Published date: 28 January 2022

This notice was replaced on 17 March 2022

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

Awarded contract (published 17 March 2022)

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

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

FM22006 - Chemical Testing of Consumer Toys

Published date

28 January 2022

Closing date

11 February 2022

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

28 February 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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 final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 11th February 2022 at 11:00 AM.

PLEASE 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 is the relevant Department responsible for Product Safety within the UK.

BEIS will carry out assessments and testing to determine the current levels of compliance in the toys sector in the UK in line with Product Safety requirements.

Tenders are invited for testing according to the requirements detailed below.

Testing requirements

To test a selection of toys to verify compliance with the following Regulations (and any amendments to these):

- Directive 2001/95/EC - General Product Safety Regulations
- Toys (Safety) Regulation 2011

The test methods applied should follow harmonised standards the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or other reliable, accurate and reproducible calculation and measurement methods, which take into account the generally recognised state of the art.

**The Department is ideally looking for completion of all required testing by 31st March 2022 in alignment with the financial year end.

Whilst the completion of all testing is desired by 31st March 2022, there is a degree of flexibility for full completion of the scope, however the Department does require the completion of all testing to EN71-3 standard as a minimum within this timeframe.**

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'

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Delta eSourcing Portal. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com/ by following the link 'Register'.

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: 58N3E959U9

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

FM22006 - Chemical Testing of Consumer Toys

  • Early engagement
  • Published 13 January 2022

Attachments

Links

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

The sourcing documents can be accessed at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com.

The Access Code for this procurement is: 58N3E959U9

About the buyer

Contact name

FM Procurement

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

FMProcurement@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk