Office for Product Safety and Standards- Combustibility Testing of Constructions Products under Construction Products Regulations

Concepts

• technical testing and analysis
• office for product safety and standards
• product safety
• standards- combustibility testing of constructions products
• construction products regulations
• construction products sector
• construction product regulation requirements
• construction product regulations
• testing
• structure of this procurement

Location

London:

Description

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is the appointed market surveillance authority, responsible for enforcing the Construction Product Regulations (CPR) within the UK. OPSS will carry out assessments and testing to determine the current levels of compliance in the construction products sector in the UK in line with Construction Product Regulation requirements. This Invitation to Tender (ITT) will cover the delivery of testing on behalf of OPSS, within a specified set of requirements. Potential suppliers are invited to submit tenders covering the requirements listed in this document. Structure of this Procurement This procurement is split into four Lots as follows: Lot 1 – Insulation and Cladding Lot 2 – Electrical Cables Lot 3 – Plywood & Wood Based Materials Lot 4 – Smoke Control Dampers & Fire Dampers

Total Quantity or Scope

1.1 Structure of this Procurement

CPV Codes

• 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

Bidders may bid for any number of Lots. It is the intention of the Contracting Authority to award a contract to a single supplier for each Lot. The criteria questions will need to be completed separately for each Lot being bid for. 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 to be asked and responded to. Please use the following link to register on the platform: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Click on “Register” under “View Our Live Opportunities”. The ITT number for this requirement is itt_896. If you have any issues signing up to this platform, please email Cara Jenkins (Assistant Commercial Lead) at cara.jenkins@beis.gov.uk. This will ensure you receive immediate notification of updates regarding the ITT process. 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 Wednesday 5th July 2023 @ 16:00 and will only be accepted if submitted through Jaggaer. Tenders received outside of Jaggaer will not be accepted. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **