--- title: "Regulatory Support Package for businesses supplying products to UK consumers through online platforms" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-089f4646-d49f-4d7b-97ff-0f11373e29b1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-089f4646-d49f-4d7b-97ff-0f11373e29b1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-089f4646-d49f-4d7b-97ff-0f11373e29b1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-089f4646-d49f-4d7b-97ff-0f11373e29b1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY" published: "2022-10-27" --- # Regulatory Support Package for businesses supplying products to UK consumers through online platforms Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-089f4646-d49f-4d7b-97ff-0f11373e29b1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-089f4646-d49f-4d7b-97ff-0f11373e29b1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-089f4646-d49f-4d7b-97ff-0f11373e29b1.json) ## Summary The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy, is planning a tender titled "Regulatory Support Package for businesses supplying products to UK consumers through online platforms". The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 15th November 2022. The tender falls under the industry category of Training services and is targeted towards businesses in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) interested in providing regulatory support services to online platform businesses targeting UK consumers. Businesses involved in training services, particularly those with expertise in product safety regulations and language diversity, would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity. The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy is the buying organisation offering this opportunity, aimed at supporting businesses in compliance with UK product safety regulations and enhancing consumer confidence in online business transactions. ## Notice The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) is part of the Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). It was created in January 2018 to deliver consumer protection and to support business confidence, productivity, and growth. We regulate a wide range of products with a focus on their safety and integrity. We work with local, national, and international regulators, consumer representatives and with businesses to deliver effective protections and to support compliance. OPSS is the national regulator for all consumer products (except for vehicles, medicines and food) legal metrology, ensuring weighing and measuring instruments are accurate and reliable. Further information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-product-safety-and-standards The Regulators' Code requires that 'Regulators should ensure clear information, guidance and advice is available to help those they regulate meet their responsibilities to comply' and our stated purpose includes that we ensure businesses can buy and sell products with confidence. As the policy owner of the Regulators' Code, OPSS needs to fulfil its obligations, supporting businesses selling products through online platforms to understand and meet their legal obligations. The Online Platforms Programme has been allocated up to PS1 million funding to develop a new business support offer from OPSS. The offer will deliver a Business Support Package to help non-English speaking businesses and their owners selling products to UK consumers through online platforms, to comply with UK product safety regulations, supplemented by support for specific product types. As a guide the Package will: * Support sellers whose first language is not English who sell products via online marketplaces and platforms to consumers in the UK. * Include a training offer which sellers can access free of charge. The training offer should be broken down into different e-learning courses, for example: o A general course on product safety requirements in the UK o Specific courses on different product types. o The seller should be able to download evidence of taking the courses, which may include a comprehension test at the end. o The training should be available in different languages and formats, as determined by OPSS. The training should link to - * A 'fill in the blanks' management system for sellers on UK product safety requirements, which is capable of being added to for specific product types, beginning with toys this financial year. The management system should be available in different languages and formats, as determined by OPSS. The supplier will be tasked with determining how the target audience should be engaged with to promote awareness - and use of - the products developed and will take on this task of engagement. Additional information: The supplier engagement event will provide more information about the opportunity and what we expect from suppliers. It will also give suppliers an opportunity to better understand what OPSS aims to achieve from the contract. We would like to invite prospective bidders to attend a pre-market engagement session on 16th November 2022 between 11:00 -13:00 via MS Teams. Should you wish to attend, please register your interest using the contact details above. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4766ca9f-e7e7-45ff-bf2c-4791e5199c58 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 15 Nov 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B4 6BS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 27 Oct 2022 at 14:19 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4766ca9f-e7e7-45ff-bf2c-4791e5199c58 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4766ca9f-e7e7-45ff-bf2c-4791e5199c58 27th October 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-for-product-safety-and-standards ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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