Published date: 15 August 2022
This notice was replaced on 18 October 2022
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Awarded contract (published 18 October 2022)
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Contract summary
Industry
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£110,000
Procurement reference
tender_313489/1097973
Published date
15 August 2022
Closing date
29 August 2022
Closing time
11:59pm
Contract start date
12 September 2022
Contract end date
31 March 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 Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), is the appointed market surveillance authority, responsible for enforcing the Ecodesign Regulations for Energy-Related Products and the Energy Information Regulations within the UK.
The requirement of this Invitation to Tender is for a supplier to carry out standard testing on heat pumps using an accredited test house. The objective is to verify and test an evidence-based means to ascertain whether a market representative sample of 'Heat Pump' air to water monobloc units are compliant with the Ecodesign regulation for Heat Pumps units with retained EU Regulations (Eco-design) regulation, (EU 813/2013) and the energy labelling regulation for Heat Pump units (EU 811/2013).
In addition, this project contributes towards HMG and BEIS aspirations to reach net zero, by conducting physical testing and technical documentation checks to evaluate that the products placed on the market comply with regulated energy requirements.
The test standards required are as stated below for the Ecodesign Energy labelling Regulation, Energy Performance and Seasonal Efficiency Specification:
I. BS EN 14511-1:2018, EN 14511-2:2018, EN 14511-3:2018, EN 14511-4:2018- For energy rating and performance.
II. BS EN 14825:2018- Covers the seasonal performance efficiency
Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read the text at the following link to gain a full understanding of the enforcement services role within BEIS OPSS: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-regulation-enforcement-services?_ga=2.64457263.128802778.1660576488-450521046.1659107964
To view this opportunity and the full Invitation to Tender pack, including instructions on how to submit a bid and the full contract Terms & Conditions, please register with our procurement platform, 'Jaggaer', using the following link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Please select "Register Now" Under "View Live Opportunities". This tender opportunity is located under project code prj_793 and ITT code itt_242.
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