Contract Summary

  • Published Date: 6 May 2022

  • Tender Status: active

  • Tender Opening Date: 6 May 2022

  • Tender Closing Date: 20 May 2022

  • Award Date: n/a

  • Contract Start Date: n/a

  • Contract End Date: n/a

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs: Yes

  • Contract is suitable for VCSEs: No

  • Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type: Services

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Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 20th May at 11:00am

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

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 BEIS OPSS:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-regulation-enforcement-services

BEIS OPSS require a Contractor to carry out product safety tests across a range of various product types to assess a baseline level of non-compliance, the results of which will help to inform future decision-making and potential further action.

Main Testing Requirements

The Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011

To perform testing on up to a total of 400 toys (products) evenly distributed as per 2.1 and 2.2 of the specification in order to verify compliance with the above-mentioned Regulations (and any amendments to these).

The test methods applied should follow designated standards the reference numbers of which have been published on www.gov.uk, or other reliable, accurate and reproducible calculation and measurement methods, which considers the generally recognised state of the art.

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 FM22094.

About the Buyer

Contact name: FM Procurement

Address: Polaris House North Star Avenue
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone: 01793 867005

Fax: n/a

Email: [email protected]

Value of Contract

Price Range: £75,000