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UK3

Future Defence Support Services (FDSS)

  • First published: 29 October 2025
  • Last modified: 29 October 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-05229e
Published by:
Defence Equipment and Support
Authority ID:
AA79956
Publication date:
29 October 2025
Deadline date:
01 December 2025
Notice type:
UK3
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Sourcing & Procurement, Inventory Management, Storage & Distribution of commodities

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

FDSS UK1

Procurement description

Sourcing & Procurement, Inventory Management, Storage & Distribution of commodities

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

  • UK - United Kingdom

Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)

8000000000 GBP to 8000000000GBP

Contract dates (estimated)

05 June 2028, 00:00AM to 04 June 2038, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 05 June 2040

Contracting authority

Defence Equipment and Support

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: MOD Abbey Wood

Town/City: Bristol

Postcode: BS34 8JH

Country: United Kingdom

Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVRL-5831-GLMM

NUTS code: UKK12

Email: ukstratcom-defsp-fdss-mu@mod.gov.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - central government

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Defence and security

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1

CPV classifications

  • 75131000 - Government services
  • 79991000 - Stock-control services
  • 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
  • 63100000 - Cargo handling and storage services
  • 63520000 - Transport agency services
  • 63111000 - Container handling services
  • 60160000 - Mail transport by road
  • 60180000 - Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
  • 60200000 - Railway transport services
  • 60400000 - Air transport services
  • 60640000 - Shipping operations
  • 44100000 - Construction materials and associated items
  • 44400000 - Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
  • 44600000 - Tanks, reservoirs and containers; central-heating radiators and boilers
  • 44423300 - Goods-handling equipment
  • 42961400 - Dispatch system
  • 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • 39200000 - Furnishing
  • 30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies
  • 39100000 - Furniture
  • 15800000 - Miscellaneous food products
  • 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
  • 33000000 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
  • 44500000 - Tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs
  • 24000000 - Chemical products
  • 39800000 - Cleaning and polishing products
  • 35800000 - Individual and support equipment
  • 09211000 - Lubricating oils and lubricating agents
  • 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • 39500000 - Textile articles
  • 03410000 - Wood
  • 44440000 - Bearings
  • 44800000 - Paints, varnishes and mastics
  • 34731000 - Parts for aircraft
  • 35100000 - Emergency and security equipment
  • 34900000 - Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts
  • 37300000 - Musical instruments and parts
  • 38650000 - Photographic equipment
  • 31625000 - Burglar and fire alarms
  • 34300000 - Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
  • 42130000 - Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances
  • 42500000 - Cooling and ventilation equipment
  • 42600000 - Machine tools
  • 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • 44619000 - Other containers
  • 22470000 - Manuals
  • 37420000 - Gymnasium equipment
  • 39162000 - Educational equipment
  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Delivery regions

  • UK - United Kingdom

Lot value (estimated)

8000000000 GBP Excluding VAT

9600000000 GBP Including VAT

Contract start date (estimated)

05 June 2028, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

04 June 2038, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

05 June 2040, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Description of extensions

Contract can be extended by 2 x 12 months

Does the lot include options?

Yes

Description of options

additional scope that could be added to the FDSS contract are; further commodity procurement, additional warehousing and additional transportation requirements.

Participation

Conditions

Economic

Conditions of participation

as per the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) that will accompany the Tender Notice

Conditions

Economic

Conditions of participation

as per the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) that will accompany the Tender Notice

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

05 November 2025

Expression of interest deadline

01 December 2025, 23:59PM

Enquiry deadline

17 November 2025, 23:59PM

Date of award of contract

01 October 2027, 23:59PM

May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

  • English

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
60400000 Air transport services Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
44440000 Bearings Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items
31625000 Burglar and fire alarms Sound or visual signalling apparatus
63100000 Cargo handling and storage services Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
24000000 Chemical products Materials and Products
39800000 Cleaning and polishing products Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
18000000 Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories Materials and Products
44100000 Construction materials and associated items Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus
63111000 Container handling services Cargo handling services
42500000 Cooling and ventilation equipment Industrial machinery
42961400 Dispatch system Command and control system
39162000 Educational equipment School furniture
31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting Technology and Equipment
35100000 Emergency and security equipment Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products Agriculture and Food
39200000 Furnishing Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
39100000 Furniture Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
44423300 Goods-handling equipment Miscellaneous articles
75131000 Government services Supporting services for the government
37420000 Gymnasium equipment Sports goods and equipment
60180000 Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver Road transport services
35800000 Individual and support equipment Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) Technology and Equipment
09211000 Lubricating oils and lubricating agents Lubricating preparations
42600000 Machine tools Industrial machinery
60160000 Mail transport by road Road transport services
22470000 Manuals Stamps, cheque forms, banknotes, stock certificates, trade advertising material, catalogues and manuals
33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products Materials and Products
44400000 Miscellaneous fabricated products and related items Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus
15800000 Miscellaneous food products Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
34900000 Miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
37300000 Musical instruments and parts Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
44619000 Other containers Tanks, reservoirs, containers and pressure vessels
44800000 Paints, varnishes and mastics Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus
34300000 Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
34731000 Parts for aircraft Parts for aircraft, spacecraft and helicopters
38650000 Photographic equipment Optical instruments
60200000 Railway transport services Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
50000000 Repair and maintenance services Other Services
60640000 Shipping operations Water transport services
79991000 Stock-control services Miscellaneous business-related services
63120000 Storage and warehousing services Cargo handling and storage services
44600000 Tanks, reservoirs and containers; central-heating radiators and boilers Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus
42130000 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances Machinery for the production and use of mechanical power
39500000 Textile articles Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
44500000 Tools, locks, keys, hinges, fasteners, chain and springs Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus
63520000 Transport agency services Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
30190000 Various office equipment and supplies Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
03410000 Wood Forestry and logging products

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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