# Research and Advisory Service

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Food Standards Agency.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Food Standards Agency](/buyers/the-food-standards-agency/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Info-Tech Research Group Inc\.](/suppliers/info-tech-research-group/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £70,000
- Tender value: £70,000
- Award date: 28 September 2023
- Published: 26 October 2023
- Contract start: 2 October 2023
- Contract end: 1 October 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 00096b11-5fcc-4695-adca-9b216ff84464-692431
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-316c98ff-4155-42d5-ab66-8c26ca45cd8d

## Description

To support the FSA's commitment to provide and improve secure, modern digital and data services, the Department are looking to engage with an organisation who can provide research and advisory services to help continually improve the FSA's Digital, Data and Technology team performance, help us ensure our strategy and approach fully aligns with industry best practice and help us work better with our technology partners\. This year we have significant resource constraints and access to an advisory service will help alleviate the pressure we face and reduce the risk we carry in terms of skills & capability gaps and knowledge base\. Additional information: 2 x optional 1 year extensions

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00096b11-5fcc-4695-adca-9b216ff84464-692431)