0LY

Value of contract

£77,532

Procurement reference

tender_193429/787908

Published date

1 August 2019

Closing date

18 March 2019

Contract start date

17 July 2019

Contract end date

14 August 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

1.1 Defra's vision is for a world leading food and farming system. Maintaining a resilient and secure supply chain, and competitive and thriving food industry, coupled with ensuring consumer confidence in the food chain is integral to this vision. Food authenticity - knowing what food is, how it is produced, where it comes from and that it is correctly labelled - is a key part of this. Defra's Food Authenticity programme focuses on the development of analytical methods to verify food authenticity and compliance with food labelling legislation to provide tools to tackle food fraud.
1.2 Food fraud, according to the European Commission, covers cases where \"there is a violation of EU food law, which is committed intentionally to pursue an economic or financial gain through consumer deception\". In a rapidly changing landscape, it is important to understand global influences, dynamics, and drivers impacting on the occurrence of food fraud and how these might change from a social, economic, environmental, and political perspective. Focus of the research should be UK but within a global context.
2. Research Requirement
2.1 The Contractor shall undertake a review of food fraud, with a specific focus on identifying or predicting likely food fraud trends in the short to medium term, coupled with an assessment of current and emerging food fraud mitigation tools and techniques; and how these might be used to inform agri-food policy development. The review shall signpost to areas that require additional input (e.g. knowledge, data, etc.) in order to meet future food fraud challenges.
3. Objectives
The research is divided into two phases; [1] Food Fraud Drivers and Trends in the Short to
Medium Term, and, [2] Mitigation Tools and Systems - Mapping and Evaluation

The Contractor shall therefore carry out a review to:

3.1 Understand the global drivers of food fraud impacting on the UK, how these may vary and how this may have an impact on food fraud trends in the short to medium term (phase 1).

3.2 Explore and evaluate what current and emerging food fraud mitigation tools and systems exist; how these can be used to inform policy development and to ensure a resilient and competitive food supply (phase 2).

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Project 25069 - Food Fraud and Mitigation Tools

• Opportunity
• Published 18 February 2019

Attachments

• Contract Food Fraud 25069 16 July 2019_Redacted.pdf
• Tender notice
• n/a

Links

• https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
• Tender notice
• E-Tendering portal

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

17 July 2019

Contract start date

17 July 2019

Contract end date

14 August 2020

Total value of contract

£77,532.50

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LGC Ltd

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About the buyer

Contact name

DGC

Address

DEFRA
London
SW19 3JR
England

Email

Network.Procurement@defra.gsi.gov.uk