Published date: 20 January 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Softwood - 03415000

  • Hardwood - 03418100

  • Timber - 03419000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£3,871,875 to £4,388,125

Procurement reference

LSL/GS/0008 The Supply of Timber

Published date

20 January 2017

Closing date

2 March 2017

Contract start date

7 June 2017

Contract end date

6 June 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

A four year framework (1 year plus 3 individual option years) for the supply of a range of approximately 400 timber products. The range includes
softwoods,hardwoods, panels, miscellaneous items (eg.dowels,architrave) and ISPM15 compliant timber.


More information

Additional text

Leidos Supply Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos Europe Ltd, is undertaking this procurement as a
body governed by public law and as a subcontractor to Leidos Europe Ltd to meet a requirement of the UK
Ministry of Defence pursuant to the Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation Delivery Partner
Contract (LCS(T)/0001 dated 16.4.2015) between Leidos Europe Ltd and the UK Ministry of Defence.
Leidos considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium
enterprises (SMEs). Any selection of tenderers, however, will be based solely on the criteria set out for the
procurement.
From 2.4.2014 the Government introduced its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC)
to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in
the number of security classifications used. All Potential Commodity Suppliers are encouraged to make
themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk
website provides information on the new GSC.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Leidos Supply Ltd 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), Leidos Supply Ltd 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 procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at LSL
eSourcing site (https://esourcing.leidos-supply.uk). Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via the above LSL eSourcing URL.
Suppliers need to be registered for LSL eSourcing via the above self-registration link to be able to
participate in any procurement activity run by Leidos Supply, Ltd.
First time supplier registrants will be automatically given access to the above procurement documents once
the registration application is approved.
If you have already registered please contact esourcing-support@leidos.com to request to be added to this
tender opportunity.
All tender submissions for tenders raised within the Leidos Supply Ltd eSourcing solution must be made
via the application, including all communications during the tender process which must be carried out
through the application's "messaging centre".
Guidance: https://leidos-supply.uk/esourcing


About the buyer

Contact name

The Supply of Timber

Address

Leidos Supply Ltd 8 Monach Court Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FH
England

Email

james.brownlie@leidos.com

Website

https://www.leidos-supply.uk