AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Business & Trade has concluded a contract with Applitest GmbH to test tumble dryers and report on fire risks for the Office for Product Safety and Security (OPSS).
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for Applitest GmbH under a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract data records a signature date and an active contract.
Market significanceThis is a £99,700 gross technical testing services engagement, with delivery in Germany and a potential four-week extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Applitest GmbH
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £99,700 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names Applitest GmbH as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, is active and has a GBP amount and amountGross of 99,700.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 099169-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as complete; lot 1 is also complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceRecorded as signed on 19 October 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned of 2026-10-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£99,700 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 99,700 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract has a value, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-19.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence30 June 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-06-30.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-20.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence28 July 2027
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2027-07-28.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTesting of tumble dryers to establish fire risks, with a report required by 30 June 2027
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The published description states that OPSS requires tumble-dryer testing to establish fire risks and says the supplier is to carry out testing and report by 30 June 2027.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV
99% confidence71600000 — Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
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Award item 1 contains this CPV classification.
Delivery location
98% confidenceGermany
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Award item 1 records a delivery address in Germany.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender procurementMethod is direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states Below threshold - without competition; the contract is marked aboveThreshold false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated by the published procedure detail
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The notice explicitly records a below-threshold procedure without competition. Bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate are 2026-10-19 and 2027-06-30.
Extension provision
99% confidenceThe contract can be extended by four weeks
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Contract renewal description states: The Contract can be extended by a period of 4 weeks.
Maximum term endpoint
98% confidence28 July 2027 if the extension is used
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2027-07-28, consistent with the stated four-week extension provision.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
94% confidenceA specialist, time-bounded technical testing engagement focused on product fire-risk evidence
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The scope concerns tumble-dryer testing to establish fire risks, the CPV is technical testing/analysis/consultancy, and the contract runs to 30 June 2027.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition
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Published procurement method details state Below threshold - without competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-date availability
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The award record has no award_date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are null.
Supplier identity basis
98% confidenceSupplier name is sourced from the published notice; external company verification is not applicable in the supplied supplier-verification data
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The supplier verification status is not_applicable, with no verified company name or number supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceBid counts, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale were not supplied
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published.
- The £99,700 figure is a contract-level gross value and is not an independently published lot value.
- Bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scoring, pricing breakdowns and award rationale are not supplied.
- The supplier identity is based on the published notice; no external company verification was supplied because verification is marked not applicable.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Applitest GmbHDepartment for Business & TradeOPSStumble dryer testingfire risktechnical testingdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the tumble dryer fire-risk testing contract?
Applitest GmbH is the named supplier for award 1 and the linked active contract.
What is the contract value?
The published contract-level gross value is £99,700.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a below-threshold direct award without competition.
When does the contract end?
The scheduled end date is 30 June 2027. A four-week extension is permitted, with a published maximum extent date of 28 July 2027.
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