Notice Information
Notice Title
LSL/GS/0148 - The Supply of Metals - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Notice 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 PS5,280,000 and PS13,200,000.
Planning Information
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060fc7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007145-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
14 - Mining, basic metals and related products
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14500000 - Related mining and quarrying products
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14523000 - Related minerals, precious metals and associated products
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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £13,200,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 11 Jun 20265 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 20 Jan 2027 - 20 Jan 2031 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- samnkeleludwezonke.tyali@uk.leidos.com, uk.enquiry@tvsscs.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS16 7FH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD4 Lancashire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Chorley
- Electoral Ward
- Chorley North & Astley
- Westminster Constituency
- Chorley
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007145-2026
27th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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