The Supply of Combat Garments - RN FR

Buyer
LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED
Value
£73,869,000
Closes
5 November 2026
Where
Bristol
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

The UK Ministry of Defence is looking for a supplier to provide combat garments (clothing) for the Royal Navy on a framework agreement basis. This is a large contract worth between £29.5 million and £73.8 million over 5 years, with potential extension.

What the buyer wants

• Supply combat garments (uniforms and related clothing items) for Royal Navy personnel • Operate within a framework agreement structure where you may receive call-off orders during the 5-year initial term • Meet defence and quality standards for military clothing production and delivery

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This contract is almost certainly not suitable for small independent tradespeople or SMEs: it requires defence industry experience, large-scale manufacturing capability, security clearance, and the estimated value (£29-73 million) indicates only established military suppliers with proven track record will be competitive.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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