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DHSC: Pilot Testing for School Food Standards

Department of Health & Social Care · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:17.

Opportunity overview

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) wishes to pilot updated School Food Standards in a sample of schools in England. This pilot seeks to understand whether the updated standards are feasible for caterers and schools to implement and to highlight any unintended consequences. The pilot will explore cost, acceptability and nutritional implications of introducing menus based on updated standards.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Verian Group UK Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£134.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Aug 2025
Award ID
052347-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
13663077
Location
London, UKL, SW1P 3JA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79311300 — Survey analysis services

Lots

  • The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) wishes to pilot updated School Food Standards in a sample of schools in England. This pilot seeks to understand whether the updated standards are feasible for caterers and schools to implement and to highlight any unintended consequences. The pilot will explore cost, acceptability and nutritional implications of introducing menus based on updated standards.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05902a
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The procedure used was CCS DPS Further Competition and it did not require a prior FTS.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79311300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Survey analysis services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) wishes to pilot updated School Food Standards in a sample of schools in England. This pilot seeks to understand whether the updated standards are feasible for caterers and schools to implement and to highlight any unintended consequences. The pilot will explore cost, acceptability and nutritional implications of introducing menus based on updated standards.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI32

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79311300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Survey analysis services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-140113
Name
Department of Health & Social Care

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 0EU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
39 Victoria Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
Department of Health & Social Care

Contact

Name
Anila Kreku
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-159227
Name
Verian Group UK Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 3JA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4 Millbank, London

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
13663077
Legal Name
Verian Group UK Limited

Contact

Telephone
+44 2078961900
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-932
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody
mediationBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-1661
Name
The High Court

Roles

reviewContactPoint

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court

Award information

Award 1
Id
052347-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-159227
Name
Verian Group UK Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
052347-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
052347-2025-1
Date Signed
27 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
134,185
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 0EU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI32

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05902a-2025-08-29T11:13:20+01:00compiled ·