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# Office for Product Safety and Standards- Webcrawler Software

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/office-for-product-safety-and-standards-webcrawler-software-ocds-h6vhtk-038490). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: "Office for Product Safety and Standards- Webcrawler Software". Published status: complete. Published Value: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Dec 2022, 18:00 GMT. Published submission portal: beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-energy-industrial-strategy-nhs-xvw)
- **Published Value:** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 December 2022 at 18:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £698,524 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038490`

## 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/office-for-product-safety-and-standards-webcrawler-software-ocds-h6vhtk-038490#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/office-for-product-safety-and-standards-webcrawler-software-ocds-h6vhtk-038490#participate

## Description
The aim and objective of this contract is to procure software that meets our essential requirements exists in the context of Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and online product enforcement/market surveillance.
The specific expectations of OPSS are:
• Cloud based software.
• Cloud based data securely stored within the UK.
• Accessible to license holders via standard issue BEIS laptops.
• Single sign on through BEIS accounts or if not possible then multi factor authentication
• Introductory training to be provided by the supplier.
• Support installing and integrating the software with BEIS IT (if required).
• Provision of initial training and ongoing support to OPSS users.
• Technical support within normal business hours (9-5 weekdays).
This will enable our teams to:
• deliver protection through responsive policy and active enforcement.
• apply policies and practices that reflect the needs of citizens.
• enable responsible businesses to thrive.
• co-ordinate local and national regulation.
• inspire confidence as a trusted regulator.
The outcomes we seek to deliver for citizens, business, and the environment are that:
• people are protected from product-related harm and can buy products with confidence.
• businesses comply with their legal obligations and responsible businesses can operate with confidence.
• the environment is protected from product-related harm and product regulation supports the transition to net zero.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI

- **Estimated Value:** £250,000
- **Description:** The aim and objective of the tender exercise is to establish whether software that meets our essential requirements exists and evaluate any submissions from suppliers in the context of Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) and online product...
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/12/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Webcrawler Software (active)
  - Award id: `008495-2023-con_3673-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Thornacre Engineering Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177151`
  - Value: £698,524 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Webcrawler Software (active)
  - Signed Value: £698,524
  - Signed Date: 14/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008495-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-23T14:06:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T23:22:50.618Z
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