UK SBS SSACR19025 Testing of Freezers and Fridge-Freezers for compliance with Product Safety requirements
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDEstimated Value
Up to £34,965
Deadline
14 February 2019
Published
2 May 2019
Type
services
Overview
****THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE ONLY NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION***** Brief Description of Requirement The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) had a requirement for; To test 10 critical clauses from EN 60335-1 and the relevant part 2 covering electrical and fire hazards for a selection of freezers and fridge freezers to verify compliance with the following Regulations (and any amendments to these): • General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) - 2001/95/EC • UK Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 1803 - Consumer Protection The General Product Safety Regulations 2005 The test methods applied should follow harmonised standards EN 60335-1:2012 and EN 60335-2-24 (freezers and fridge freezers) published in the Official Journal of the European Union, or other reliable, accurate and reproducible calculation and measurement methods, which take into account the generally recognised state of the art. The critical clauses, which we required testing for, are: • 30 Resistance to heat and fire • 19 Abnormal operation • 11 Heating • 22 Construction • 8 Protection against access to live parts • 23 Internal wiring • 24 Components • 25 Supply connection and external flexible cords • 28 Screws and connections • 27 Provision for earthing No bids received following a tender process (Reg 32 (2) (a)) Additional information: About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.
Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers.
This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/d...
Regulations cited
- Consumer Protection The General Product Safety Regulations 2005
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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
2 May 2019
Submission deadline
14 February 2019
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