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# Provision of scientific and technical advice for product safety applications

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-scientific-and-technical-advice-for-product-safety-applications-ocds-h6vhtk-02b23d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Business Energy and Industrial Strategy: "Provision of scientific and technical advice for product safety applications". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £360,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Business Energy and Industrial Strategy](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy-GB-FTS-5606)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £360,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Research and development services and related consultancy services, Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b23d`

## 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/provision-of-scientific-and-technical-advice-for-product-safety-applications-ocds-h6vhtk-02b23d#tl-md)

## Description
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) requires high quality scientific advice on the latest developments in product safety. This contract should cover all product areas regulated by the Office (found here) with a particular focus on cosmetics, toys, childcare articles, textiles, fireworks and aerosols. Advice and support is required to identify and address risks (predominantly chemical) relating to consumer products. As well as drawing on your expert knowledge, we expect the supplier/s to have an excellent understanding of wider cross-cutting chemical regulations and relevant technical standards. This advice is crucial for OPSS to dispense our responsibilities to ensure regulation is based on the latest scientific evidence, in order to protect consumers and support business. It is proposed the contract will be of 1 year duration with an option to extend by 2 additional years in 1-year increments.

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

- **Description:** The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is seeking to secure expert advice and support on a variety of workstreams relating to chemical and mechanical aspects of consumer product safety legislation, technical standards and horizon scanning...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010956-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-18T13:30:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:59:41.748Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b23d