Award

The Supply of Weighted Bags

  • Leidos Supply

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-025676

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03f89e

Published 31 August 2023, 5:15pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Leidos Supply

Monarch Court, 8 The Brooms, Emersons Green

Bristol

Email

chloe.smith@uk.leidos.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.leidos-supply.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Defence


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Supply of Weighted Bags

Reference number

LSL/DC/0180

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 37442500 - Fitness weights

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Team Leidos are proud to be delivering the logistics commodities and services transformation (LCS(T)) Delivery

partner contracts (LCS (T)/0001 dated 16.4.2015) on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence (the ‘Prime

Contract’). Delivery of other parts of the LCS(T) contract are delivered by Leidos Europe Ltd (LEL) and other

partners (together ‘Team Leidos’). This requirement is subject to the Public Procurement Regulations and respective advertising action.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 37442000 - Weight and resistance training equipment
  • 37442500 - Fitness weights

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Team Leidos are intending to award a contract for the 4 segment weighted bag currently procured directly by MOD.

As such, Team Leidos intends to award a 36-month framework to Battle Bag Limited due to their ownership of the patent for the in-service solution. On this basis, it is appropriate to refer to Regulation 32(2) (B) (iii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, which allows for the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication “where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator” where “the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights”.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Team Leidos are intending to award a contract for the 4 segment weighted bag currently procured directly by MOD.

As such, Team Leidos intends to award a 36-month framework to Battle Bag Limited due to their ownership of the patent for the in-service solution. On this basis, it is appropriate to refer to Regulation 32(2) (B) (iii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, which allows for the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication “where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator” where “the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights”.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

LSL/DC/0180

Title

The Supply of Weighted Bags

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 August 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Battle Bag Limited

400 Harrow Road

London

W92HU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,000,000

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Please note this is a Voluntary Transparency Notice, this contract has not been awarded yet.

Subject to Leidos Supply Limited receiving no notice during the standstill period of any intention to legally

challenge the award process, Leidos Supply Limited aims to award the Proposed Contract after 12:00PM on

8th September 2023.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Leidos Supply Limited

8 Monarch Court

Bristol

BS16 7FH

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

UK has no body responsible for appeals or Mediation procedures

N/A

Country

United Kingdom