Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) - Product Testing Frame

• Products covered by designated standards under Construction Products Regulation (CPR) (444). • Products outside of scope of Construction Products Regulation (CPR) but may fall under General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) - Internal fire doors, cavity barriers etc. • Products covered by technical assessment under Construction Products Regulation (CPR). • Past focus has been on fire testing -Reaction and Resistance. • Current focus now includes mechanical testing (structural) and thermal efficiency. • May extend to cover other aspects -Acoustic and Chemical testing. • Dependent on the essential characteristics declared. A maximum number of 12 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 1: Construction and Building Products. Framework lot values may be shared with other Lots

• Product examples: domestic appliances (e.g. fridges, washing machines, TVs, gas and electric cookers), Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment, and internet-connected consumer products as well as Li-ion Batteries. • Services include safety and compliance testing to UK Conformity Assessed UKCA/CE (e.g. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Low Voltage Directive (LVD), Radio Equipment Directive (RED), Energy efficiency (Ecodesign and Energy Efficiency Labelling), Noise emissions from outdoor equipment, smart functionality, Electric Vehicle (EV) charging battery testing and ensuring gas powered devices meet safety. • Potential future coverage with changes or new regulations: water efficiency products. A maximum number of 11 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 2: Electrical and Electronic Products. Framework lot values may be shared with other Lots

• Product examples and services: diverse non-sector specific items,Toys (e.g. EN 71 testing, mechanical, chemical, flammability), textiles, furniture (e.g. flammability, chemical testing for textiles and foams), vapes (physical safety aspects), consumer-use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), (e.g. buoyancy aids, helmets sunglasses). A maximum number of 10 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 3: General Consumer Products. Framework lot values may be shared with other Lots

• Cross-cutting lot for composition, migration, and emission testing. Including, but not limited to organic, inorganic, and elemental chemical analysis using a range techniques such as X-ray, Infra-Red, Gas Chromatography (GC), Liquid Chromatography (LC), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), mass spectroscopy and electron microscopy. Protein, enzyme or biological active compounds, and microbiological testing by Culture, Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or other methods. For screening, targeted analysis, identification, quantification of compounds/materials of interest in a wide range of consumer products that may include cosmetics, toys, emissions from e-cigarettes, jewellery, plastics, and polymers (this list excludes food stuffs and pharmaceuticals). A maximum number of 10 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 4: Chemical, Biochemical & Microbiological Analysis (Multi-Disciplinary Testing). Framework lot values may be shared with other Lots

• Covers Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) on consumer connectable, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), software/firmware vulnerability and evaluation testing, cybersecurity and grid comms. • Overlap/including aspects covered as a part of Radio Equipment Directive (RED). A maximum number of 7 suppliers will be awarded a placement within Lot 5: Cybersecurity and Digital Compliance. Framework lot values may be shared with other Lots