Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Locking Devices and Chains
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.
There is an intention to run a procurement in the future for 'The Supply of Locking Devices and Chains'. (The provision of locking devices and chains.)
The agreement has an estimated value between; ex. VAT. £4800000 - £12000000 and inc. VAT £5760000 - £14400000.
Team Leidos will issue a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) closer to the tender launch to enable Suppliers to support the development of the requirment of the sorucing strategy.
Suppliers do not need to contact Team Leidos at this time regarding this notice.
CPV: Miscellaneous padlocks and locks · Padlocks · Padlocks and chains
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 13:12 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2025, 13:12 BST
- Authority reference
LSL/GS/0131- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024782- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051d93Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
22 May 2025 → 30 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 13:12 BST
- Tender notice expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts268 days ago30 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 13:12 BSTUK1
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITEDProcuring entityConduct various parts of the evaluation
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender