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Defence Equipment and Support (DES) Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) Delivery Team (DT) have a requirement for the provision of In-Service Support (ISS) to the Diving Life Support (DLS) portfolio of equipment.
The DLS portfolio provides a diving capability to the UK Military, led by the Royal Navy, to support a full range of technical and support activities to enable the delivery of underwater Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), underwater engineering, underwater search and engineering tasks in support of UK Defence Tasks.
The DLS ISS requirement is divided into the following four Lots:
Lot 1 - Diver's Dress and Dive Ancillaries
Estimated value: £10M ex VAT
Includes: Diver's dress, e.g. dive suits, boots, gloves, etc and Dive Ancillaries
Lot 2 - Diving Support Equipment
Estimated value: £14M ex VAT
Includes:
Diver Through Water Communication (DTWC)
Gas Boosters Pumps
Portable Breathing Air Compressor (PBAC)
Portable Oxygen Monitoring Apparatus (POMA)
Type B Recompression Chamber (RCC)
Lot 3 - Dive Sets and Dived Equipment
Estimated value: £21M ex VAT
Includes:
Enclosed Mine Lift Bags (EMLB)
Swimmers Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (SOBA), including Excursion variant
Surface Supplied Diving Equipment (SSDE)
Parachute Lift Bags (PLB)
Underwater Hydraulic Tools
Lot 4 - Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) and Clearance Diver Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)
Estimated value: £17.5M ex VAT
Includes:
Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE), including Swimmers Air Breathing Apparatus (SABA) and Rechargeable Air Breathing Apparatus (RABA)
Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)
The Lots require ISS to extant equipment, as well as the ability to procure more/new equipment at the direction of the Authority.
The DLS ISS contracts will be for five (5) years, with two (2) additional one (1) year options to extend. If all the options to extend are exercised by the Authority, each contract's duration will be a total of seven (7) years.
| Supplier | Identifier | Award Value | Lots Won | Cross-References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFD Limited | Procurement ID: PJTB-1881-MJDJ | £52,294,167 | 3 lots Diving Support Equipment · Dive Sets and Dived Equipment · Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) and Clearance Diver Life Support Equipment (CDLSE) | - |
| Northern Diver (International) Limited | Procurement ID: PLVD-7172-DMJM | £12,091,667 | 1 lot Dive Dress and Dive Ancillaries | - |
Taken from this notice, not from Companies House. Check the original notice — details change and are not updated here.
This procurement was divided into 4 lots, each awarded separately. 6 bids were received in total.
| Lot | Value | Bids Received | Awarded To | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Dive Dress and Dive Ancillaries Aug 2026 – Aug 2031 | £10,000,000 | 2 | Northern Diver (International) Limited | active |
| Lot 2 Diving Support Equipment Aug 2026 – Aug 2031 | £14,000,000 | 2 | JFD Limited | active |
| Lot 3 Dive Sets and Dived Equipment Aug 2026 – Aug 2031 | £21,000,000 | 1 single bid — no competition | JFD Limited | active |
| Lot 4 Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) and Clearance Diver Life Support Equipment (CDLSE) Aug 2026 – Aug 2031 | £17,500,000 | 1 single bid — no competition | JFD Limited | active |
Notices published under the Procurement Act 2023 name every bidder, including unsuccessful ones.
| Bidder | Bid on | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| JFD Limited | Lots 2, 3, 4 | Wonlots 2, 3, 4 |
| Northern Diver (International) Limited | Lots 1, 2 | Wonlot 1 |
Weightings from the notice, applied to every lot.
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Date of tenderers' conference, and how to participate added.
Tender and Clarification Question (CQ) submission deadline extension.