Published date: 15 March 2017
Last edited date: 15 March 2017
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Awarded contract (published 8 January 2018)
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Contract summary
Industry
Battery chargers - 31158100
Primary cells - 31410000
Primary batteries - 31420000
Electric accumulators - 31430000
Batteries - 31440000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£32,000,000 to £34,000,000
Procurement reference
LSL/GS/0007
Published date
15 March 2017
Approach to market date
12 March 2017
Contract start date
1 August 2017
Contract end date
31 July 2021
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Team Leidos has a future requirement for the supply of a range of Batteries and associated Items and intends to invite tenders for its MOD Batteries supply with a view to awarding Contracts that are targeted to commence in Summer 2017. Team Leidos will invite tenders against approximately 350 Batteries/Chargers and associated Items. The battery types cover a wide range of chemistries including: Alkaline Manganese, Lead Acid, Lithium Carbon Monofluoride, Lithium Iron Disulphide, Lithium Manganese Dioxide, Lithium Thionyl Chloride, Lithium Sulphur Dioxide, Magnesium Sliver Chloride, Nickel Cadmium, Nickel Metal Hydride, Silver Oxide, Zinc Air and Zinc Carbon/Zinc Chloride.
In addition to the original RFI and to aid your consideration further a list of the items that we will be tendering for, together with information including the standards with which each battery will be required to comply and the usage data of each battery type can be provided on request by E Mail using the point(s) of contact within this bulletin.
Our customer, the MoD, requires us to provide Batteries, which include a proportion identified solely by brand names; product names and/or product numbers. This is because the use for which the product was codified required testing; manufacturer's approval; Design Authority approval; Submarine Toxicity Clearance; or the specific technical, chemical or physical properties of the specified item. The batteries and associated items have been codified in such a way that the brand name and/or part reference often form part of the coded characteristics which define the essence of the item. Given the way in which these particular products have been codified, and in accordance with PCR 2015 (Section 5, Technical Specification, 42. (5) and (12)) Leidos expects the brands/product names/product numbers specified for the MOD Batteries to be the only Batteries able to meet the MOD's supply requirements on some or all occasions, and considers therefore that the specification in this tender process of these makes and models of Batteries and associated items are justified by the subject matter of the Contract.
For example, in instances where the parent equipment supplier has stipulated a particular product type or footprint, these are the items that must be provided and alternatives and near equivalents are unacceptable (We refer to these as Stated Product Types). Similarly, in some instances, where the parent equipment supplier has specified a bespoke product these are the items that must be provided, alternatives are unacceptable (We refer to these as Specified Products).
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More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2017/2018 | £8,000,000 |
Attachments
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- Contracts Finder PIN.docx
- Clarifications to bidders questions
- Contracts Finder PIN - Full Text
About the buyer
Contact name
Lorraine Jones
Address
Leidos Supply Ltd - GS / OLG Commercial Team, 8 Monarch Court, The Brooms, Emerson Green
Bristol
BS16 7FH
England
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