--- title: "Office for Product Safety and Standards- Testing of sunscreen to verify compliance with applicable standards" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a6da1f61-000e-4ae9-814f-4fa44b089ee7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a6da1f61-000e-4ae9-814f-4fa44b089ee7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a6da1f61-000e-4ae9-814f-4fa44b089ee7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a6da1f61-000e-4ae9-814f-4fa44b089ee7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY" published: "2023-01-31" --- # Office for Product Safety and Standards- Testing of sunscreen to verify compliance with applicable standards Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a6da1f61-000e-4ae9-814f-4fa44b089ee7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a6da1f61-000e-4ae9-814f-4fa44b089ee7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a6da1f61-000e-4ae9-814f-4fa44b089ee7.json) ## Summary The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) through its Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a tender titled "Office for Product Safety and Standards- Testing of sunscreen to verify compliance with applicable standards". The procurement falls under the technical testing, analysis, and consultancy services category with an estimated value of £85,000. The tender is open for interested suppliers until Tuesday 21st February 2023. The testing activities will take place in London and South West regions of the United Kingdom. The contract period is scheduled from 14th March 2023 to 14th July 2023. This tender opportunity provides a chance for businesses specialising in technical testing and consultancy services to engage with BEIS and OPSS. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. Businesses interested in conducting testing on sunscreen products to verify compliance with regulations and standards, while demonstrating expertise in the cosmetics sector, would find this tender suitable for their capabilities. Registering on the Jaggaer platform is necessary for accessing tender documents and submitting bids. For more information, potential bidders can contact Cara Jenkins, the Commercial Lead at BEIS, via email at cara.jenkins@beis.gov.uk. ## Notice The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS); Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is an appointed market surveillance authority, responsible for (via the Secretary of State) enforcing the General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) within the UK. Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read the text at the following link in order to gain a full understanding of the enforcement services role within OPSS: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-regulation-enforcement-services BEIS will carry out assessments and require testing to determine the current levels of compliance in the cosmetics sector, specifically sunscreen products in the UK in line with the retained Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on Cosmetic Products and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013. To investigate sunscreen products to verify compliance with applicable standards. The project aims to verify the product formulation for any unsafe chemicals, to confirm whether manufacturers accurately state the level of the claimed determination of full sunscreen protection/level of protection, and to determine the effectiveness of the products. Main Testing Requirements The retained Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013. To perform testing on a selection of 10 sunscreen products to verify and determine level of compliance with the following above Regulations, and below standards (and any amendments to these). It is expected the successful bidder will undertake skin testing on volunteers in order to fulfil this requirement as detailed within the technical specifications. Please register your interest in submitting a tender for this project by signing up to our procurement platform Jaggaer. The Jaggaer platform allows for all ITT documents to be viewed and downloaded, bids to be submitted, and clarification questions asked. Please use this link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ to register on the platform. Click on "Register" under "View Our Live Opportunities". The ITT number for this requirement is itt_697. Any issues signing up to this platform, please email Cara Jenkins (Commercial Lead) at cara.jenkins@beis.gov.uk. This will ensure you receive immediate notification of updates to the ITT process or answers to questions raised by potential bidders. Please read the instructions on the tendering procedures carefully since failure to comply with them may invalidate your tender. Your tender must be returned by Tuesday 21st February 2023. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12ce51ec-1f9b-4276-a824-887f446b4b86 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | 21 Feb 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Mar 2023 - 14 Jul 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £85,000 | | 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 | 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, TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services ## Release History - 31 Jan 2023 at 16:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12ce51ec-1f9b-4276-a824-887f446b4b86 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12ce51ec-1f9b-4276-a824-887f446b4b86 31st January 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-regulation-enforcement-services ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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