Official UK procurement notice
Tumble Dryer Study to Explore Fire Risks
Authority: Department for Business & Trade (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery listed: Germany (DE)
Awarded value£99,700published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Applitest GmbH
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Office for Product Safety and Security (OPSS) has a requirement to deliver testing of Tumble Dryers to establish fire risks.
A contract has been given to APPLITEST GmbH vbia the Direct Award Procedure to carry out the testing and report by 30th June 2027.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Oct 2026, 16:18 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 16:18 BST
- Authority reference
PR_5444- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099169- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c31Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published20 Oct 2026, 16:18 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £99,7001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applitest GmbH | £99,700 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Applitest GmbH
- Signed
- 19 Oct 2026
- Value
- £99,700
- Period
- 19 Oct 2026 – 30 Jun 2027 · up to 28 Jul 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract can be extended by a period of 4 weeks.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Applitest GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender