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OPSS Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices

Technical testing
analysis and consultancy services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Business and Trade: "OPSS Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Business and TradeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Department for Business and Trade. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
2.4Bids / Report
42.9% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 22 active published awards; 21 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Business and Trade
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published8 Apr 2025, 10:19 BST
Last source update8 Apr 2025, 10:19 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0456a7
What is being bought
Bidders were invited to tender for Project 3221 - OPSS Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices. The requirement was for routine standardised testing of door closers. The applicable tests, setups and parameters for the products are specified in the designated British Standards Institute legislation – BS EN 1154:1997: Building Hardware Controlled Door Closing Devices. The requirement and contract shall be for a period of 24 months with the option to extend by 12 months. The estimated value for the contract is £200,000.00 for the contract period and is exclusive of VAT. Please note this is a secondary contract to be used as contingency where the primary contract cannot be used. This Procurement was carried out in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 under the Regulation 27 Open Procedure.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    8 Apr 2025, 10:19 BST
  2. tender value changed
    25 Mar 2025, 16:16 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2025, 16:16 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    25 Mar 2025, 16:16 GMT
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    25 Mar 2025, 16:16 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £400,000
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
  7. Status changed to active
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
  9. Submission deadline changed to 24 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
  10. Buyer information updated
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
  11. Published value updated to £700,000
    1 May 2024, 16:30 BST
  12. Status changed to planned
    1 May 2024, 16:30 BST
  13. Official notice release published
    1 May 2024, 16:30 BST
  14. Buyer information updated
    1 May 2024, 16:30 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    OPSS intend to assess and investigate selected products by testing a variety of controlled door closers against performance criteria outlined in their designated product standard – BS EN 1154:1997. This procurement was to establish contractual grounds for undertaking the testing work. This award notice relates to a secondary contract that will only be used in instances where the primary contract cannot be utilised. This approach was fully articulated in the procurement documents.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    8 Apr 2025, 10:19 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · £200,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Northwest Laboratories Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£200,000 · signed 1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Business and Trade

Contracting authority GB-FTS-80863
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