Published date: 31 January 2023
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000
Location of contract
London, South West
Value of contract
£85,000
Procurement reference
tender_351196/1174202
Published date
31 January 2023
Closing date
21 February 2023
Closing time
4pm
Contract start date
14 March 2023
Contract end date
14 July 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS); Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is an appointed market surveillance authority, responsible for (via the Secretary of State) enforcing the General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) within the UK.
Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read the text at the following link in order to gain a full understanding of the enforcement services role within OPSS:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-regulation-enforcement-services
BEIS will carry out assessments and require testing to determine the current levels of compliance in the cosmetics sector, specifically sunscreen products in the UK in line with the retained Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on Cosmetic Products and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
To investigate sunscreen products to verify compliance with applicable standards.
The project aims to verify the product formulation for any unsafe chemicals, to confirm whether manufacturers accurately state the level of the claimed determination of full sunscreen protection/level of protection, and to determine the effectiveness of the products.
Main Testing Requirements
The retained Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
To perform testing on a selection of 10 sunscreen products to verify and determine level of compliance with the following above Regulations, and below standards (and any amendments to these).
It is expected the successful bidder will undertake skin testing on volunteers in order to fulfil this requirement as detailed within the technical specifications.
Please register your interest in submitting a tender for this project by signing up to our procurement platform Jaggaer. The Jaggaer platform allows for all ITT documents to be viewed and downloaded, bids to be submitted, and clarification questions asked. Please use this link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ to register on the platform. Click on "Register" under "View Our Live Opportunities". The ITT number for this requirement is itt_697. Any issues signing up to this platform, please email Cara Jenkins (Commercial Lead) at cara.jenkins@beis.gov.uk. This will ensure you receive immediate notification of updates to the ITT process or answers to questions raised by potential bidders.
Please read the instructions on the tendering procedures carefully since failure to comply with them may invalidate your tender. Your tender must be returned by Tuesday 21st February 2023.
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