Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Leidos Supply Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Boc Limited
- Value
- £13,750,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Chemicals · Gases (CPV 24100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 071461-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Aug 2023
- Published28 Jul 2026Published 1067 days after the contract date
Description
This contract was originally tendered under PCR2015 using the Open Procedure in late 2023 for a 4-year contract (Jan 2024 – Dec 2027). The advertised Award Notice value for the contract was £9.25M. It was one of 3 gas contracts awarded to BOC Limited by Leidos following 3 failed competitions. The current contract (“the Medical Gases Contract”) is due to end on 31st December 2027. The other two contracts awarded to BOC were: (i) The Supply of Industrial Gases (“the Industrial Gases Contract”) also under PCR, currently due to end also on 31st December 2027, and (ii) the contract for the Supply & Support of Refrigerant Gases, Bulk and Cryospeed Gases & Associated Equipment (“the Refrigerant Gases Contract”) under DSPCR, which is due to end on 31st December 2030. Leidos now intends to extend both the Medical Gases Contract and the Industrial Gases Contract for 3 years to make their end dates coterminous with the Refrigerant Gases Contract in 2030 thereby enabling all three to be re-aggreg…
About the supplier
Boc Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00337663).