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Electric Vehicle Smart Charge Point Testing for OPSS

Department for Business and Trade

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Department for Business and Trade

Buyer Address: Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London, SW1A 2DY, England

Contact Email: commercialbpo@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
95000.0 GBP
Published
02 Jun 2025, 13:30
Deadline
26 Feb 2025, 13:00
Contract Start
11 May 2025, 23:00
Contract End
12 May 2026, 22:59
Category
services
CPV
71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
SGS United Kingdom Limited
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is the appointed Market Surveillance Authority responsible for enforcing the Electric Vehicle (Smart Charge Points) Regulations 2021 within the UK. This involves ensuring that electric vehicle charging points are of the right quality and that robust and effective regulatory action is taken against serious weaknesses and poor practice. OPSS intend to procure the testing of up to 15 charge points for compliance against most of the requirements of the Electric Vehicle Smart Charge Points Regulations 2021. A contract has been awarded for this procurement.

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