Official UK procurement notice
712091450 - Diving Life Support (DLS) In Service Support (ISS) PIN
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDefence Equipment and Support (DE&S) 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 Authority are proposing that the DLS ISS requirement will be divided into the following three Lots:
Lot 1 - Diving Life Support (DLS) Diver's Dress and Dive Ancillaries
Lot 2 - Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support to Diving Support Equipment
Lot 3 - Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support to Dive Sets and Dived Equipment
The proposed Lots will require ISS as well as the ability to procure more/new equipment at the direction of the Authority.
The proposed 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 years.
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is open to responses from companies that have suitable experience in the ISS of DLS equipment. An associated Request for Information (RFI) can be found at: contracts.mod.uk/go/394909400191EB246605 ↗
This PIN is not a means to seek formal expressions of interest; the opportunity for such may become available when the SALMO DT has an improved understanding of the market.
Tentative date to note (subject to change):
Dynamic Pre-Qualification Qualification (DPQQ) and Contract Notice - Published October/November 2024
Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) - Published January 2025
Contract Award - September 2025
Estimated value of overall procurement is £55M (ex VAT). Broken down as follows:
Lot 1 - £ 13M (ex VAT)
Lot 2 - £ 15M (ex VAT)
Lot 3 - £ 28M (ex VAT)
CPV: Air compressors · Breathing apparatus for diving · Compressed-air cylinders · Diving instruments or accessories · Diving wear · Dry suits · Hydraulic equipment · Maintenance and repair services · Protective and safety clothing · Repair and maintenance services · Wetsuits
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£56,000,000 together)Lot #1Diving Life Support (DLS) Diver's Dress and Dive AncillariesPublished value£13,000,000
Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk ↗ for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
Lot #2Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support to Diving Support EquipmentPublished value£15,000,000
Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk ↗ for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
Lot #3Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support to Dive Sets and Dived EquipmentPublished value£28,000,000
Additional information: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk ↗ for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Sept 2024, 12:55 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Sept 2024, 13:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Sept 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029401- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049abaFind a Tender
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextShort description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services · II.4 | This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is open to responses from companies that have suitable experience in the ISS of DLS equipment. An associated Request for Information (RFI) can be found at: https://contracts.mod.uk/go/394909400191EB246605 | This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is open to responses from companies that have suitable experience in the ISS of DLS equipment. An associated Request for Information (RFI) can be found at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/23ec975b-406e-4cf5-8981-ebfd732c5976 |
1 amendment published without a description.
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