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Published 1 May 2024, 16:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

OPSS Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices

Official notice

Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£400,000≈ £200k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Sept 2024awarded 1 Apr 2025
Awarded to SGS United Kingdom Limited, Northwest Laboratories Limited2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2026 · starts 1 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1OPSS intend to assess and investigate selected products by testing a variety of…Awarded 2 yrsPublished value£400,000

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 period: 1 Nov 2024 – 31 Oct 2026 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed
71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 May 2024, 16:30 BST
Last source update
8 Apr 2025, 10:19 BST
Award evaluation window
24 Sept 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013553
Classification (CPV)
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0456a7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
24 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
24 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uktrade.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

7 Jun 2024 → 8 Apr 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    7 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    24 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2024
  5. Notice published
    8 Apr 2025, 10:19 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Aug 2024
  1. Published value updated to £400,000
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
    was £700,000
  2. Status changed to active
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
  4. Deadline published: 24 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    23 Aug 2024, 15:41 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2025, 16:16 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-05: 1 release · 1 May 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £600,0002 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 2latest 1 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SGS United Kingdom Limited£400,000 †—Awarded
Northwest Laboratories LimitedSME£200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Department for Business and Trade

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Old Admiralty Building, London, UK, SW1A 2DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria