AwardedAwarded 10 August 2026

Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS)

Defence Equipment and Support · Central government

In brief

Defence Equipment and Support awarded medical supplies work to Northern Diver (International) Limited and JFD Limited on 10 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £62,500,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 17 August 2026.

It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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 Includes: Diver's dress, e.g. dive suits, boots, gloves,…Read the full description
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 Includes: Diver's dress, e.g. dive suits, boots, gloves, etc and Dive Ancillaries Lot 2 - Diving Support Equipment 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 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) 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 publication of this Contract Award Notice (UK6) shall commence standstill, with the last day of the standstill period being 19th August 2026.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Dive Dress and Dive Ancillaries
17 August 2026 to 16 August 2031
What this lot covers

Lot 1 - Diver's Dress and Dive Ancillaries Includes: Diver's dress, e.g. dive suits, boots, gloves, etc and Dive Ancillaries

—£10,000,000
Diving Support Equipment
17 August 2026 to 16 August 2031
What this lot covers

Lot 2 - Diving Support Equipment Includes: Diver Through Water Communication (DTWC) Gas Boosters Pumps Portable Breathing Air Compressor (PBAC) Portable Oxygen Monitoring  Apparatus (POMA) Type B Recompression Chamber (RCC)

Medical equipment and supplies£14,000,000
Dive Sets and Dived Equipment
17 August 2026 to 16 August 2031
What this lot covers

Lot 3 - Dive Sets and Dived Equipment 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

—£21,000,000
Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) and Clearance Diver Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)
17 August 2026 to 16 August 2031
What this lot covers

Lot 4 - Mixed Gas (Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)) and Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) Includes: Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE) Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE), including Swimmers Air Breathing Apparatus (SABA) and Rechargeable Air Breathing Apparatus (RABA)

—£17,500,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Northern Diver (International) Limited (SME)
2 bids received
Dive Dress and Dive Ancillaries£12,091,667
Awarded 10 August 2026
JFD Limited
2 bids received
Diving Support Equipment£22,650,000
Awarded 10 August 2026
JFD Limited
1 bid received
Dive Sets and Dived Equipment£16,055,000
Awarded 10 August 2026
JFD Limited
1 bid received
Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) and Clearance Diver Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)£13,589,167
Awarded 10 August 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 065899-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 075879-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 075909-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

233

Awards

79

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From notice 065899-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 16 October 2025, last updated 10 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.