Testing of up to 100 Lifejackets to verify compliance with applicable safety regulations

Concepts

• technical testing and analysis
• office for product safety and standards
• department for business, energy and industrial strategy
• opss
• general product safety regulations
• product safety tests
• applicable safety regulations
• test methods
• main testing requirements regulation
• product safety

Location

Description

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS); Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is an appointed market surveillance authority, responsible for (via the Secretary of State) enforcing the General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) within the UK. Suppliers are strongly encouraged to read the text at the following link in order to gain a full understanding of the enforcement services role within BEIS OPSS: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-regulation-enforcement-services BEIS OPSS require a supplier/s to carry out product safety tests across a range of various product types to assess a baseline level of non-compliance, the results of which will help to inform future decision-making and potential further action. 2. Main Testing Requirements Regulation 2016/425 and the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018 To perform testing on up to a total of 100 Lifejackets to verify compliance with the above-mentioned Regulations (and any amendments to these): EN ISO 12402-9:2006+A1:2011 - Clause 5.5.9: Measurement for the buoyancy of the whole device Labelling assessment - Visual check according to regulation o Art 8(5) - Type, batch or serial number o Art 8(6) - Manufacturer name, registered trade name or registered trade mark o Art 8(6) - Manufacturer address o Art 8(7) - Instructions in English o Art 8(8) - Declaration of conformity o Art 10(3) - Importer name, registered trade name or registered trade mark o Art 10(3) - Importer address o Art 17(1) - CE (UKCA) marking o Art 17(3) - Cat III PPE, the CE (UKCA) marking followed by NB number The test methods applied should follow designated standards the reference numbers of which have been published on www.gov.uk, or other reliable, accurate and reproducible calculation and measurement methods, which considers the generally recognised state of the art. Please register your interest in submitting a tender for this project by signing up to our procurement platform, Jaggaer. The Jaggaer platform allows for all ITT documents to be viewed and downloaded, bids to be submitted, and clarification questions to be asked and responded to. Please use the following link to register on the platform: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Click on "Register" under "View Our Live Opportunities". The ITT number for this requirement is itt_470.

CPV Codes

• 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

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