AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED awarded a four-year supply contract for paints to HMG PAINTS LIMITED. The published contract record states that it was signed on 22 September 2026 and is scheduled to run from 20 November 2026 to 19 November 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, names HMG PAINTS LIMITED as supplier. The contract value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT (£1,800,000 gross).
Market significanceThis is a £1.5m ex-VAT UK-wide goods supply contract for paints under Team Leidos’ logistics support activity for the Ministry of Defence.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HMG PAINTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,500,000 excluding VAT; £1,800,000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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The award names HMG Paints Ltd, while supplier verification matches company number 00669551 to HMG PAINTS LIMITED. Contract 1 linked to award 1 states £1,500,000 amount and £1,800,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status "complete" and lot 1 has status "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2026-09-22.
Scheduled contract period
99% confidence20 November 2026 to 19 November 2030
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Contract 1 period states startDate 2026-11-20 and endDate 2030-11-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,500,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1500000 GBP; the description also states an estimated total value of £1,500,000 ex VAT.
Gross contract value
99% confidence£1,800,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1800000 GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceValue applies to the single published contract and should not be interpreted as a price schedule or committed call-off spend.
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One contract is linked to award 1; no pricing breakdown, quantities or call-off profile is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice released
98% confidence2 February 2026
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Release history records tender notice 008841-2026 on 2026-02-02.
Award notice released
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 086007-2026 on 2026-09-10.
Award date
96% confidence1 September 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date 2026-09-01.
Contract signed
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned 2026-09-22.
Contract details notice released
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Release history and contract document 097373-2026 give publication date 2026-10-15.
Scheduled start
99% confidence20 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-11-20.
Scheduled end
99% confidence19 November 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2030-11-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of paints
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The tender title is "The Supply of Paint" and the award title is "The Supply of Paints".
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Published CPV coverage
99% confidence44800000 — Paints, varnishes and mastics; 44810000 — Paints
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Award item 1 lists these CPV classifications.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender record states procurementMethod "open" and procurementMethodDetails "Open procedure".
Regulatory coverage
97% confidenceGPA and CPTPP
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Tender coveredBy lists GPA and CPTPP.
Evaluation information
94% confidenceThe buyer describes a thorough open-tender evaluation; scoring, bidder numbers and evaluation results are not published in the supplied data.
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Tender description says the award followed a "thorough open-tender evaluation"; no scores or bid counts are supplied.
Evaluation support
96% confidenceTVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED conducted various parts of the evaluation.
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Its procuringEntity role details state: "Conduct various parts of the evaluation".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFour years
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The description states a four-year term; the published period runs from 20 November 2026 to 19 November 2030.
Above-threshold flag
98% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold: true.
Performance metrics
97% confidenceNo agreed metrics published; rationale recorded as "Framework agreement and under 5m threshold".
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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale contains this wording.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
96% confidenceA single supplier is named for the sole published lot, reducing ambiguity over supplier and lot attribution.
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One published award links HMG PAINTS LIMITED to lot 1.
Demand visibility
98% confidenceThe notice provides a total contract value but no quantities, product mix, pricing schedule or call-off profile.
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Published data includes contract values and broad paint CPVs, but no such commercial breakdown.
Market access
97% confidenceThe requirement was advertised through an open procedure, indicating that the published route to market was competitive.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Source completeness
98% confidenceContract signing date, contract period, net and gross values, awardee, lot link and CPV classifications are published.
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These fields are present in the contract, award and party records.
Information not supplied in the published notice
98% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, scores, pricing breakdown, volumes, detailed lot description, submission deadline, extension terms or evaluation rationale is provided.
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These fields are absent from the supplied tender, award, lot and contract data.
Terminology inconsistency
95% confidenceThe main title uses "Paint" while the award title and description use "Paints". The published scope and classifications consistently concern paints.
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Process title is "The Supply of Paint"; award title is "The Supply of Paints"; CPVs include paints.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid counts, unsuccessful bidders, scoring, evaluation weighting, product quantities, pricing schedules, call-off profile, detailed lot description, submission deadline, extensions and options.
- The contract value is published at overall contract level; no unit prices or product-level allocation is available.
- The source uses both "Paint" and "Paints" in titles, although the published classification and description consistently indicate a paints supply requirement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HMG PAINTS LIMITEDLeidos Supplysupply of paintspaint supply contractMinistry of Defence logisticsopen procedureUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Leidos Supply paint contract?
HMG PAINTS LIMITED, verified against company number 00669551, is named as supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £1,500,000 excluding VAT and £1,800,000 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 20 November 2026 to 19 November 2030. The record also states it was signed on 22 September 2026.
What procurement procedure was used?
The notice records an open procedure.
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