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title: "Determination of levels of PFAS in (+ migrating from) Food Contact Materials FCM"
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# Determination of levels of PFAS in (+ migrating from) Food Contact Materials FCM

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/determination-of-levels-of-pfas-in-migrating-from-food-contact-materials-fcm-ocds-h6vhtk-0776d5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Food Standards Agency: "Determination of levels of PFAS in (+ migrating from) Food Contact Materials FCM". Published status: active. Published Value: £270,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Food Standards Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-food-standards-agency-gov-d102)
- **Published Value:** £270,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 October 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Research laboratory services, Research services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/determination-of-levels-of-pfas-in-migrating-from-food-contact-materials-fcm-ocds-h6vhtk-0776d5#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0776d5`

## Before you bid
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- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/determination-of-levels-of-pfas-in-migrating-from-food-contact-materials-fcm-ocds-h6vhtk-0776d5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/determination-of-levels-of-pfas-in-migrating-from-food-contact-materials-fcm-ocds-h6vhtk-0776d5#participate

## Description
This research project aims to develop analytical capabilities for measuring PFAS and to generate risk-assessment-ready data on PFAS occurrence in food packaging and other FCMs and their migration into food, enabling a better understanding of the extent to which these materials may contribute to PFAS detected in food relative to other sources of contamination. This information will help to reduce some of the current data gaps in the evidence base. This will therefore enable a more accurate assessment of the risk to human health as well as identify any issues to take through the FSA’s risk analysis process and support future policy requirements/decision making.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71900000, 73000000, 73110000, 73111000

- **Estimated Value:** £270,000

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 31/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F089336-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-21T15:43:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T21:35:10.615Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0776d5