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Published 12 Aug 2024, 13:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of Rock Salt · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£300,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2025awarded 10 Aug 2025
Next notice expected 10 Feb 2025
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Team 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.

CPV: De-icing agents · Road salt · Rock salt

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Sept 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1In April 2015 the MOD signed a thirteen year contract with Leidos Europe Ltd to…Awarded 4 yrsPublished value£300,000

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) 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 Rock Salt.

Further to the contract notice issued on 20/02/2025, reference LSL/GS/0120 - The Supply of Rock Salt (FTS Notice), Leidos Supply Ltd has awarded the Supply of Rock Salt to JC Peacock & Co Ltd on a 4 year term from 11/08/2025, with an estimated value of £380,000 excl. VAT across the 4 years.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “The Supply of Rock Salt” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Aug 2024, 13:21 BST
Last source update
5 Feb 2026, 16:52 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Apr 2025 – …
Authority reference
LSL/GS/0120
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010704
Classification (CPV)
De-icing agentsRoad saltRock salt
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0489de Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please note this is a Contract Award Notice, this contract has now been awarded. The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
1 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Apr 2025, 13:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Feb 2025 → 5 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    10 Feb 2025
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    1 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    1 Apr 2025, 13:01 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published257 days ago
    5 Feb 2026, 16:52 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2025
  1. Published value published: £300,000
    21 Feb 2025, 12:10 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    21 Feb 2025, 12:10 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    21 Feb 2025, 12:10 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 1 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
    21 Feb 2025, 12:10 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    21 Feb 2025, 12:10 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    5 Feb 2026, 16:52 GMT
  7. Buyer details updated
    5 Feb 2026, 16:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Aug 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • The Supply of Rock Salt

    Signed
    10 Aug 2025
    Value
    £380,000
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Leidos Supply

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawDefence 8 Monarch Court, The Brooms, Emerson Green, Bristol, UKContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria