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Office for Product Safety and Standards - Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices

Department for Business and Trade

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

07 Nov 2025 at 12:00

Award Notice
Award

07 Nov 2025 at 11:57

Award Notice
Tender

21 Feb 2025 at 17:18

Tender Notice
Planning

10 Jul 2024 at 15:39

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process conducted by the Department for Business and Trade focused on the testing of fire door-sets and component devices to ensure compliance with specific standards. This contract falls under the services category, particularly technical testing, analysis, and consultancy services. The procurement stage was completed with a successful award due to the open procedure as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Two tenders were awarded with separate contract values, one amounting to £250,000 and the other to £500,000. The contracts commenced on 31st October 2025, covering a 24-month period with possible extensions. The responsibility for carrying out these services lies primarily with the suppliers Efectis UK/Ireland Limited and United Kingdom Testing & Certification Limited, with operations based within the UK region.

This procurement opportunity creates substantial growth potential for businesses in the technical testing sector, particularly those capable of performing complex testing aligned with BS EN 14351-1 and BS EN 16034 standards. Companies already experienced in handling products related to construction or possessing the capability for technical consultancy services will find the contract especially rewarding. Moreover, the opportunity is ideal for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that can undertake contracts involving detailed product compliance assessments, with a possible role for subcontracting, fostering sector-wide collaboration and business expansion.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Office for Product Safety and Standards - Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices

Notice Description

Suppliers were invited to tender for Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices. The requirement is for the testing of a variety of internal and external door sets against certain performance criteria outlines in their designated product standard -BS EN 14351-1 and BS EN 16034 (fire characteristics). The contract shall be for a period of 24 months with the option to extend by up to 12 months. The value for the contract is PS250,000 for the contract period including any extension and this value is exclusive of VAT. The Procurement was carried out in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 under the Open Procedure.

Lot Information

Lot 1

OPSS intend to assess and investigate selected products by testing a variety of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices against performance criteria outlined in their designated product standard - BS EN 14351-1 and BS EN 16034. This procurement was to establish contractual grounds for undertaking the testing work. This award notice relates to a secondary contract that will only be used in instances where the primary contract cannot be utilised. This approach was fully articulated in the procurement documents.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-047c60
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071985-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£500,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Nov 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
24 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
21 Aug 2024Expired
Award Date
31 Oct 202510 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Business and Trade
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Efectis UK/Ireland Limited

United Kingdom Testing & Certification Limited

Further Information

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