Planning

LSL/GS/0148 - The Supply of Metals - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

  • LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-007145

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060fc7

Published 27 January 2026, 2:20pm



Scope

Reference

LSL/GS/0148

Description

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 markets aware that we are intending to consider approaches that could fulfill our Supply of Metals requirements.

It is the aim of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) to encourage companies, suppliers, or manufacturers to make us aware and provide as much information as they are comfortable with, to help decide the future strategy for the range.

Team Leidos wishes to generate interest, information and views with other companies to understand the current market innovation and gain useful intelligence that can help our requirement.

To request the PMEN documents please contact:

Name and Email address:

Mark Maidment

mark.maidment100@teamleidos.mod.uk

In the email request the documents related the Supply of Metals. 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 04/06/2026.

The value of this framework is estimated to be between £5,280,000 and £13,200,000.

Total value (estimated)

  • £13,200,000 excluding VAT
  • £15,840,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 20 January 2027 to 20 January 2031
  • 4 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 14000000 - Mining, basic metals and related products
  • 14500000 - Related mining and quarrying products
  • 14520000 - Precious and semi-precious stones, pumice stone, emery, natural abrasives, other minerals and precious metals
  • 14523000 - Related minerals, precious metals and associated products
  • 14521000 - Precious and semi-precious stones
  • 14523100 - Minerals
  • 14523200 - Gold
  • 14523300 - Silver
  • 14523400 - Platinum
  • 14600000 - Metal ores and alloys
  • 14610000 - Metal ores
  • 14611000 - Iron ores
  • 14612000 - Non-ferrous metal ores
  • 14612100 - Copper ores
  • 14612200 - Nickel ores
  • 14612300 - Aluminium ores
  • 14612400 - Precious-metal ores
  • 14612500 - Lead ores
  • 14612600 - Zinc ores
  • 14612700 - Tin ores
  • 14613000 - Uranium and thorium ores
  • 14614000 - Miscellaneous ores
  • 14620000 - Alloys
  • 14621100 - Non-ECSC ferro-alloys
  • 14621110 - Ferro-manganese
  • 14621120 - Ferro-chromium
  • 14622000 - Steel
  • 14630000 - Slag, dross, ferrous waste and scrap
  • 14700000 - Basic metals
  • 14710000 - Iron, lead, zinc, tin and copper
  • 14711000 - Iron
  • 14712000 - Lead
  • 14713000 - Zinc
  • 14714000 - Tin
  • 14715000 - Copper
  • 14720000 - Aluminium, nickel, scandium, titanium and vanadium
  • 14721000 - Aluminium
  • 14722000 - Nickel
  • 14723000 - Scandium
  • 14724000 - Titanium
  • 14725000 - Vanadium
  • 14730000 - Chromium, manganese, cobalt, yttrium and zirconium
  • 14731000 - Chromium
  • 14732000 - Manganese
  • 14734000 - Yttrium
  • 14735000 - Zirconium
  • 14740000 - Molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium and rhodium
  • 14741000 - Molybdenum
  • 14742000 - Technetium
  • 14743000 - Ruthenium
  • 14744000 - Rhodium
  • 14750000 - Cadmium, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum and tungsten
  • 14751000 - Cadmium
  • 14752000 - Lutetium
  • 14753000 - Hafnium
  • 14754000 - Tantalum
  • 14755000 - Tungsten
  • 14760000 - Iridium, gallium, indium, thallium and barium
  • 14761000 - Iridium
  • 14762000 - Gallium
  • 14763000 - Indium
  • 14764000 - Thallium
  • 14765000 - Barium
  • 14770000 - Caesium, strontium, rubidium and calcium
  • 14771000 - Caesium
  • 14772000 - Strontium
  • 14773000 - Rubidium
  • 14774000 - Calcium
  • 14780000 - Potassium, magnesium, sodium and lithium
  • 14781000 - Potassium
  • 14782000 - Magnesium
  • 14783000 - Sodium
  • 14784000 - Lithium
  • 14790000 - Niobium, osmium, rhenium and palladium
  • 14791000 - Niobium
  • 14792000 - Osmium
  • 14793000 - Rhenium
  • 14794000 - Palladium

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

4 June 2026

Engagement process description

To request the PMEN documents please contact:

Name and Email address:

Mark Maidment

mark.maidment100@teamleidos.mod.uk

Request the documents related to the Supply of Metals 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 04/06/2026.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

11 June 2026


Contracting authority

LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED

  • Companies House: 09353172

8 Monarch Court The Brooms

Bristol

BS16 7FH

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Summary of their role in this procurement: Conduct various parts of the evaluation

  • Companies House: 02748952

Logistics House, Buckshaw Avenue

Chorley

PR6 7AJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKD47 - Chorley and West Lancashire


Contact organisation

Contact LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED for any enquiries.