# Understanding Barriers to UK Product Safety Testing Market and Engagement with EU CABs to encourage expansion into UK market

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Business Energy and Industrial Strategy](/buyers/business-energy-and-industrial-strategy/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: UK Accreditation Service
- Award value: £60,000
- Tender value: £60,000
- Award date: 20 August 2021
- Published: 6 September 2021
- Contract start: 6 September 2021
- Contract end: 7 February 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 58d8184e-dba2-437a-b566-ab03627682c3-465986
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-885fc12e-4d9c-49e2-b0ab-9934f9a73212

## Description

Procurement to commission the UK Accreditation Service \(UKAS\) to work with Conformity Assessment Bodies \(CABs\) to understand barriers faced when looking at entering into the UK product safety testing market, and to encourage more EU CABs to expand in to the UK market\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58d8184e-dba2-437a-b566-ab03627682c3-465986)