Contract award · 27 Aug 2025

DHSC: Pilot Testing for School Food Standards

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) awarded “DHSC: Pilot Testing for School Food Standards” to Verian Group UK Ltd for £134k on 27 Aug 2025.

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Key facts

Value
£134,185
Procedure
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Sector
Business services · Survey analysis services (CPV 79311300)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date27 Aug 2025
  2. Published28 Aug 2025Published 1 day after the contract date

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.

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