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title: "Potential migration levels of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH and MOSH) from food"
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# Potential migration levels of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH and MOSH) from food

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/potential-migration-levels-of-mineral-oil-hydrocarbons-moah-and-mosh-from-food-ocds-h6vhtk-06017e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Food Standards Agency: "Potential migration levels of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH and MOSH) from food". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Food Standards Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-food-standards-agency-gov-d102)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £99,644 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/potential-migration-levels-of-mineral-oil-hydrocarbons-moah-and-mosh-from-food-ocds-h6vhtk-06017e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06017e`

## Before you bid
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[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/potential-migration-levels-of-mineral-oil-hydrocarbons-moah-and-mosh-from-food-ocds-h6vhtk-06017e#tl-md)

## Description
There is currently limited UK capability to measure MOSH/MOAH levels in foods. 
To evaluate dietary exposure and possible migration levels of MOSH/MOAH, methodology for the determination of MOSH/MOAH in foods needs to be established. 
The objective of this current piece of work is to apply methods for the detection of MOSH/MOAH within food and ascertain any potential migration levels from food contact materials and as environmental contaminants in food.
The development of these methods and their subsequent validation will allow the FSA to determine the risk to the consumer from exposure from foods which have been contaminated with MOSH/MOAH and additionally respond to incidents.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73000000, 73200000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Fera Science Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170793`
  - Value: £99,644 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Potential migration levels of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH and MOSH) from food contact materials and background environmental contamination (active)
  - Signed Value: £99,644
  - Signed Date: 07/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001291-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-08T09:52:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T05:46:18.271Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06017e