Published date: 15 December 2021

Last edited date: 21 December 2021

This notice was replaced on 15 March 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 15 March 2022)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£110,000 to £120,000

Procurement reference

RE21647

Published date

15 December 2021

Closing date

12 January 2022

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

14 January 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Supply 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 final date and time for the submission of bids is Wednesday 12th January 2022 at 11:00

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

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

OPSS is embarking on a testing programme to help it develop a methodology to establish the baseline non-compliance levels of the products it regulates. This project looks to address this evidence gap by conducting full compliance testing on a range of products purchased both online and 'offline'. This tender relates to the 'offline' section of the project and the successful bidder will need to identify popular models, procure, and then arrange delivery for a large number of products to a prearranged testing facility.
The 15 product types form the 'OPSS Basket of Goods' and takes inspiration from the ONS Consumer Price Index methodology. This is an important project to OPSS, and the testing results generated from products purchased in 'bricks and mortar' retailers will form a major part of the final analysis. If the project is successful, OPSS could look to examine the possibility of running the project over multiple years to help track the impact of its regulatory interventions over time.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and follow the instructions to register.

If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and the follow the instructions to 'Log in'

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: 9UD26KJP2F

More information

Attachments

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity.

Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Delta eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded.

As a user of the Delta eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Delta messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you, as well as other messages and updates in relation to any specific tender event. Please note that any and all information secured outside of the messaging service, shall have no merit or worth and should not be relied upon by any organisation submitting a tender response.

Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:

i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so.

About UK Shared Business Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx

About the buyer

Contact name

Thomas Ellis

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

research.tenders@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk