Official UK procurement notice
The Supply & Support of Medical O2 for divers equipment
Authority: LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED (Central government)·On behalf of: TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn 2022, Team Leidos conducted an Open Procedure tender for the supply of medical oxygen for divers’ equipment (Wenoll WS100). The resulting contract was awarded to Northern Diver. This contract is due to expire on 13 March 2026; therefore, Team Leidos proceeded with the re-let.
During market engagement, it was confirmed that Northern Diver is the sole distributor of the required equipment on behalf of EMS, the OEM. Leidos has obtained the necessary certification from the OEM confirming this.
A transparency notice for a direct award was published on 19/09/2025. Leidos proceeded with a direct award to Northern Diver, justified on technical grounds.
Due to Northern Diver being the sole distributor for the required equipment, the new contract will be directly awarded to Northern Diver in January 2026.
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Sept 2025, 14:21 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2026, 13:15 GMT
- Authority reference
LSL/MED/0199- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006190- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e33Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Further Following Competitive Procedure
- Published justification
Northern Divers are the exclusive distributor for this equipment and the only party that can provide the necessary supply and support services for the requirement. This is evidenced in a letter from the OEM, EMS (Emergency Medical Systems GmbH), located at Im Gewerbegebiet 5, 91093 Heßdorf, Germany, for a time period up until 31/12/2025.
Team Leidos will proceed with a Direct Award without Prior Publication (with consideration to PA23 Schedule 5, Paragraphs 5–7) on the basis that Northern Divers can provide supply and support on behalf of EMS, the OEM
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
23 Jan 2026 → 3 Feb 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published277 days ago23 Jan 2026, 13:15 GMT
- Standstill ends266 days ago3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025- Transparency notice published19 Sept 2025, 14:21 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published23 Jan 2026, 13:15 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern diver international ltdSMEThe Supply & Support of Medical O2 for divers equipment, LSL.MED/019912 Mar 2026 – 11 Mar 2029 | £1,000,000 | 18 Dec 2025standstill to 3 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS LIMITEDProcuring entityConduct various parts of the evaluation
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- NORTHERN DIVER (INTERNATIONAL) LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender