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# OPSS Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/opss-testing-of-controlled-door-closing-devices-ocds-h6vhtk-0456a7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Business & Trade: "OPSS Testing of Controlled Door Closing Devices". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Sept 2024, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: uktrade.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Business & Trade](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-business-trade-gov-d1382)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 September 2024 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £600,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/opss-testing-of-controlled-door-closing-devices-ocds-h6vhtk-0456a7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0456a7`

## 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/opss-testing-of-controlled-door-closing-devices-ocds-h6vhtk-0456a7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uktrade.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuktrade.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/opss-testing-of-controlled-door-closing-devices-ocds-h6vhtk-0456a7#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £400,000
- **Description:** 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 ground...
- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2024 to 31/10/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 011209-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SGS United Kingdom Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-32997`
  - Value: £400,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 013553-2025-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Northwest Laboratories Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143206`
  - Value: £200,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 013553-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £200,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2025

- **Contract:** 011209-2025-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £400,000
  - Signed Date: 24/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013553-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-08T09:19:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T03:13:59.429Z
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