Planning

Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) - Product Testing Framework

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS & TRADE

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PlanningUpdate

29 Oct 2025 at 08:20

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

09 Sep 2025 at 12:21

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

22 May 2025 at 12:55

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

04 Apr 2025 at 07:33

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business & Trade is planning a significant procurement process titled "Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) - Product Testing Framework". This initiative targets various categories within the technical testing, analysis, and consultancy services industry, with a particular focus on product testing to ensure regulatory compliance. The procurement will be structured as an open framework, valid for up to eight years with an estimated value of £43,000,000 excluding VAT. The process is at the planning stage and is set to commence with the publication of the opportunity in November 2025, with submissions expected by 11th December 2025. It encompasses a broad spectrum of testing disciplines, including construction, electrical and electronic products, consumer goods, chemical analysis, and cybersecurity, across multiple lots, and is aimed at being both inclusive and adaptive to market changes.

This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in technical testing and consultancy, compliance assurance, and cybersecurity, to participate in a framework that is integral to UK's product safety and regulatory compliance infrastructure. The procurement is designed to nurture competition, innovation, and ongoing inclusion of suppliers, making it suitable for a diverse range of businesses, including SMEs and VCSEs. By engaging in this framework, businesses can leverage opportunities for growth through collaboration with the UK government, contributing to enhanced consumer safety and regulatory assurance across multiple product categories.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) - Product Testing Framework

Notice Description

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) is developing a procurement opportunity relating to various categories of product testing to verify compliance with applicable regulations and standards. DBT intend to award an Open Framework across multiple lots. At this stage, DBT can confirm the lotting structure in detail, and the lots will cover testing under the National Regulation Enforcement Services that the Office for Product Safety and Standards are responsible for. At this stage, DBT can confirm the lotting structure in detail and that the procurement will involve lots that will cover product testing services to support our role as the UK's National Regulator. These procurements will underpin regulatory enforcement and market surveillance across the full breadth of OPSS's responsibilities. The testing requirements will cover: * Construction product testing: Including fire resistance and reaction to fire, structural integrity, thermal and acoustic performance, weather-tightness, durability, glazing, and flooring/roofing assessments. * Product safety testing: Covering a wide range of consumer goods such as electrical equipment, gas appliances, toys, furniture, personal protective equipment (PPE), batteries, pressure equipment, and similar regulated products. * Energy efficiency and noise testing: Including compliance verification for energy labelling, Ecodesign standards, and noise emissions from equipment and appliances. * Chemical, biochemical, and microbiological testing: Encompassing analysis of cosmetics, timber, textiles, jewellery, plastics, and other consumer products for restricted substances (e.g., RoHS), migration/emissions, and microbiological safety. * Cybersecurity and digital compliance testing: Addressing requirements for connected products, including assessment against Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) regulations, smart device security and compliance with relevant standards. These testing services are essential for OPSS's proactive and reactive enforcement activities, supporting consumer safety, regulatory compliance, and market confidence. Suppliers are encouraged to maintain readiness for the broad range of testing disciplines outlined above and within this notice. DBT will utilise the new Open Framework permissions permitted by The Procurement Act 2023. It is perceived that the framework will be opened at least once in the first 3 years of up to an 8-year framework. The value of the opportunity across 8 years is estimated at PS43,000,000 ex VAT. The full specification shall be provided within the tender documents, and the intention of this notice is to further inform suppliers of DBT's intention to publish this opportunity which is expected to go live in October 2025. It should be noted that DBT makes no commitment to procure these services and may decide not to progress any further following engagement with the market. DBT reserves the right to change any information contained within this notice at any time, and potential suppliers rely upon any information provided entirely at their own risk. Background The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is part of The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and was created in January 2018 to deliver consumer protection and to support business confidence, productivity, and growth. OPSS regulate a wide range of products with a focus on their safety and integrity. OPSS works with local, national, and international regulators, with consumer representatives and with businesses to deliver effective protections and to support compliance. OPSS' mission is to be a trusted product regulator for the UK. This means protecting people and places, enabling business to thrive and empowering consumers to make good choices. OPSS will be a leader of good regulatory practice and a champion of local regulation. OPSS is: * the national regulator for most consumer products, excluding vehicles, medicines, food, and certain other specialist categories. * the national regulator for legal metrology, ensuring weighing and measuring instruments used for trade are accurate and reliable. * the National Regulator for Construction Products (NRCP), responsible for ensuring construction products placed on the market meet regulatory requirements. * the enforcement authority for a range of product regulations on behalf of other government departments. Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read the text at the following link to gain a full understanding of the role of the enforcement services within Government: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-regulation-enforcement-services

Lot Information

Construction and Building Products

* Products covered by designated standards under Construction Products Regulation (CPR) (444). * Products outside of scope of Construction Products Regulation (CPR) but may fall under General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) - Internal fire doors, cavity barriers etc. * Products covered by technical assessment under Construction Products Regulation (CPR). * Past focus has been on fire testing -Reaction and Resistance. * Current focus now includes mechanical testing (structural) and thermal efficiency. * May extend to cover other aspects -Acoustic and Chemical testing. * Dependent on the essential characteristics declared. A maximum number of 12 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 1: Construction and Building Products.

Renewal: This will be an Open Framework. An Open Framework, as defined by the UK's Procurement Act 2023, allows for public sector frameworks to be refreshed, adding new suppliers and adapting to evolving markets for a maximum of eight years. Unlike traditional frameworks, which are often closed after initial entry, open frameworks mandate at least one refresh within the first three years and subsequent refreshes every five years, enabling ongoing competition and innovation.

Electrical and Electronic Products

* Product examples: domestic appliances (e.g. fridges, washing machines, TVs, gas and electric cookers), Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment, and internet-connected consumer products as well as Li-ion Batteries. * Services include safety and compliance testing to UK Conformity Assessed UKCA/CE (e.g. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD), Radio Equipment Directive (RED), Energy efficiency (Ecodesign and Energy Efficiency Labelling), Noise emissions from outdoor equipment, smart functionality, Electric Vehicle (EV) charging battery testing and ensuring gas powered devices meet safety. * Potential future coverage with changes or new regulations: water efficiency products. A maximum number of 11 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 2: Electrical and Electronic Products.

Renewal: This will be an Open Framework. An Open Framework, as defined by the UK's Procurement Act 2023, allows for public sector frameworks to be refreshed, adding new suppliers and adapting to evolving markets for a maximum of eight years. Unlike traditional frameworks, which are often closed after initial entry, open frameworks mandate at least one refresh within the first three years and subsequent refreshes every five years, enabling ongoing competition and innovation.

General Consumer Products

* Product examples and services: diverse non-sector specific items, Toys (e.g. EN 71 testing, mechanical, chemical, flammability), textiles, furniture (e.g. flammability, chemical testing for textiles and foams), vapes (physical safety aspects), consumer-use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), (e.g. buoyancy aids, helmets sunglasses). A maximum number of 10 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 3: General Consumer Products.

Renewal: This will be an Open Framework. An Open Framework, as defined by the UK's Procurement Act 2023, allows for public sector frameworks to be refreshed, adding new suppliers and adapting to evolving markets for a maximum of eight years. Unlike traditional frameworks, which are often closed after initial entry, open frameworks mandate at least one refresh within the first three years and subsequent refreshes every five years, enabling ongoing competition and innovation.

Chemical, Biochemical & Microbiological Analysis (Multi-Disciplinary Testing)

* Cross-cutting lot for composition, migration, and emission testing. Including, but not limited to organic, inorganic, and elemental chemical analysis using a range techniques such as X-ray, Infra-Red, Gas Chromatography (GC), Liquid Chromatography (LC), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), mass spectroscopy and electron microscopy. Protein, enzyme or biological active compounds, and microbiological testing by Culture, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or other methods. For screening, targeted analysis, identification, quantification of compounds/materials of interest in a wide range of consumer products that may include cosmetics, toys, emissions from e-cigarettes, jewellery, plastics, and polymers (this list excludes food stuffs and pharmaceuticals). A maximum number of 10 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 4: Chemical, Biochemical & Microbiological Analysis (Multi-Disciplinary Testing).

Renewal: This will be an Open Framework. An Open Framework, as defined by the UK's Procurement Act 2023, allows for public sector frameworks to be refreshed, adding new suppliers and adapting to evolving markets for a maximum of eight years. Unlike traditional frameworks, which are often closed after initial entry, open frameworks mandate at least one refresh within the first three years and subsequent refreshes every five years, enabling ongoing competition and innovation.

