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Published 24 Sept 2025, 15:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply of Waterproof Socks

Official notice

Authority: LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED (Central government)·On behalf of: TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£4,080,000≈ £1.0m / year · £4,896,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2026
Contract term 4 yrsends 13 May 2031 · up to 6 Jul 2032 with extensions · starts 13 May 2027

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 (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.

The Defence Clothing Team, which forms part of Leidos Supply Ltd. is considering the potential requirement for the supply of Waterproof Socks on behalf of the UK MoD.

The total estimated value for this Framework Agreement will be between £1,640,000 – £4,080,000 (ex. VAT), with a total length of 4 Years.

In addition, please note that as a framework agreement there is no guarantee of business.

If this is of further interest, please register on our eProcurement system, Jaggaer: leidossupply.app.jaggaer.com ↗

Bidders will be able to register on the system, and once registered they can express their interest and complete their bid on there. Should Bidders have any queries regarding the system, please contact the support team on the front page of the Jaggaer website, where it says 'Need assistance?', for help. Anyqueries regarding the tender itself, as opposed to the system, should be directed through Jaggaer's messaging centre.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Socks · Waterproof clothing · Waterproof footwear

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 4 yrsSMEPublished value£4,080,000
Contract period: 13 May 2027 – 13 May 2031 (4 yrs) · up to 6 Jul 2032 with extensionsValue: £4,080,000 exc. VAT · £4,896,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
  • 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 70% 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. Up to the top four above the Benchmark score of (70%), with a maximum of one per bidder will be taken through to next stage. An overall score of PASS is required for the technical sample evaluation within the marking matrices and specifications to be deemed compliant. A benchmark score of 70% or higher is required for the Stage 2.3 Full User Trial (FUT) within the FUT directive in order to be deemed compliant.
  • 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 agreement for this requirement.

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
Closed
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 15 Apr 2030
First published
24 Sept 2025, 15:57 BST
Last source update
22 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 May 2027
Authority reference
LSL/DC/0222
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031827
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
SocksWaterproof clothingWaterproof footwear
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a167 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Sept 2025 → 13 May 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published398 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 15:57 BST
  2. Market engagement360 days ago
    1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    To request the PMEN documents please contact:

    Brad Finnerty

    Brad.finnerty100@teamleidos.mod.uk

    Request the documents related to the Supply of Waterproof Socks. 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 01/11/2025.

  3. Tender notice published203 days ago
    8 Apr 2026, 11:32 BST
  4. Latest notice published188 days ago
    22 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
  5. Clarification questions by106 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline99 days ago
    21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  8. Award decision expected byin 195 days
    11 May 2027, 23:59 BST
  9. Contract startsin 196 days
    13 May 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 15:57 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 11:32 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £4,080,000
    8 Apr 2026, 11:32 BST
    was £712,500
  4. Status changed to active
    8 Apr 2026, 11:32 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    8 Apr 2026, 11:32 BST
  6. Deadline published: 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
    8 Apr 2026, 11:32 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 09353172 8 Monarch Court The Brooms, Bristol, South West, BS16 7FHContact name, email

Other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender