Published date: 2 September 2022
Last edited date: 16 September 2022
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Contract summary
Industry
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£85,000
Procurement reference
tender_309900/1103430
Published date
2 September 2022
Closing date
30 September 2022
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
10 October 2022
Contract end date
10 January 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.
The retained Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
To perform testing on a selection of about 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.
In order to apply for this tender, please register on the following website https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Please contact the BEIS Jaggaer team at beiscommercialmianddata@beis.gov.uk for any registration queries. Please upload your proposal before the deadline via BEIS Jaggaer Portal.
For questions regarding the procurement process please contact Cara Jenkins (cara.jenkins@beis.gov.uk).
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