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title: "UK SBS FM17197 Testing of Water Storage Tanks for compliance with Eco-design and Energy Labelling legislation"
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# UK SBS FM17197 Testing of Water Storage Tanks for compliance with Eco-design and Energy Labelling legislation

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-21837e49-d608-4d1f-93c8-defd301cd952

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## Summary

The public procurement process involves UK Shared Business Services Limited as the purchasing organisation, inviting tenders for the project titled "Testing of Water Storage Tanks for compliance with Eco-design and Energy Labelling legislation." This initiative falls under the technical inspection and testing services category, situated in England. The procurement method is an open procedure below threshold, with tenders invited until the deadline of 22 January 2017. The contract period commenced on 1 February 2018 and is expected to conclude on 9 March 2018.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in environmental compliance and testing services, particularly those focusing on the water sector. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in Ecodesign, energy labelling, and technical testing will be well-suited to compete, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Suppliers should prepare to provide detailed testing in line with referenced European regulations and standards to ensure compliance with UK market requirements.

## Notice

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 22/01/2017 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Regulatory Delivery Directorate is the appointed market surveillance authority, responsible for enforcing the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling in the Environment for Equipment Outdoors Regulations within the UK. Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read the text at the following link in order to gain a full understanding of the role of the enforcement services with Government: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-regulation-enforcement-services BEIS will carry out market surveillance to determine the current levels of compliance within the water storage tank sector in line with Ecodesign and Energy Labelling requirements placed on the UK market in relation to limits, labelling and Declarations of Conformity. Tenders are invited for testing according to the requirements detailed below. To test a selection of Ecodesign (Water Storage Tanks) to verify compliance with the following Regulations (and any amendments to these): Regulation (EU) No 814/2013 Regulation (EU) No 812/2013 BS EN 12897:2016 - Rated Storage Volume BS EN 13203:2015 - Tapping, Standby and V40 Tests appropriate for the appliance BS EN ISO 7744:2010 - Sound Power Level Testing shall include labelling requirements on airborne acoustical noise emissions. Testing shall also include the checking of Guaranteed Sound Power Level labelling, CE labelling and checks on Declarations of Conformity. The test methods applied should follow harmonised standards the reference numbers of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or other reliable, accurate and reproducible calculation and measurement methods, which take into account the generally recognised state of the art. For a full Specification please refer to the ITQ document Additional information: Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts) Responses must be received by the date in the bid documents. Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: * name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * name of the registered Bidder; * name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b6fbe4b-9b51-4640-8d9d-52c9d7fa8698 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 12 Feb 2018 - 16 Mar 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £22,390 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ENERTEK INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2018 at 10:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b6fbe4b-9b51-4640-8d9d-52c9d7fa8698
- 19 Dec 2017 at 16:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef60ed4e-0f29-4ad2-8e3b-d8f082aee6ef

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b6fbe4b-9b51-4640-8d9d-52c9d7fa8698
  20th March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef60ed4e-0f29-4ad2-8e3b-d8f082aee6ef
  19th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cd39e41b-24e1-4386-a8e6-b50d898b3734
  FM17197 Invitation to Quote
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dee46e14-2c3e-4ec6-81cd-9c68fce5fc83
  FM17197 Pricing Schedule
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/85d1b3e8-ca1e-4b94-90a3-e12ac0b1ab6d
  FM17197 Services Purchasing Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3d440e80-8f01-4002-a4ba-ce09ba8684b9
  FM17197 Invitation to Quote Questions

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uksbs.co.uk
- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-regulation-enforcement-services

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