Awarded contract

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

Details

Value
£64,385,834
Duration
5 years
Topic
Hyperbaric chambers
Published
10 August 2026

Tender 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. ## Contract award Title: Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS) - Lot 1 Lots: - Lot 1: Dive Dress and Dive Ancillaries ## Contract award Title: Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS) - Lot 2 Lots: - Lot 2: Diving Support Equipment ## Contract award Title: Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS) - Lot 3 Lots: - Lot 3: Dive Sets and Dived Equipment ## Contract award Title: Diving Life Support (DLS) In-Service Support (ISS) - Lot 4 Lots: - Lot 4: Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) and Clearance Diver Life Support Equipment (CDLSE)

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published10 August 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date10 August 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2031in 5 years

About the buyer

Defence Equipment and Support is a central government executive agency that buys and supports equipment for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Air, Land and Sea are DE&S's three capability areas, each running its own procurement. The Defence Suppliers Forum is the main channel for strategic industry engagement. Trade associations such as ADS, Make UK and techUK help route opportunities to businesses.

Over the past 5 years, most of Defence Equipment and Support's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, security and defence equipment and transport equipment.

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