Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Packaging and Soft Consumables
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 Packaging and Soft Consumables.
Further to the tender notice issued on 12/8/2025, reference LSL/GS/0124 - The Supply of Packaging and Soft Consumables (Tender Notice Number), Leidos Supply Ltd will award the Supply of Packaging and Soft Consumables to MaxPack, DS Smith Packaging Ltd and Joseph Gleave and Son Ltd on a 4 year term from 01/04/2026, with an estimated value of £29,000,000 to £73,000,000 across the 4 years.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 8 Feb 2028, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Corrugated paper or paperboard · Packaging and related services · Pallet boxes · Paper hand towels · Plastic products · Rubber and plastic materials · Toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 9 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 16 Feb 2026
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
- 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. Bidders must achieve a PASS on their Technical Data Sheet for each line item of the SOR to be compliant for that line. Team Leidos reserves the right to contact the Bidder with clarification questions where required to resolve any unclear aspect of the product offered. Only technical data sheets (TDSs) for each line item bid on that are deemed compliant will progress to Commercial Evaluation.
- 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 agreements if necessary to ensure full coverage of the Schedule of Requirements (SoR) items and best value for money. Team Leidos will award on a line by line basis useing the below: Lowest Price Compliant Bid Total Tender Value = Lowest Priced Compliant Bid per NSN
- “The Supply of Packaging and Soft Consumables” 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 the vehicle
- 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 8 Feb 2028
- First published
- 24 Jul 2025, 17:19 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 14:45 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
LSL/GS/0124- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048201- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0565e2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jul 2025 → 10 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published24 Jul 2025, 17:19 BST
- Market engagement31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
To request the PMEN documents please contact:
Emily Graham ([email protected])
Request the documents related to 'The Supply of Packaging and Soft Consumables'. 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 31/07/25.
- Next notice expected7 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 17:43 BST
- Clarification questions by396 days ago18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends390 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by259 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts246 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent207 days ago27 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published204 days ago30 Mar 2026, 14:45 BST
- Standstill ends192 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jul 2025, 17:19 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published12 Aug 2025, 17:43 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active12 Aug 2025, 17:43 BST
- Procurement method changed12 Aug 2025, 17:43 BST
- Deadline published: 25 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST12 Aug 2025, 17:43 BST
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 14:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 14:45 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxpack Group LtdSME13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2030 | £7,365,000 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Joseph Gleave & Son LtdSME13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2030 | £2,435,000 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| DS Smith Packaging Limited13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2030 | £13,205,000 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 8 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winWP INDUSTRIAL LIMITEDSME · South West England
- did not winS. Lesters Packing Materials LimitedSME · Greater London
- did not winParamount Packaging (UK) LimitedSME · West Midlands
- did not winScott AerospaceSME · South West England
- did not winThe Box Factory LimitedSME · West Midlands
- did not winValley Northern LimitedSME · West Midlands
- wonDS Smith Packaging Limited · East Midlands
- wonMaxPack Group LTDSME · West Midlands
- wonJoseph Gleave & Son LimitedSME · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
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
9 commercial parties on the notice · 3 awarded- DS Smith Packaging LimitedFramework contractor
- Joseph Gleave & Son LimitedFramework contractor
- MaxPack Group LTDFramework contractor
- Paramount Packaging (UK) LimitedBidder / tenderer
- S. Lesters Packing Materials LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Scott AerospaceBidder / tenderer
- The Box Factory LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Valley Northern LimitedBidder / tenderer
- WP INDUSTRIAL LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
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