Cybersecurity and Digital Compliance

* Covers Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) on consumer connectable, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), software/firmware vulnerability and evaluation testing, cybersecurity and grid comms. * Overlap/including aspects covered as a part of Radio Equipment Directive (RED). A maximum number of 7 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 5: Cybersecurity and Digital Compliance.

Renewal: This will be an Open Framework. An Open Framework, as defined by the UK's Procurement Act 2023, allows for public sector frameworks to be refreshed, adding new suppliers and adapting to evolving markets for a maximum of eight years. Unlike traditional frameworks, which are often closed after initial entry, open frameworks mandate at least one refresh within the first three years and subsequent refreshes every five years, enabling ongoing competition and innovation.

Planning Information

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) expects to publish a tender opportunity relating to its requirement for outsourced product testing for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). DBT intends to introduce a multi-year, multi-lot framework for the provision of various types of testing across multiple years. DBT are requesting Expressions of Interest ("EOI") pertaining to this requirement. If you have previously submitted an EOI in response to either of the below earlier notices then you do not need to submit another. The previous notices are: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05d542e7-e21c-4e9b-9960-c9fd71803885 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038553-2024 To submit a new EOI, please email: commercialbpo@businessandtrade.gov.uk by 30th April 2025 in order to register your interest for updates and participation in Preliminary Market Engagement events, including an introductory webinar that is expected to take place in early May. At this stage, DBT wishes to understand the size and capability of the supply market. Information that DBT gathers will be used to refine requirements to ensure they are fit for suppliers to deliver against. Meetings may also be held directly with interested participants at a future date, subject to capacity. DBT's overall intended process for Preliminary Market Engagement is (i) suppliers to submit an EOI by 30 April (if they haven’t already) (ii) PME events held with the earliest being in early May (iii) potential for individual supplier meetings and (iv) potential for interested supplies to be notified of other PME updates.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd09
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069203-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

71632000 - Technical testing services

71700000 - Monitoring and control services

71730000 - Industrial inspection services

71731000 - Industrial quality control services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£43,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£43,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Oct 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
11 Dec 20252 months to go
Future Notice Date
12 Nov 20255 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
2028-10-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS & TRADE
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercialbpo@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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                    "vcse": true
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                    "vcse": true
                },
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                    "startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
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                    "amount": 7000000,
                    "currency": "GBP"
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                    "vcse": true
                },
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                    "startDate": "2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00",
                    "endDate": "2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
                    "maxExtentDate": "2034-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
                },
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                    "description": "This will be an Open Framework. An Open Framework, as defined by the UK's Procurement Act 2023, allows for public sector frameworks to be refreshed, adding new suppliers and adapting to evolving markets for a maximum of eight years. Unlike traditional frameworks, which are often closed after initial entry, open frameworks mandate at least one refresh within the first three years and subsequent refreshes every five years, enabling ongoing competition and innovation."
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                    "currency": "GBP"
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                    "vcse": true
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                "description": "* Covers Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) on consumer connectable, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), software/firmware vulnerability and evaluation testing, cybersecurity and grid comms. * Overlap/including aspects covered as a part of Radio Equipment Directive (RED). A maximum number of 7 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 5: Cybersecurity and Digital Compliance.",
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                    "amount": 4000000,
                    "currency": "GBP"
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                    "vcse": true
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                    "description": "This will be an Open Framework. An Open Framework, as defined by the UK's Procurement Act 2023, allows for public sector frameworks to be refreshed, adding new suppliers and adapting to evolving markets for a maximum of eight years. Unlike traditional frameworks, which are often closed after initial entry, open frameworks mandate at least one refresh within the first three years and subsequent refreshes every five years, enabling ongoing competition and innovation."
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        "submissionTerms": {
            "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
            "languages": [
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            "endDate": "2025-12-11T13:00:00+00:00"
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            "endDate": "2025-11-26T13:00:00+00:00"
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            {
                "id": "069203-2025",
                "description": "This updated UK3 Planned Procurement Notice is being published to reflect a revised planned publication date of 12th November 2025. All estimated timescales have been updated to reflect this date. There have been no further amendments to the original UK3 notice."
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        ]
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}