Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Batteries and Associated Product – Air Related
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 (MoD) (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.
Leidos Supply Ltd (LSL) intends to proceed with the award for 'The Supply of Batteries and Associated Products - Air Related' and following a thorough open-tender evaluation, Team Leidos would like to make interested suppliers aware that we intend to award tenders for its supply and delivery requirements.
Our intention is to award:
'LSL/GS/0139 - The Supply of Batteries and Associated Products - Air related' to Lincad Ltd on a 4 year term from 01/06/2026, with an estimated value of £570,000 (ex VAT) across the term of the contract.
'LSL/GS/0140' to QinetiQ Ltd on a 4 year term from 01/06/2026, with an estimated value of £2,210,000 (ex VAT) across the term of the contract.
'LSL/GS/0141' to Satair UK Ltd on a 4 year contract from 01/06/2026, with an estimated value of £3,795.000 (ex VAT) across the term of the contract.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 28 Nov 2028, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Batteries · Lead batteries · Primary batteries
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£12,400,000
What it takes to wini
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 60% 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.
- 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 four contracts if necessary to ensure full coverage of the Schedule of Requirements (SoR) items and best value for money.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 28 Nov 2028
- First published
- 23 Sept 2025, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 12:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 May 2026
- Authority reference
LSL/GS/0139- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078272- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a069Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Sept 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published393 days ago23 Sept 2025, 16:04 BST
- Market engagement372 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
To request the PMEN documents please contact:
Emily Graham - [email protected]
Tom Parrett - [email protected]
In the email request the documents related the Supply of Batteries and Associated Product – Air Related. 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 13/10/2025
- Next notice expected337 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published327 days ago28 Nov 2025, 17:41 GMT
- Clarification questions by281 days ago13 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline274 days ago20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent167 days ago7 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published166 days ago8 May 2026, 12:14 BST
- Award decision expected by159 days ago14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends154 days ago19 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts142 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Sept 2025, 16:04 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 17:41 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active28 Nov 2025, 17:41 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Nov 2025, 17:41 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT28 Nov 2025, 17:41 GMT
- Contract award notice published8 May 2026, 12:14 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 May 2026, 12:14 BST
- Contract signature expected22 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincad LtdSMEThe Supply of Batteries and Associated Products - Air Related 11 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2030 | £570,000 | 7 May 2026standstill to 19 May 2026 | Standstill |
| Satair UK LimitedThe Supply of Batteries and Associated Products - Air Related 21 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2030 | £3,795,000 | 7 May 2026standstill to 19 May 2026 | Standstill |
| QINETIQ LIMITEDThe Supply of Batteries and Associated Products - Air related 31 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2030 | £2,210,000 | 7 May 2026standstill to 19 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Lincad LtdAwarded supplier
- QinetiQ LimitedAwarded supplier
- Satair UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award 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