Description
In April 2015 the MOD signed a thirteen year contract with Leidos
Europe Ltd to provide the procurement and inventory management of
commodity items (as well as the storage and distribution services)
historically provided in-house by the Logistic Commodities and Services Operating Centre. Leidos, working with the MOD, will transform
the way these services are delivered to ensure requirements continue
to be met whilst providing best value for money for the department.
The organisation delivering these services is known as Team Leidos.
The Requirement is to procure DEXIS IXS sensors which have already
been ‘whitelisted’ for use within existing MOD IT infrastructure.
Estimated quantities: 687 units
The DEXIS IXS sensor has been MOD directed due to compatibility with
existing MOD IT systems. Introducing alternatives would require
extensive IT re integration resulting in significant additional cost, delay,
and delivery risk.
LSL is therefore proceeding via a Direct Award in accordance with the
Procurement Act 2023. Under Condition 41, Schedule 5 (Direct Award
Justifications), “Changing supplier would create disproportionate
technical difficulties, incompatibility risks and Significant delay. “These
conditions would apply if an alternative to the DEXIS sensor were
introduced.
For clarity, the reference to “changing supplier” within the Procurement
Act 2023 relates to a change in the OEM, in line with the requirement.
Competition will continue to be maintained at the distributor level, with
procurement conducted among approved distributors in the market.
The purpose of this tender notice is to ensure all interested companies,
suppliers, and manufacturers are aware of this opportunity. Suppliers
are invited to submit all responses for the proposed tender via the
Jaggaer platform. To request the tender documents, please log in to
Jaggaer and follow the steps to access the Leidos opportunity where
this tender has been published. Should Bidders have any queries
regarding the system, please contact the support team on the front
page of the Jaggaer website, where it
says 'Need assistance?', for help.
Any queries regarding the tender itself, as opposed to the system,
should
be directed through Jaggaer's messaging centre.