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title: "Invitation to Tender Building Capability in Product Safety, Legal Metrology and Construction Products in Local Authority Regulatory Services"
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# Invitation to Tender Building Capability in Product Safety, Legal Metrology and Construction Products in Local Authority Regulatory Services

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d9bd333d-eb69-4ecd-a017-a845f3ef8f5f

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## Summary

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is planning a tender titled "Building Local Authority Capability in Product Safety, Legal Metrology and Construction Products" in the services category. The planned engagement end date is 29th March 2023. The tender aims to deliver a programme of activities to develop skills and capability in Local Authority Regulatory Services (LARS) and support coordination of national and local regulation. The location for delivery includes British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, and the United Kingdom.

The tender by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy presents opportunities for businesses in the training services industry. It is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to contribute to the development of skills and capabilities in product safety, legal metrology, and construction products within regulatory services. Businesses offering practical & taught courses, e-learning packages, or online interactive courses related to product safety, legal metrology, and construction products would be well-suited to compete for this tender.

## Notice

The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) was established by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Strategy in 2018 and is the national regulator for product safety, legal metrology and construction products. Our purpose is to protect people and places from product-related harm, ensuring consumers and businesses can buy and sell products with confidence Local Authority Regulatory Services (LARS1) also have statutory obligations for the delivery of regulation with regard to product safety, legal metrology and construction products. As national regulator for Product Safety and Legal Metrology, OPSS provides national capacity and supports local authority enforcement and coordination of national and local regulation. As the national regulator for Construction Products, it is building the national regulator function and establishing local authority capability. The requirement is for Development and delivery of a specialist annual Learning & Development (L & D) programme in accordance with a detailed specification including, sourcing trainers, development of specialist technical course resources, all course administration including booking venues and delegate management. To register for this opportunity and submit a bid, please sign up to our procurement platform Jaggaer: https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html. The ITT reference number for this opportunity is itt_511. If you have any issues signing up to the platform, please contact Cara Jenkins (cara.jenkins@businessandtrade.gov.uk).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53c3b10b-8b47-4251-9d6f-8d8ee4a68032 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | 29 Mar 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Nov 2023 - 23 Nov 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| 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 INTERNATIONAL TRADE |
| Additional buyers | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2023 at 16:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53c3b10b-8b47-4251-9d6f-8d8ee4a68032
- 14 Sep 2023 at 16:16 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53c3b10b-8b47-4251-9d6f-8d8ee4a68032
- 17 Mar 2023 at 14:16 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80572433-93f2-4fec-876e-03de41789841

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53c3b10b-8b47-4251-9d6f-8d8ee4a68032
  14th September 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80572433-93f2-4fec-876e-03de41789841
  17th March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

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