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# DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE: Office for Product Safety and Standards- Construction Product Combustibility Testing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/department-for-business-and-trade-office-for-product-safety-and-standards-construction-pro-ocds-h6vhtk-03cf08). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Business & Trade: "DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE: Office for Product Safety and Standards- Construction Product Combustibility Testing". Published status: complete. Published Value: £810,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Business & Trade](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-trade-gov-d1382)
- **Published Value:** £810,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 July 2023 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £810,000 (exc. VAT, 4 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/department-for-business-and-trade-office-for-product-safety-and-standards-construction-pro-ocds-h6vhtk-03cf08#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03cf08`

## 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/department-for-business-and-trade-office-for-product-safety-and-standards-construction-pro-ocds-h6vhtk-03cf08#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/department-for-business-and-trade-office-for-product-safety-and-standards-construction-pro-ocds-h6vhtk-03cf08#participate

## 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.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Insulation and Cladding
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £810,000
- **Description:** This specification covers testing a selection of cladding and insulation materials to verify their fire safety classification and thermal efficiency performance. The fire classifications are as defined by BS EN 13501-1:2018 and BS EN 13501-5:2016 and...

### Lot 2: Electrical Cables
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot covers testing a selection of electrical cables to verify their classification as defined by BS EN 13501-6:2018.
This specification covers power, control and communication cables intended for use in construction.
The test methods applied sho...

### Lot 3: Plywood and Wood Based Materials
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot covers testing a selection of plywood and wood-based materials for both internal and external use and will also cover products which have had specific treatments to increase their fire resistance properties. Testing will be used to verify th...

### Lot 4: Smoke Control Dampers and Fire Dampers
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This lot covers testing a selection of smoke control dampers and fire dampers to verify their classification as defined by BS EN 13501-4:2016 and BS EN 13501-3:2005+A1:2009 respectively.
This specification covers both single compartment and multi-com...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Insulation and Cladding (active)
  - Award id: `037860-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Efectis UK**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-101439`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Electrical Cables (active)
  - Award id: `037860-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **United Kingdom Testing & Certification Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165980`
  - Value: £150,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Plywood and Wood Based Materials (active)
  - Award id: `037860-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **SGS United Kingdom Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-32997`
  - Value: £160,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Smoke Control Dampers and Fire Dampers (active)
  - Award id: `037860-2023-4`
  - Supplier(s): **United Kingdom Testing & Certification Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165980`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Electrical Cables (active)
  - Signed Value: £150,000
  - Signed Date: 28/11/2023

- **Contract:** Smoke Control Dampers and Fire Dampers (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 28/11/2023

- **Contract:** Plywood and Wood Based Materials (active)
  - Signed Value: £160,000
  - Signed Date: 18/10/2023

- **Contract:** Insulation and Cladding (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 03/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037860-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-22T14:26:22.000Z
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