Official UK procurement notice
LSL/DC/0202 - The Supply of Berets
Authority: LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED (Central government)·On behalf of: TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTeam 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.
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), that were 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.
Team Leidos would like to make interested suppliers aware that it has awarded tenders for its supply and delivery of Berets.
Further to the tender notice issued on 03/10/2025, reference LSL/DC/0202 - The Supply of Berets (Tender Notice Number), Leidos Supply Ltd will award the Supply of Berets to TW Kempton (Corporate Clothing) Ltd on a 4 year term (4 years followed by 0 option years) from 28/09/2026, with an estimated value of £1,220,000.00 across the 4 years.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2028, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Berets · Hats and headgear · Military uniforms · Special clothing and accessories
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 31 Jul 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,360,000
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Qualification Stage: Bidders must achieve a PASS mark for all PASS/FAIL questions in order to be deemed compliant in the Qualification stage. Failure of any of the questions may result in a Bidder’s Tender not being evaluated further, past the point of failure.
- Technical Stage: Bidders who have successfully passed the Qualification Envelope will progress to the Technical Envelope evaluation. A benchmark score of 70% or higher is required for the weighted questions within the Question Set in order to be deemed compliant. Where applicable consensus of evaluators will be held, in order to establish an agreed score for responses. Failure of any of the questions may result in a Bidder’s Tender not being evaluated further, past the point of failure. Bidders must also achieve the 75% Benchmark score or higher for the submitted Tender Solution Samples and supporting documentation when evaluated against the relevant Marking Matrices.
- Commercial Stage: The submitted prices of any Bidders whose bids have passed all the previous phases will be assessed. Leidos Supply Limited (LSL) intends to award a minimum of one contract for this requirement. However, LSL reserves the right to award up to 4 contracts if necessary to ensure full coverage of the Schedule of Requirements (SoR) items and best value for money.
- “LSL/DC/0202 - The Supply of Berets” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2028
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 14:59 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 16:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
LSL/DC/0202- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062303- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b40Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 May 2025 → 28 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 14:59 BST
- Market engagement11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
To request the PMEN documents please contact:
Name and Email address Chris Morris - [email protected]
Request the documents related to the Supply of Berets and the documents will then be sent for completion and should be returned to the same email addresses before the deadline. Responses are required as soon as possible to inform next steps, but the PMEN will remain open until 11/09/2025
- Next notice expected390 days ago25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published382 days ago3 Oct 2025, 16:30 BST
- Clarification questions by229 days ago5 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends215 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts82 days ago31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by81 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent64 days ago18 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published53 days ago28 Aug 2026, 16:21 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 14:59 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Jun 2025, 15:19 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £1,512,30213 Jun 2025, 15:19 BSTwas £2,016,000
- Tender notice published3 Oct 2025, 16:30 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £3,360,0003 Oct 2025, 16:30 BSTwas £1,512,302
- Status changed to active3 Oct 2025, 16:30 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Oct 2025, 16:30 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT3 Oct 2025, 16:30 BST
- Tender notice published3 Oct 2025, 16:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Aug 2026, 16:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2026, 16:21 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 13 Jun 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 21 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.W Kempton Corporate Clothing LimitedSMEThe Supply of Berets1 Oct 2026 – 1 Oct 2030 | £1,220,000 | 30 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
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- T W Kempton (Corporate Clothing) LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender