Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Support of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine Ventilators
Authority: LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED (Central government)·On behalf of: TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement involves the setting up of a three-year framework for the further supply and support of the current in-service air cleared, small, portable mechanical ventilation device to patients in the deployed Pre-Hospital and deployed Defence Healthcare settings.
Items will include capital equipment, consumables, ancillaries, training, servicing and maintenance. The current product in service is the ZOLL EMV + 731 series portable ventilator.
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- Not applicable
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:06 BST
- Authority reference
LSL/MED/0195- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045605- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056c32Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
ZOLL are the OEM for this equipment and the only party which can provide the necessary supply and support services for the requirement.
ZOLL Medical Corporation are the sole UK distributor of servicing, training and spare parts for the EMV + 731 series PHEM Ventilator.
ZOLL hold the IPR for the design of the equipment and are the Technical Authority for any changes applicable to the products.
The above is in accordance with the PA2023 Direct Award justifications - Schedule 5 Paragraphs 5-7 .
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- call-off levy · Not applicable
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published4 Aug 2025, 12:06 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoll Medical UK LtdLSL/MED/0195 - Supply and Support of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine Ventilators11 Jan 2026 – 10 Jan 2029 | £350,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITEDProcuring entityConduct various parts of the evaluation
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Zoll Medical UK LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender