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title: "Digital innovation in product safety - RAF107/2223 - a scoping study"
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# Digital innovation in product safety - RAF107/2223 - a scoping study

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8519f0fe-880f-4b88-bdc8-609b2a47a791

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has awarded a contract for the project titled "Digital innovation in product safety - RAF107/2223 - a scoping study". The procurement process was conducted through an open procedure below the threshold. The contract period is from 24th February 2023 to 30th June 2023. The project aims to research and understand digital innovations such as digital twins in the consumer product sector to enhance product safety and reduce regulatory burdens on businesses.

This tender opportunity can benefit businesses involved in research and development services and related consultancy services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may find this opportunity particularly suitable due to the project's focus on digital innovations and product safety. Businesses with expertise in technology research and commercialization are well-suited to compete in this tender process. The location for this project is England, and the main procurement category is services.

## Notice

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a Open Tender as advertised on Contact Finder. Brief Description of Requirement Digital technologies such as digital twins are becoming more prevalent and integrated into everyday life. The conventional application of a digital twin is used for high cost, low volume assets such as aircraft engines and submarines, however recently the technology is being developed and integrated into lower cost, high volume assets that fall within the consumer product space - an example being EV batteries and chargers. 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 bringing products to market 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 or other innovations meant that you could possibly relax some of the upfront testing or make it easier and cheaper to test products (for 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. [1] https://www.npl.co.uk/news/npl-creates-digital-test-bed-for-face-masks The project will involve conducting a literature review to scope out primarily the digital twin domain against OPSS' remit and areas of responsibility (with a focus on product safety & testing) and to understand what is currently out there in the low-cost, high-volume asset domain. The review should cover all novel and advanced areas of digital twins/innovations in the consumer products space. This will cover technical details, how they work in practice, opportunities it provides, associated costs/resources, efficacy, and barriers to implementation. It is important to note that the research should not rule out exploring technologies applied to other sectors which may be more developed. This will be important as it will capture any transferable knowledge/information that can be applied cross-sector.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29d0863d-516a-4af4-a33f-9f6ebab57e2a |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Feb 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | 24 Feb 2023 - 30 Jun 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £54,150 |
| 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 | 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RSM UK CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 1 Mar 2023 at 09:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29d0863d-516a-4af4-a33f-9f6ebab57e2a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29d0863d-516a-4af4-a33f-9f6ebab57e2a
  1st March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b7e2c92d-eeec-4dab-b69a-971012ca12b1
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## Notice URLs

- https://www.npl.co.uk/news/npl-creates-digital-test-bed-for-face-masks

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