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NATIONAL MEASUREMENT OFFICE

VERIFICATION OF SPECIES AND ORIGIN OF TIMBER AND TIMBER BASED PRODUCTS THROUGH ANATOMIC AND GENETIC ANALYSIS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSMENT OF CONFORMANCE WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION TIMBER REGULATION

R&DCPV 73111000
Value£23k
Awarded13 May 2015
Published28 Apr 2015
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

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£23ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

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The brief

The National Measurement & RegulationOffice (NMRO) (formerly the National Measurement Office) has a requirement for the testing of a selection of timber products to verify compliance with the EU Timber Regulation within the UK.

Testing may be used as part of a criminal investigation.

Therefore the supplier must confirm that they can fulfil the evidential traceability requirements laid out in ISO 17025 for supplying evidence that may be used as part of a prosecution.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Therefore the supplier must confirm that they

Therefore the supplier must confirm that they can fulfil the evidential traceability requirements laid out in ISO 17025 for supplying evidence that may be used as part of a prosecution.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named in obligation language, 0 mentioned. Each one is quoted from the notice.

ISO 17025 (testing & calibration laboratories)says mustStandards you certify to
Therefore the supplier must confirm that they can fulfil the evidential traceability requirements laid out in ISO 17025 for supplying evidence that may be used as part of a prosecution.

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OCID
139aebfb-454f-4c65-8813-0f973e8d8d73
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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