OPSS community funding for product safety
Information and application forms for organisations seeking to deliver community-based and/or consumer-focused product safety awareness and education projects.
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has responsibility for protecting people from product related harm and ensuring consumers can buy products with confidence.
To empower more consumers to choose and use products safely we are inviting organisations to bid to deliver community-based and/or consumer-focused product safety awareness and education projects.
We are particularly interested in funding projects that:
- take place in-person at community settings, and/or
- make product safety messaging more accessible
Bid for funding
If you would like to apply for funding, please complete the relevant bid form, which contains information about how bids are assessed and our expectations.
Bids will be considered for projects valued under 拢10,000 excluding VAT that reach OPSS by Monday 7 July 2025, for activity to be delivered by 23 January 2026.
Any organisation can apply, and we welcome bids from voluntary groups, smaller charities, community groups and those looking to partner with the third sector.
This year we are funding two distinct product safety projects:
Opportunity 1: Second-hand goods
We welcome proposals to deliver community-based and/or consumer-focused awareness and educational activity which addresses how to purchase and use second-hand goods safely. Projects can include advice on buying goods from online marketplaces and in-person purchases.
Read OPSS guidance on buying second-hand goods, which we encourage bidders to follow.
Opportunity 2: Product safety activities targeted at the needs of disabled consumers
We welcome bids to deliver community-based and/or consumer-focused awareness and educational activity targeted at the needs of disabled consumers (as defined by the ).
Current OPSS campaign materials or messaging can be used as part of the proposed activity.
Activity we will fund
We will fund activity that:
- improves consumer awareness and confidence about how to choose and use products safely
- provides product safety education or advice
- empowers consumers to take action to protect themselves and others from product-related harm
- falls within our remit
We cannot fund bids about food, chemicals, medical products or vehicles.
Read further information about OPSS.
We are especially interested in funding proposals that focus on activities targeted at those who could be deemed to be more at risk of product-related harm, due to (but not limited to):
- age
- socio-economic circumstance (e.g. they are on a low income which impacts how they buy and continue to use products)
- having additional literacy needs such as English as an additional language
- low digital skills or being digitally excluded
- a medical condition or disability
Reporting
Successful bidders will need to submit a report to receive payment, including:
- a summary of the project objective and success criteria
- details of the approach taken and how this was designed to meet objectives
- the reach and impact of the work in terms of consumer engagement (how many people attended the activity/what they learnt)
We can consider part payment in arrears for tangible activities delivered before the end of the reporting period. Bidders should highlight what those activities are and include a draft payment schedule.
Previous examples
To help you with your application, these are some examples of work we have funded previously:
- Local Citizens Advice Rushmoor ran a 바카라 사이트楶roduct Safety Community Awareness바카라 사이트� project. Fourteen workshops targeted at foodbank users, families, pensioners, people with additional literacy needs and community champions were held to raise product safety awareness. OPSS assets were also used to create accessible posters targeted to the needs of the community.
- CETMA ran a 바카라 사이트楥ommunity Electrical Safety Campaign바카라 사이트� including a roadshow across West and South Wales, where targeted leaflets and advice were given to the community. It also attended foodbanks and added product safety information to food parcels.
- Milton Keynes Trading Standards 바카라 사이트楾oy Safety Matters바카라 사이트� campaign involved the creation of a video and targeted toy safety drop-in sessions held at Family Centres.
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- Closha Associated Ltd in partnership with Bolton Deaf Society and Deafway developed a to host product safety messages for deaf consumers. Three product safety videos in BSL promoting toy safety, button battery safety and electrical safety were created and hosted on the site along with five previously produced product safety videos in BSL.
Submit your bid
Please submit your bid using the online form for:
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Or return as an attachment to OPSSconsumer@businessandtrade.gov.uk.
All bids must be submitted by 7 July (23:59).
Organisations that have not previously received OPSS funding for consumer awareness activity will only be eligible to submit one bid this financial year.
If you have any questions, please contact OPSSconsumer@businessandtrade.gov.uk.
Updates to this page
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Information and application forms added for organisations to bid to deliver community-based and / or consumer-focused product safety awareness and education projects in 2025.
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