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GDHA Expert Witness Report

Department for Business and Trade

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20 Oct 2026 at 16:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Business & Trade, through the Office for Product Safety and Security (OPSS), procured an expert witness report for its GDHA prosecution case. The requirement is for specialist expertise to prepare a report for use in the case, which is due to go to trial in March 2027. This is a business-related professional service rather than a supply of goods or physical works. The contract delivery location is Germany. The selected supplier, APPLITEST GmbH, is based in Nürnberg.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to APPLITEST GmbH. The Department used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 13 October to 30 November 2026, with a value of £12,800. APPLITEST was to provide a draft report by 30 October 2026 and the final report by 30 November 2026. The requirement was treated as a single lot. The report supports OPSS’s GDHA prosecution, scheduled to go to trial in March 2027. The published procurement data does not state a separate award date or evaluation criteria.

For future work of this kind, credible suppliers will need to provide expert-witness capability and the specialist knowledge required to prepare a robust report for a product-safety prosecution. The delivery timetable shows that the buyer required both a draft and a final report over a short period, so relevant expertise and capacity to meet staged deadlines would matter. Experience producing evidence suitable for legal proceedings, and communicating technical findings clearly, would be commercially relevant to this specific OPSS requirement. The selected provider was an SME based in Germany, with delivery also located there, indicating that the buyer engaged a specialist supplier outside the UK for this case. This award demonstrates a small, focused professional-services requirement procured directly rather than through a competitive process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

GDHA Expert Witness Report

Notice Description

The Office for Product Safety and Security (OPSS) has a requirement for an Expert Witness to prepare a report for the OPSS GDHA prosecution case that is due to go to trial in March 2027. APPLITEST GmbH will deliver a draft report by 30th October 2026 and the final report will be delivered by 30th November 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c30
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099168-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,800 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Oct 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
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
SW1A 2DY
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

APPLITEST GmbH

Further Information

Notice Documents

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