Market Data on Food and Drink Products - Engagement

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The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to secure details for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on the availability and cost of commercially available market data on food and drink products sold by retailers, manufacturers and the out of home sector. The exercise also asks for costs of data analysis.
This information is being sought to inform an expected future tender exercise for the future supply of this data to the Department.
Responses should cover which parts of the requirements you can provide. You do not need to be able to cover every part in order to provide a response. For example, your response would be valid and acceptable if you are only able to provide nutrition data for the out of home sector.
1. Sectors and outlets
The Department is looking for a contractor or contractors that can supply data on the sales and nutrient content of food and drink purchases made from:
shops – including main supermarkets, smaller food shops e.g. Spar, Premier Stores, non-traditional food retailers e.g. Primark, farmers and other indoor or outdoor markets, cash and carry, wholesalers etc as well as online purchasing. This should include both manufacturer branded and supermarket own-brand products.
eating out of home businesses – including principally high street chain restaurants, bakeries, sandwich shops, cafes, fast food outlets, pubs, takeaways etc. This should include both manufacturer branded or other ready made products bought in and food and drink products made on site. This should include purchases made online via apps, websites etc.
Brief details should be provided on the methodology and processes used to collect the data including the frequency of data collection and the likely age of the data that will be provided e.g. no...