Published date: 14 April 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 24 August 2020, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

SW1H 0ET

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

CR20082

Published date

14 April 2021

Closing date

24 August 2020

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

9 November 2020

Contract end date

7 May 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

**THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION**

This was awarded under Crown Commercial Services Research Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System RM6018.

Background:

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) was created in January 2018 by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Responsibilities of The Office include:

a. Giving detailed advice on the interpretation of safety related regulations and sits on many standards making committees.
b. Responding to incidents where the safety of a consumer product is called into question.
c. Offering policy advice to HMG on product safety issues.
d. Enforcement of a wide range of other product standards and regulations, including Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), Ivory and Conflict Mineral regulations.
e. Support of businesses through an expanded "Primary Authority" scheme to act as a single point of information for a wide variety of regulations impacting business.
f. The work of the former national Measurement Organisation is also within the Office, which brings a world class test and measurement capability.

Deliverables

The Consultant will be expected to submit the following deliverables:
• A final report, containing:
o A discussion of their research along the four parts of the Suggested Methodology (above).
o A robust methodology for assessing consumer and business detriment tackled by the Ports and Borders programme.
o (if required) assumptions needed to make the model function in the absence of complete data.

It is our intention to publish the final report.
• An interim report, covering initial findings under the same headings as those in the final report.

• A presentation to OPSS colleagues of findings, targeted at a non-technical audience.

• A bespoke quantitative estimation model which adopts the methodology contained in the final report. This model should:
o be built in Microsoft Excel,
o subscribe to spreadsheet modelling best practice,
o have minimal sections locked down for editing
o contain instructions on refreshing the data inputs for OPSS analysts to update when necessary.

Award information

Awarded date

14 April 2020

Contract start date

9 November 2020

Contract end date

7 May 2021

Total value of contract

£78,213.15

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LONDON ECONOMICS LIMITED

Address

Somerset House,Strand
LONDON
WC2R 1LA
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 04083204

Value of contract

£78,213.15

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Research

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793867000

Email

Research@uksbs.co.uk