FM19286 - Testing of End of Life Domestic Appliances - Invitation to Quote

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Thursday 14th November 2019 at 11:00 AM.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Office for Product Safety and Standards have a requirement to appoint a Contractor who will test a selection of end of life appliances to verify compliance with the applicable regulations.

The primary objective of this work is to generate high quality evidence in order to help OPSS to understand exactly how safe 2nd hand appliances are compared to when they were new. This will help inform what further research work might be necessary, and to refine our messaging in this important area. To address these questions, this project will purchase 24 end of life appliances and test them and inspect them for safety. The results of the testing will show not only what the most common and serious reasons for failure are, but also identify weaknesses or omissions in the current IEC60335 series test standards. The Major Domestic Appliances within scope of this work are: fridge-freezers, dishwashers, tumble dryers and washing machines.

The purpose of this framework is to appoint 2 suppliers to provide testing services for end of life domestic appliances against safety standards. There are 24 appliances that require testing which have been split into 2 groups:

Group 1

6. x Domestic Washing Machines
6. x Domestic Tumble Dryers

Group 2

6. x Domestic Dishwashers
6. x Domestic Fridge Freezers

One supplier will be required to test the appliances listed within Group 1 and the other supplier will be required to test the appliances within Group 2. Each supplier is required to provide a final PowerPoint report, to include an analysis of the findings and an evaluation of the success of the programme.

A brief summary of the requirements has been provided above, please ensure you review all additional appendices for full details of this requirement. All additional appendices can be found within Stage One:Overview Section on the Delta eSourcing Portal.

How to Apply

This procurement will be managed electronically via the Delta eSourcing Portal. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com/ by following the link 'Register'.

The Access Code for this procurement is: 25GZ8R7C44

Additional information: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Delta eSourcing Portal. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the eSourcing Portal, this can be done online at https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com/ by following the link 'Register'.

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The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:

• (i)not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;and
• (ii)to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by any supplier. If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.

The sourcing documents can be accessed at: www.uksbs.delta-esourcing.com

The Access Code for this procurement is 25GZ8R7C44