UK Deployable Food

Contract summary

Industry

• Food, beverages, tobacco and related products - 15000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£140,000,000 to £175,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_254811/906256

Published date

22 February 2021

Closing date

12 May 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2026

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

The successful supplier will be required to manage the food supply chain to source and deliver a range of approximately 1,000 Core Range products consisting of fresh, ambient, chilled, frozen, dairy and bakery food product lines direct to British Armed Forces personnel located at sites throughout the UK, including military establishments, training and exercise areas and Naval bases and ports. The supplier will also be required to source and deliver in-flight catering products to UK Royal Air Force stations. The number of delivery locations and accounts totals approximately 200-250 with a geographical split covering circa England (80 %), Scotland (12 %), Wales (5 %) and Northern Ireland (3 %).

The contract will be for an initial fixed period of 5 years followed by an extension Option of a further 2 years at the discretion of Leidos. The initial fixed period will be from 01 October 2021 to 30 September 2026.

The estimated annual total expenditure is in the range of £20,000,000 GBP to £25,000,000 GBP.

An e-Catalogue ordering solution will be employed by Leidos to enable the end-customers to place orders directly with the successful supplier and to enable e-invoicing. The e-Catalogue will require the use of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) by the successful supplier.

If this is of further interest, please register on our eProcurement system, Jaggaer: https://leidos-supply.app.jaggaer.com. Once registered Bidders can express their interest and complete and submit their bid directly upon the system. Should Bidders have any queries regarding the system, please contact the support team using the link on the front page of the Jaggaer website, where it says 'Need assistance?'. Any queries regarding the tender itself, as opposed to the system, should be directed through Jaggaer's Messaging Centre.

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More information

Additional text

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 is inviting tenders for its supply and delivery of UK Deployable Food.
Leidos Supply Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos Europe Ltd, is undertaking this procurement 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 April 2015) between Leidos Europe Ltd and the UK Ministry of Defence.
Please note all information provided to organisations or individuals that respond to this notice should be treated as Confidential, and not shared further without express written permission from Leidos Supply Ltd.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Leidos Supply Ltd

Address

8 Monarch Court
Bristol
BS16 7FH
England

Email

LEIDOS-LSL-DEFENCE-FOOD@teamleidos.mod.uk

Website

https://leidos-supply.app.jaggaer.com/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=50629