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UK02 Preliminary Market Engagement - LIOS - 708004450

Defence Equipment and Support · Central government

In brief

Defence Equipment and Support has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 100 months, up to 148 months with extensions, starting 31 August 2027.

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 15 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

* Please note this change notice updates the notice published on 2nd March 2026 with a revised briefing date. * Since the publication of Preliminary Market Engagement – LIOS – 708004450, the Authority has been engaging with the current service providers to develop a structured approach to LIOS that ensures the Authority’s support requirements are met, while designing the Operating Model (Op Model) for LIOS. The Authority is pleased to announce that this workstream has matured substantially since the publication of the PME notice and, in line with the notice, is now in a position to hold a Teams brief to update the registered suppliers on the Operating Model, and opportunities for involvement in further Preliminary Market Engagements in due course. This brief is proposed to be held on 16 April 26, and a briefing pack will be made available prior to the session. Please send expressions of interest in attending the teams brief and receiving the associated briefing pack to des-leliosmultiusermailbox@mod.gov.uk. The Authority will provide joining instructions and a specific teams link closer to the briefing date. Please note all dates listed in this advert are indicative and may be subject to change.

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 018293-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 024743-2026

Last time this was bought

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement

Awarded
5 March 2026
Value
£235,000
Bids
1

Matched on Defence Equipment and Support, 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

From notice 018293-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 March 2026, last updated 18 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.