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title: "Anatomic and Isotopic Testing of Timber and Timber Products to verify compliance with applicable standards"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/anatomic-and-isotopic-testing-of-timber-and-timber-products-to-verify-compliance-with-appl-ocds-h6vhtk-049a05"
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# Anatomic and Isotopic Testing of Timber and Timber Products to verify compliance with applicable standards

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/anatomic-and-isotopic-testing-of-timber-and-timber-products-to-verify-compliance-with-appl-ocds-h6vhtk-049a05). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Business & Trade: "Anatomic and Isotopic Testing of Timber and Timber Products to verify compliance with applicable standards". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Business & Trade](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-trade-gov-d1382)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services, Technical inspection and testing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-049a05`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/anatomic-and-isotopic-testing-of-timber-and-timber-products-to-verify-compliance-with-appl-ocds-h6vhtk-049a05#tl-md)

## Description
The Department for Business and Trade (“DBT”) has a potential requirement for the provision of Anatomic and Isotopic Testing of Timber and Timber Products to verify compliance with the Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013.
DBT are requesting Expressions of Interest ("EOI") pertaining to this requirement. Please email: CommercialBPO@businessandtrade.gov.uk, with 'EOI- Timber Testing' in the subject field, by 11th October 2024 in order to register your interest. 
At this stage, DBT wishes to understand the size and capability of the supply market. Information that it gathers will be used to refine requirements to ensure they are fit for suppliers to deliver against. Market engagement may be held with interested participants at a future date, subject to requirement and capacity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71630000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The full specification shall be provided with the tender documents, but it is expected to require a test facility to undertake analysis of timber and timber products to verify the species and origin against a species declaration, and to check complia...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029125-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-11T14:03:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T12:51:48.785Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-049a05