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title: "LSL/MED/0151 - The Supply and Support of Blood and Plasma Storage Units"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03f7ef"
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buyer: "LEIDOS SUPPLY LTD"
published: "2023-08-30"
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# LSL/MED/0151 - The Supply and Support of Blood and Plasma Storage Units

Buyer: LEIDOS SUPPLY LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f7ef

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## Summary

The procurement process involves Leidos Supply Ltd awarding a single source framework contract for the supply and support of Blood and Plasma Storage Units. The contract includes spare parts, ancillaries, capital equipment, servicing, training, and software for a fleet of storage units. This procurement falls under the medical equipments, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products category. The procurement method used is a negotiated procedure without prior publication, and the contract duration is 3 years.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses involved in medical supply and support services to compete for providing spare parts and services for Blood and Plasma Storage Units. Businesses with expertise in specialised medical equipment maintenance and supply are well-suited to bid for this contract. Leidos Supply Ltd is the buying organization responsible for this procurement, located in Bristol, United Kingdom. The tender stage is complete, and the contract has been awarded to DBS Ltd for the supply and support of the storage units.

## Notice

Leidos Supply Ltd intends to award a single source framework for the provision of spare parts, ancillaries, capital equipment, servicing, training and software for the fleet of DBS Ltd Blood and Plasma Storage Units (BSUs) and Temperature Controlled Environments (TCEs) currently in service. The framework also includes the replacement of BSU/TCE devices considered Beyond Economic Repair (BER). The agreement will be for the duration of 3 years.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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'). Please note all information provided to organisations or individuals that respond to this notice should be treated as Confidential, and not shared further without express written permission from Leidos Supply Ltd. Negotiated procedure without prior publication The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: - The protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. - for additional deliveries by the original supplier which are intended either as a partial replacement of supplies or installations or as the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance (Regulation 32(5)(b) of PCR 2015). Explanation: It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(b)(ii) of Public Contract Regulations 2015. Under regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 using the negotiated procedure without prior publication when competition is absent for technical reasons. The manufacturer (DBS Ltd) are the only provider authorised to create, replace, modify, repair and maintain the in service BSU/TCE MOTS devices, both safely and without altering the performance characteristics of the equipment. DBS Ltd hold all design rights and IP relating to the modified end product intended for use within operational environments.

### Procurement Information

Leidos Supply Ltd intends to award a single source framework for the provision of spare parts, ancillaries, capital equipment, servicing, training and software for the fleet of DBS Ltd Blood and Plasma Storage Units (BSUs) and Temperature Controlled Environments (TCEs) currently in service. The framework also includes the replacement of BSU/TCE devices considered Beyond Economic Repair (BER). The agreement will be for the duration of 3 years. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EC of the European Parliament (Regulation 32(5)(b) of PCR 2015). The manufacturer (DBS Ltd) are the only provider authorised to create, replace, modify, repair and maintain the in service BSU/TCE MOTS devices, both safely and without altering the performance characteristics of the equipment. DBS Ltd hold all design rights and IP relating to the modified end product intended for use within operational environments.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025430-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEIDOS SUPPLY LTD |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DBS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

### Codes

- 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

## Release History

- 30 Aug 2023 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025430-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leidos-supply.uk
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

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