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
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Dive Dress and Dive Ancillaries 17 August 2026 to 16 August 2031 What this lot coversLot 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 coversLot 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 coversLot 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 coversLot 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
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 065899-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 075879-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 075909-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
233Awards
79Suppliers it has used most for medical supplies
- BH Technologies Ltd (Formally known as Druck Ltd)1 contract
- JFD Limited1 contract
- Northern Diver (International) Limited1 contract
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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.