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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diving-life-support-dls-in-service-support-iss-ocds-h6vhtk-04edac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defence Equipment and Support: "Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £62,500,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT. Published submission portal: contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Defence Equipment and Support](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defence-equipment-and-support-gov-ot495)
- **Published Value:** £62,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air compressors, Breathing apparatus for diving, Compressed-air cylinders, Diving instruments or accessories, Diving wear (+6 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £64,385,834 (exc. VAT, 4 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 15 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diving-life-support-dls-in-service-support-iss-ocds-h6vhtk-04edac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04edac`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diving-life-support-dls-in-service-support-iss-ocds-h6vhtk-04edac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontracts.mod.uk%2Fesop%2Fguest%2Fgo%2Fopportunity%2Fdetail%3FopportunityId%3D59608)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/diving-life-support-dls-in-service-support-iss-ocds-h6vhtk-04edac#participate

## 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 (4)
### Lot 1: Dive Dress and Dive Ancillaries
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35113400, 37412240, 37412242, 37412260, 37412270, 50000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/08/2026 to 16/08/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Diving Support Equipment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33157500, 37412240, 37412241, 42123400, 50000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £14,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/08/2026 to 16/08/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Dive Sets and Dived Equipment
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 37412240, 37412241, 43328100, 44611110, 50000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £21,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/08/2026 to 16/08/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) and Clearance Diver Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 37412240, 37412241, 44611110, 50000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £17,500,000

- **Contract Period:** 16/08/2026 to 16/08/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS) - Lot 1 (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Northern Diver (International) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170516`
  - Value: £12,091,667 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/08/2026

- **Award:** Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS) - Lot 2 (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **JFD Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141359`
  - Value: £22,650,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/08/2026

- **Award:** Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS) - Lot 3 (active)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **JFD Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141359`
  - Value: £16,055,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/08/2026

- **Award:** Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS) - Lot 4 (active)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **JFD Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141359`
  - Value: £13,589,167 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F058360-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-10T15:39:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T18:20:23.023Z
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