GDHA Expert Witness Report

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery listed: Germany (DE)

Awarded value£12,800published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Applitest GmbH

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Office for Product Safety and Security (OPSS) has a requirement for an Expert Witness to prepare a report for the OPSS GDHA prosecution case that is due to go to trial in March 2027.

APPLITEST GmbH will deliver a draft report by 30th October 2026 and the final report will be delivered by 30th November 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery listed: Germany (DE)

79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST
Last source update: 20 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST
Authority reference: PR_5434
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-099168
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area in notice: Germany (DE)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078c30 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
20 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £12,8001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Applitest GmbH	£12,800 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

GDHA Expert Witness Report · Applitest GmbH
Signed
13 Oct 2026
Value
£12,800
Period
13 Oct 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Business & Trade

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZZJ-6312-QTTD Old Admiralty Building, London, London, SW1A 2DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

APPLITEST GmbHAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PLVX-6145-LLTP Steinfeldstraße 17, Nürnberg, DE, 90425, DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender20 Oct 2026, 16:15 BST