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A pipeline has been launched for The Supply of Operational Ration Heater Systems.The contract start Date is 1 April 2026. Approach to market date is 1 February 2024.The scope of the requirement is for an individual field cooking system, which comprises of a small and lightweight portable cooker and associated solid / gel fuel (that is not hexamine based and is able to ignite after being fully submerged in water), to enable British Armed Forces personnel, using their mess tins, to boil water for drinks and heat individual field ration retort pouches in remote outdoor locations and in all weather conditions, and to do so on multiple occasions. The cooking system should be able to be safely transported by all transport modes (including air) in bulk quantity and shall a minimum shelf life of 2 years.We are keen to hear from any suppliers who feel they have a cooking system that is able to meet this requirement in full, and ask that they express their interest, using the below email address, providing their contact details and including relevant photographs, specifications and technical and safety data sheets for both their proposed cooker and associated fuel products. The provision of a link to their company website hosting this information in full is also acceptable.Interested suppliers are required to send an email expressing their interest to Mr P. House (LEIDOS-LSL-DEFENCE-FOOD@teamleidos.mod.uk) by no later than 17:00 (GMT) on 9th November 2023.For more information on Leidos Supply Ltd, please see our website: This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Leidos Supply, 8 Monarch Court, The Brooms, Emerson Green, Bristol BS16 7FH. Email: LEIDOS-LSL-DEFENCE-FOOD@teamleidos.mod.uk Website: (Mr Phillip House)