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Published 17 Aug 2022, 11:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

LSL/DC/0159 - The Supply of Hearing Protection

Official notice

Authority: LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 8 Aug 2022
Awarded to 3M (UK) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement 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 EU Public Procurement Regulations and respective advertising action.

CPV: Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories · Protective and safety clothing · Protective gear · Protective headgear · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Defence Clothing Team, which forms part of Leidos Supply Ltd intends to award a…

The Defence Clothing Team, which forms part of Leidos Supply Ltd intends to award a framework agreement to 3M (UK) Ltd for The Supply of Hearing Protection on behalf of the UK MOD. This requirement covers earplugs and protectors.

The total estimated value for this framework will be in the range of £805,396 to £2,013,504 with a total maximum term framework agreement of 3 years. 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 09:00AM on 29th Aug 2022.

The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security

Delivery: UK

What it takes to win
i

How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Lowest price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Aug 2022, 11:08 BST
Last source update
17 Aug 2022, 11:08 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022766
Classification (CPV)
Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessoriesProtective and safety clothingProtective gearProtective headgearSecurity, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035f61 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

Leidos Supply Ltd will be looking to award a framework under Regulation 32(2)(B) (ii) and (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 for any of the following reason:

(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons

(iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.'

3M (UK) Ltd is the only manufacturer that are able to meet the specification of the range of products required for the Hearing Protection requirement. We require the earplugs not to be made from polyurethane (PU) and the hearing protectors to meet the attenuation level of H=39.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
3M (UK) LtdSubcontracting: declared——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022766-2022-1 · 3M (UK) Ltd

    Signed
    8 Aug 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The Defence Clothing Team, which forms part of Leidos Supply Ltd intends to award a…———£805,396 – £2,013,504
Whole notice———£805,396 – £2,013,504

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leidos Supply

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawDefence Monarch Court, 8 The Brooms, Emersons Green, Bristol, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.