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

A Addendum Notice
by DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£62M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
22 Sep 2025
Delivery
17 Aug 2026 to 16 Aug 2031
Deadline
14 Nov 2025 23:59

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

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 Estimated value: £10M ex VAT Includes: Diver's dress, e.g. dive suits, boots, gloves, etc and Dive Ancillaries Lot 2 - Diving Support Equipment Estimated value: £14M ex VAT 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 Estimated value: £21M ex VAT 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) Estimated value: £17.5M ex VAT 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 Lots require ISS to extant equipment, as well as the ability to procure more/new equipment at the direction of the Authority. The 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 (7) years.

Lot Division

1 Dive Dress and Dive Ancillaries
  • Value: £10M

Diver's dress, e.g. dive suits, boots, gloves, etc and Dive Ancillaries
2 Diving Support Equipment
  • Value: £14M
3 Dive Sets and Dived Equipment
  • Value: £21M
4 Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) and Clearance Diver Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)
  • Value: £18M

Lot 4 - Mixed Gas (Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)) and Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) … … Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE), including Swimmers Air Breathing Apparatus (SABA) and Rechargeable Air Breathing Apparatus (RABA)

Renewal Options

Five year initial term, with options to extend for a further one or two years in accordance with the terms of the Contract.

Award Criteria

Value for Money Refer to the tender documentation for specific award criteria for this Lot.

CPV Codes

  • 37412240 - Diving instruments or accessories
  • 35113400 - Protective and safety clothing
  • 37412242 - Diving wear
  • 37412260 - Wetsuits
  • 37412270 - Dry suits
  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
  • 33157500 - Hyperbaric chambers
  • 37412241 - Breathing apparatus for diving
  • 42123400 - Air compressors
  • 43328100 - Hydraulic equipment
  • 44611110 - Compressed-air cylinders

Indicators

  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Date of tenderers' conference, and how to participate added.

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