Local Authority Free-to-Access Archive for Metrology Type Approval Certificates

Official notice

Authority: Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£247,162published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Chartered Trading Standards Institute

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) awarded a subscription contract to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) to enable them to create an archive of Metrology Type Approval Certificates that currently reside on the EMeTAS system (owned by CTSI) in order to allow Local Authorities free access to them and thus removing the annual fee they currently have to pay.

CPV: Data management services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1A subscription contract to enable the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) to…Awarded

A subscription contract to enable the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) to create an archive of Metrology Type Approval Certificates that currently reside on the EMeTAS system (owned by CTSI) in order to allow Local Authorities free access to them and thus removing the annual fee they currently have to pay.

Delivery: London

72322000 Data management services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Mar 2021, 12:22 GMT
Last source update: 22 Mar 2021, 12:22 GMT
Authority reference: 4950/03/2021
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-005744
Classification (CPV): Data management services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029de1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Competition is absent for technical reasons (please specify): CTSI own the EMeTAS system which is the only complete online collection of EU and UK Metrology Type Approval Certificates that Local Authorities require access to.
BEIS (OPSS) are therefore relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015" Competition is absent for technical reasons" in deciding this requirement is suitable as a Direct Award.
For Local Authorities Trading Standards Officers to carry out effective legal metrology regulation of equipment, it is necessary for local weights and measures authorities (Trading Standards, and TSSNI in Northern Ireland) to have access to the Type Approval Certificates. This is particularly pertinent when investigating complaints, on initial verification and when equipment is being put back into use following repair (reverification).
Rather than Local Authorities having the financial burden of paying annual fees to access the system, through this contract BEIS will make a one-off payment to CTSI to enable future free access for the Local Authorities.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £247,1621 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Chartered Trading Standards Institute	£247,162 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005744-2021-1 · Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Signed
19 Mar 2021
Value
£247,162
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 1 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H0ETContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Business Energy & Industrial StrategyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Chartered Trading Standards InstituteAwarded supplier 1 Sylvan Court, Sylvan Way, Southfields Business Park, Basildon, London, SS15 6TH

Official documents & specifications

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