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title: "Office for Product Safety and Standards- Life Jacket testing"
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# Office for Product Safety and Standards- Life Jacket testing

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3171fea5-140b-42b0-bcb6-c6187e675416

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is inviting tenders for the contract titled "Office for Product Safety and Standards - Life Jacket testing" in the industry category of Technical testing, analysis, and consultancy services. The procurement process is at the award stage with a contract value of £57,800 in GBP. The contract period runs from 1st February 2023 to 30th April 2023. The procurement method used is an open procedure (below threshold), and the tender closed on 30th November 2022 at 3:00 PM UTC.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs, in the service industry sector. Businesses involved in technical testing, analysis, and consultancy services are well-suited to compete for this contract. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is the contracting authority for this opportunity located in London, United Kingdom. To participate, businesses must ensure compliance with the specified testing requirements and submit tenders through the designated procurement platform in line with the stated deadline.

## Notice

To perform testing on up to a total of 100 Lifejackets to verify compliance with applicable Regulations (and any amendments to these): EN ISO 12402-9:2006+A1:2011 - Clause 5.5.9: Measurement for the buoyancy of the whole device Labelling assessment - Visual check according to regulation o Art 8(5) - Type, batch or serial number o Art 8(6) - Manufacturer name, registered trade name or registered trade mark o Art 8(6) - Manufacturer address o Art 8(7) - Instructions in English o Art 8(8) - Declaration of conformity o Art 10(3) - Importer name, registered trade name or registered trade mark o Art 10(3) - Importer address o Art 17(1) - CE (UKCA) marking o Art 17(3) - Cat III PPE, the CE (UKCA) marking followed by NB number

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19208784-2053-41a3-b984-309124aa4bd0 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2023 - 30 Apr 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £57,800 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £57,800 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BLACKPOOL & THE FYLDE COLLEGE TRADING AS FLEETWOOD TEST HOUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

## Release History

- 3 Mar 2023 at 12:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19208784-2053-41a3-b984-309124aa4bd0
- 17 Nov 2022 at 09:55 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6c898f7-bfad-4c29-a713-73c77be89bb2
- 9 Nov 2022 at 12:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6c898f7-bfad-4c29-a713-73c77be89bb2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19208784-2053-41a3-b984-309124aa4bd0
  3rd March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6c898f7-bfad-4c29-a713-73c77be89bb2
  17th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8f1c847a-5388-4556-b332-b25ee1c06d76
  n/a

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