--- title: "PS22493 - Digital innovation in product safety - scoping study - RAF107/2223" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-43f9124e-8b0b-40f6-9033-5b29546fa976" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43f9124e-8b0b-40f6-9033-5b29546fa976" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43f9124e-8b0b-40f6-9033-5b29546fa976.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43f9124e-8b0b-40f6-9033-5b29546fa976.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY" published: "2023-01-13" --- # PS22493 - Digital innovation in product safety - scoping study - RAF107/2223 Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-43f9124e-8b0b-40f6-9033-5b29546fa976 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-43f9124e-8b0b-40f6-9033-5b29546fa976) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-43f9124e-8b0b-40f6-9033-5b29546fa976.json) ## Summary The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy is seeking digital innovation in product safety through a scoping study. The procurement stage is currently in the tender phase, with bids due by Friday 3rd February 2023 at 14:00. The contract period is set to commence on 15th February 2023 and end on 30th June 2023. The industry category is research and development services. Interested parties can participate in this open procedure through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. This tender provides an opportunity for businesses specialising in research and development services to contribute to digital innovations in product safety. SMEs and VCSEs are particularly suited to compete in this procurement process. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy aims to leverage digital twins and other digital innovations to enhance consumer safety and reduce regulatory burdens on businesses. Businesses should ensure timely submission of bids in compliance with procurement regulations to be considered for this opportunity. ## Notice The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 3rd February 2023 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement The aim of this research is to strengthen our knowledge and understanding of digital twins and other relevant digital innovations including how we should position ourselves in order to maximise the benefits and opportunities of this technology, such as enhancing consumer safety and/or reduce regulatory burdens on businesses (e.g. with product testing). The research should also examine commercialisation of this technology in the consumer product sector and forecast the direction it will take over the next few years. The study should identify current trends and the latest developments in digital innovations/twins through conducting a literature review and consulting experts. The review should cover the associated costs, efficacy, opportunities, barriers and challenges in addition to how the technology is applied to other sectors to explore its transferability to the consumer product sector. It should also consider impacts it could have on processes of brining products to market and understand if Digital Twins are likely to be used and if there's a risk to current testing and conformity assessments if novel methods are adopted. An example being that if having a digital twin meant that you could possibly relax some of the upfront testing or make it easier and cheaper to test products (e.g. the National Physical Laboratory project on creating a digital test bed for face masks [1], where this could also be used to demonstrate product compliance. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier. If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number PS22493. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations that apply to this opportunity. Responses must be received by the date and time in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Jaggaer eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered by the Contracting Authority further for this opportunity, unless a system outage is experienced, to which the Contracting Authority will advise upon accordingly. Interested organisations should ensure that they allow a sufficiency of time, prior to the deadline to allow all sections to be completed in full and any attachments to be uploaded. As a user of the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Jaggaer messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you, as well as other messages and updates in relation to any specific tender event. Please note that any and all information secured outside of the messaging service, shall have no Legal Standing, merit or worth and should not be relied upon by any organisation submitting a tender response. Please note it is your organisations responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and under no circumstances as part of your organisations participation in this opportunity, will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by any organisation as a result. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a contract with any successful organisation(s), this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of your organisation in doing so. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8dea228-0ac9-4541-9538-c6905a10b964 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 3 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Feb 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 13 Jan 2023 at 15:18 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8dea228-0ac9-4541-9538-c6905a10b964 - 13 Jan 2023 at 15:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8dea228-0ac9-4541-9538-c6905a10b964 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e8dea228-0ac9-4541-9538-c6905a10b964 13th January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com Jaggaer eSourcing Portal - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2be24c9a-05b9-4062-b140-56566264e880 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c18b032-45ad-42b7-9c63-a693dcbf52e5 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/57f8fa06-d3dc-4721-933b-40ea32aa6c2b n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ccf34f8c-93d7-4665-9bdb-81b67a29112f n/a ## Notice URLs - http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx - https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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