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LSL/DC/0233 - The Supply & Fitting of Sports Bras

Leidos Supply, Limited · Public body

In brief

Leidos Supply, Limited has announced plans to buy uniform and PPE work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £2,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 2 October 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 30 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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 requirements for the Supply and…Read the full 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 requirements for the Supply and Fitting of Sports Bras to UK Armed Forces. The requirement consists of the following 3 items: Encapsulated Bra Compression Bra Combination Bra The bras need to be able to support the recruits during high impact activities. Sizing range needs to be between 26A through to 38H. All items are to conform to their relevant specifications as detailed in the tender documentation. The specification will detail the makeup of the garment, sizing, care label requirements and testing required. 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: Jade Hutton [email removed] In the email request the documents related the Supply and Fitting of Sports Bras.. 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 13/04/2026

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 030643-2026

Last time this was bought

LSL/DC/0202 - The Supply of Berets

Awarded
30 July 2026
Value
£1,220,000
Bids
8

Matched on Leidos Supply, Limited, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

102

Awards

31

Suppliers it has used most for uniform and PPE

  • Cooneen Defence Ltd1 contract
  • Hestra Job / Martin Magnusson AB1 contract
  • Iturri1 contract
  • James Boylan Safety (NI) Ltd T/A's JBS Group1 contract
  • Martin Magnusson AB (Hestra)1 contract
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From notice 030643-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.