AwardedAwarded 15 May 2026

Water Rescue PPE and Associated Equipment

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority · Police and fire

In brief

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority awarded this contract to Northern Diver (International) Limited, Typhoon International Ltd and Lyon Equipment Limited and 1 others on 15 May 2026.

The notice gives a value of £302,400 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 68 months with extensions, starting 16 March 2026.

It is split into 10 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

What the notice says

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) is seeking qualified suppliers for the provision of Water Rescue Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), a repair and maintenance service and associated products such as water rescue poles, lifejackets and related equipment. WYFRS equips and trains operational personnel to respond effectively to water-related incidents. The service operates with two distinct levels of water rescue capability. MOD2 (Level 1) Equipment and PPE are deployed across 34 fire stations MOD3 (Level 2) Swift Water Technicians are based at 6 fire stations, requiring enhanced equipment and PPE. The Procurement is structured into 10 individual lots.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1 Drysuit - MOD 2 (Level 1)
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

Provide goods and provide a repair and maintenance service in this provision.

—£83,000
Drysuit - MOD 3 (Level 2) Swift Water Rescue Technician
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

Provide MOD3 (Level 2) Swift Water Rescue Technician with a repair and maintenance service.

—£134,000
Undersuits
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

To supply two piece garment, smock top style and salopettes style Trousers

—£25,000
Thermal Base Layer
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

Supply of thermal base layers for wear under a drysuit.

—£8,400
Thermal Socks
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

Supply thermal socks for water rescue.

—£5,000
Water Rescue Boots
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

Supply of Water rescue boots

—£17,000
Lifejackets
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

Supply lifejackets and provide a repair and maintenance service.

—£4,000
Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) - Buoyancy Aid
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

Supply PFD's/buoyancy aids and provide a repair and maintenance service for the products.

—£14,000
Gloves - Water Rescue
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

To Provide Water Rescue Gloves

—£5,000
Water Rescue/Wading Poles
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2029
What this lot covers

Supply water rescue/wading poles.

—£7,000

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Northern Diver (International) Limited (SME)Lot 1 Drysuit - MOD 2 (Level 1)£131,000
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Northern Diver (International) Limited (SME)Water Rescue/Wading Poles£18,000
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Northern Diver (International) Limited (SME)Drysuit - MOD 3 (Level 2) Swift Water Rescue Technician£134,000
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Northern Diver (International) Limited (SME)Undersuits£12,000
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Northern Diver (International) Limited (SME)Thermal Base Layer£9,000
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Typhoon International Ltd (SME)Thermal Socks£600
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Lyon Equipment Limited (SME)Water Rescue Boots£34,000
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Survitech (SME)Lifejackets£13,000
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Northern Diver (International) Limited (SME)Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) - Buoyancy Aid£34,500
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029
Northern Diver (International) Limited (SME)Gloves - Water Rescue£5,000
1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 067830-2025
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 045260-2026

About the buyer

From notice 067830-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 23 October 2025, last updated 18 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.