The Supply of Weighted Bags

Official notice

Authority: LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories (37) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,000,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Aug 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Battle Bag Limited

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 Public Procurement Regulations and respective advertising action.

CPV: Fitness weights · Weight and resistance training equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Team Leidos are intending to award a contract for the 4 segment weighted bag currently…

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”.

Delivery: UK

37442000 Weight and resistance training equipment 37442500 Fitness weights

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 31 Aug 2023, 17:15 BST
Last source update: 31 Aug 2023, 17:15 BST
Authority reference: LSL/DC/0180
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-025676
Classification (CPV): Fitness weightsWeight and resistance training equipment
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f89e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: 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”.

Publisher note: 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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Aug 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Battle Bag LimitedSMESubcontracting: declared	£1,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

The Supply of Weighted Bags · Battle Bag LimitedSME
Signed
31 Aug 2023
Value
£1,000,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leidos Supply

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Leidos Supply LimitedReview body Bristol
UK has no body responsible for appeals or Mediation proceduresMediation body N/A

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Battle Bag LimitedAwarded supplier 400 Harrow Road, London, UK, W92HU

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.