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Office for Product Safety and Standards - Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices

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Opportunity overview

Suppliers were invited to tender for Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices. The requirement is for the testing of a variety of internal and external door sets against certain performance criteria outlines in their designated product standard –BS EN 14351-1 and BS EN 16034 (fire characteristics). The contract shall be for a period of 24 months with the option to extend by up to 12 months. The value for the contract is £250,000 for the contract period including any extension and this value is exclusive of VAT. The Procurement was carried out in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 under the Open Procedure.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£250k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Oct 2025
Award ID
071985-2025-CR_5148-1
Status
active
Identifier
NI646509
Location
Belfast, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71600000 — Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services

Lots

  • OPSS intend to assess and investigate selected products by testing a variety of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices against performance criteria outlined in their designated product standard – BS EN 14351-1 and BS EN 16034. 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.£500k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-047c60
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
24 Mar 2025, 13:01

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
24 Mar 2025, 13:01

Tender Period

Ends
24 Mar 2025, 13:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
21 Aug 2024, 00:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
71600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
120

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
OPSS intend to assess and investigate selected products by testing a variety of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices against performance criteria outlined in their designated product standard – BS EN 14351-1 and BS EN 16034. 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.

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK
Entry 3
Region
UK
Entry 4
Region
UK
Entry 5
Region
UK
Entry 6
Region
UK

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-101330
Name
Department for Business and Trade

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2DY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Old Admiralty Building

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Business and Trade

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-80863
Name
Department for Business and Trade

Roles

buyer
reviewBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Business and Trade

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-165980
Name
United Kingdom Testing & Certification Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Glasgow
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
SC654601
Legal Name
United Kingdom Testing & Certification Limited
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-101793
Name
The Department for Business and Trade

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
The Department for Business and Trade
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-165981
Name
Efectis UK/Ireland Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
NI646509
Legal Name
Efectis UK/Ireland Limited

Award information

Award 1
Id
071980-2025-CR_5147-1
Title
Office for Product Safety and Standards - Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-165980
Name
United Kingdom Testing & Certification Limited

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
071985-2025-CR_5148-1
Title
Office for Product Safety and Standards - Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-165981
Name
Efectis UK/Ireland Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
071980-2025-CR_5147-1
Title
Office for Product Safety and Standards - Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices
Status
active
Award ID
071980-2025-CR_5147-1
Date Signed
31 Oct 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
071985-2025-CR_5148-1
Title
Office for Product Safety and Standards - Testing of Fire Door-Sets and Component Devices
Status
active
Award ID
071985-2025-CR_5148-1
Date Signed
31 Oct 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
250,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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