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

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Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published4
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Tenderline Synopsis: Defence Equipment and Support: "Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDefence Equipment and SupportScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Defence Equipment and Support. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.9Bids / Report
54.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Tekever LtdTop vendor: 60.9% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 83 active published awards; 11 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Tekever Ltd1 win£220,000,000
ST Engineering Advanced Material Engineering PTE. LTD1 win£65,840,000
JFD Limited3 wins£52,294,167
Northern Diver (International) Limited1 win£12,091,667
Southern Scientific Ltd1 win£8,250,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDefence Equipment and Support
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published10 Aug 2026, 16:39 BST
Last source update10 Aug 2026, 16:39 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04edac
What is being bought
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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    10 Aug 2026, 16:39 BST
  2. tender value changed
    10 Aug 2026, 16:05 BST
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Aug 2026, 16:05 BST
  4. Official notice release published
    10 Aug 2026, 16:05 BST
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    10 Aug 2026, 16:05 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    16 Oct 2025, 12:40 BST
  7. Submission deadline changed to 21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    16 Oct 2025, 12:40 BST
  8. Official notice release published
    22 Sept 2025, 12:26 BST
  9. Status changed to active
    22 Sept 2025, 10:02 BST
  10. Official notice release published
    22 Sept 2025, 10:02 BST
  11. Submission deadline changed to 14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    22 Sept 2025, 10:02 BST
  12. Official notice release published
    24 Mar 2025, 09:41 GMT
  13. Published value updated to £62,500,000
    17 Mar 2025, 10:37 GMT
  14. Status changed to planning
    17 Mar 2025, 10:37 GMT
  15. Official notice release published
    17 Mar 2025, 10:37 GMT
  16. Buyer information updated
    17 Mar 2025, 10:37 GMT
Lots and requirements (4)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    10 Aug 2026, 16:39 BST
  2. Award active
    10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £12,091,667
  3. Award active
    10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £22,650,000
  4. Award active
    10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £16,055,000
  5. Award active
    10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · £13,589,167
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Northern Diver (International) Limited
£12,091,667 · 10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active
JFD Limited
£22,650,000 · 10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active
JFD Limited
£16,055,000 · 10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active
JFD Limited
£13,589,167 · 10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST · active
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
bids: 2 (lot 2)
finalStageBids: 2 (lot 2)
smeFinalStageBids: 1 (lot 2)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2)
bids: 1 (lot 3)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 3)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 3)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 3)
bids: 1 (lot 4)
finalStageBids: 1 (lot 4)
smeFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 4)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 4)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
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  • Defence Equipment and Support
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM
    MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, UKK12, BS34 8JH, GB
    DESCommercial-SALMO@mod.gov.uk

  • JFD Limited
    supplier
    tenderer

    GB-PPON: PJTB-1881-MJDJ
    Enterprise Drive, Aberdeen, UKM50, AB32 6TQ, GB
    h.kirkpatrick@jfdglobal.com

  • Northern Diver (International) Limited
    supplier
    tenderer

    GB-PPON: PLVD-7172-DMJM
    Appley Lane North, Wigan, UKD47, WN6 9AE, GB
    mel@ndiver.com
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