UK Deployable Food

Concepts

• food and drink
• uk royal air force
• bristol
• supply of food products
• deployable food
• bakery food product lines
• food supply chain
• e-catalogue ordering solution
• further interest
• royal navy and royal fleet auxiliary

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

This Requirement is for the supply of food products to British Armed Forces personnel in military establishments and at training and exercise locations throughout the UK. It also includes the supply of food products to Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels at Naval bases and ports within the UK, as well as in-flight catering products to UK Royal Air Force stations.

Total Quantity or Scope

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.

Renewal Options

Leidos believes this to be a recurring Requirement, however this may be subject to change.

CPV Codes

• 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

Indicators

• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.

Legal Justification

The relative complexity of the bidding requirement and the need for a longer term to attract a viable number of tenderers.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** 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.