Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cc3-945c-73ea-a5be-568b48c6f926/office-for-product-safety-and-standards-cosmetic-product-testing awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Office for Product Safety and Standards- Cosmetic Product Testing [Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy](https://tendernation.io/buyers/department-for-business-energy-industrial-strategy) Often single bidder Estimated value £50,200 Published 8 Dec 2022 Deadline Closed 16 Jan 2023 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender To perform testing on up to a total of 400 cosmetic products to verify compliance with the above-mentioned Regulations (and any amendments to these): 2.1 Skin Lighteners Determination of concentration of the following restricted substances in one hundred (100) skin lightener to establish compliance with the maximum concentration limits specified in Annex III (restricted substances) of the UK Cosmetics Regulation. - Mercury and Hydroquinone and - See section 2.5 Labelling assessment 2.2 Teeth Whiteners Determination of concentration of the following restricted substances in one hundred (100) teeth whiteners to establish compliance with the maximum concentration limits specified in Annex III (restricted substances) of the UK Cosmetics Regulation. - Hydrogen peroxide and - See section 2.5 Labelling assessment 2.3 Hair / Eyelash dyes Determination of concentration of the following restricted substances in one hundred (100) hair/eyelash dyes to establish compliance with the maximum concentration limits specified in Annex III (restricted substances) of the UK Cosmetics Regulation. - P-Phenylenediamine and - See section 2.5 Labelling assessment 2.4 Lipstick / Lip Gloss Determination of concentration of the following restricted substances in one hundred (100) lipstick / lip gloss to establish compliance with the maximum concentration limits specified in Annex III (restricted substances) of the UK Cosmetics Regulation. - Antimony (Sb) - Arsenic (As) - Cadmium (Cd) - Lead (Pb) - Mercury (Hg) and - See section 2.5 Labelling assessment 2.5 Labelling assessment ### Visual check according to regulation o [eur-lex.europa.eu](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0425&from=ENArt) 19 1. (a) Name & Address of Responsible Person o Art 19 1. (a) Country of Origin (imports) o Art 19 1. (b) Quantity marking o Art 19 1. (c) Durability marking o Art 19 1. (d) Precautions in use o Art 19 1. (e) Batch Number o Art 19 1. (f) Function o Art 19 1. (g) List of Ingredients o Art 19 5. The language of the information mentioned in points (b), (c), (d), (f) of 19 1. in English The test methods applied should follow designated standards the reference numbers of which have been published on [gov.uk](https://www.gov.uk), or other reliable, accurate and reproducible calculation and measurement methods, which considers the generally recognised state of the art. 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