EEPLIANT4 WP7 tender Submission Form
PROSAFE is issuing a Call for Tenders for testing laboratories in the context of the EEPLIANT4, an EU cofunded market surveillance Concerted Action aiming at supporting EU Member States in monitoring and enforcing Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations.
Laboratories interested in submitting an offer are required to complete this Tender Submission Form, attach the requested documents, and submit this tender form by 15 December 2026, 17:00 CET.
Late or incomplete tender will be automatically rejected.
Please refer to the attached Terms of Reference (ToR) document, EEPLIANT4 – Call for Tenders for Testing Laboratories – WP7 Off mode and networked standby, for full specifications and requirements.
PURPOSE OF THE TENDER
PROSAFE invites qualified, independent laboratories established in the EU to submit a tender in English for testing network connected or network connectable electrical and electronic household and office equipment within the scope of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/826, as amended.
PRODUCTS IN SCOPE
The tender has two lots. Tenderers may bid for either lot or both; each lot will be evaluated and awarded separately. A bid must cover all mandatory services within the lot offered and be valid if that lot alone is awarded. The same laboratory may win both lots.
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Lot 1
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Edge equipment
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‘Networked equipment’ other than ‘HiNA equipment’ means equipment listed in Annex II of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/826 that can connect to a network, has one or more network ports, and does not meet the Regulation’s definition of ‘HiNA equipment’.
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Lot 2
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Interconnecting equipment
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‘Networked equipment with high network availability’ or ‘HiNA equipment’ means equipment with one or more of the following functionalities, but no other, as the main function(s): those of a router, network switch, wireless network access point, hub, modem, VoIP telephone, video phone.
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APPLICABLE LEGISLATION
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/826 of 17 April 2023 laying down ecodesign requirements for off mode, standby mode, and networked standby energy consumption of electrical and electronic household and office equipment pursuant to Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 1275/2008 and (EC) No 107/2009 (Ecodesign Regulation), as amended, including the applicable amendments made by Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/2262.
MEASURING METHODS AND STANDARDS
For the purposes of compliance and verification, measurements and calculations shall be made using harmonised standards the reference numbers of which have been published for this purpose in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), or other reliable, accurate and reproducible methods, which take into account the generally recognised state-of-the-art, as stipulated in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2023/826.
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Test
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Standards
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Remarks
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Both Lots
Off mode and standby mode
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EN 50564:2011 Measurement of low power consumption
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The applicable edition and method for each sampled unit will be confirmed in the agreed final test programme.
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EN IEC 62301:2026 Measurement of standby power for appliances and equipment
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Lot 1
Networked standby
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EN 50643:2018 with amendment A1:2020 Networked Standby Power
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The applicable edition and method for each sampled unit will be confirmed in the agreed final test programme.
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EN IEC 63474:2023 or EN IEC 63474:2026 Measurement of networked standby power of edge equipment
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Lot 2
Networked standby
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ETSI EN 303 423 V1.2.1 & ETSI EN 303 423 V1.3.1
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Applied together with the applicable measurement conditions in Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2023/826.
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