--- title: "711234451 - PROCUREMENT AND SUPPORT OF SCADE -SELF CONTAINED AIR DIVING EQUIPMENT (SCADE)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-338bd373-ffca-4ec3-8d08-a54dc5c35a8e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-338bd373-ffca-4ec3-8d08-a54dc5c35a8e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-338bd373-ffca-4ec3-8d08-a54dc5c35a8e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-338bd373-ffca-4ec3-8d08-a54dc5c35a8e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2024-10-17" --- # 711234451 - PROCUREMENT AND SUPPORT OF SCADE -SELF CONTAINED AIR DIVING EQUIPMENT (SCADE) Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-338bd373-ffca-4ec3-8d08-a54dc5c35a8e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-338bd373-ffca-4ec3-8d08-a54dc5c35a8e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-338bd373-ffca-4ec3-8d08-a54dc5c35a8e.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has initiated a tender process for the procurement and support of Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) to replace outdated diving capabilities needed by the Naval Military Diving, Army Military Diving, MAB Military Diving, and the Defence Diving School. Classified under diving instruments or accessories, this contract is valued at approximately £7,825,000 and will deliver around six hundred modular self-contained compressed natural breathing air diving systems. The procurement follows a competitive procedure with negotiation and is currently in the tender stage. Key dates to note are the tender end date on 18 November 2024, with the contract period spanning from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031. The systems will be deployed across global oceans, harbours, and inland waterways, covering regions like the United Kingdom, Europe, and British Overseas Territories. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specializing in diving equipment and technology, particularly those capable of delivering rugged, lightweight, and UK safety standard-compliant systems. Enterprises with expertise in providing buoyancy control jackets, regulator assemblies, mask variants, air cylinders, gauge assemblies, and transportation cases will find this tender particularly suitable. The requirement for user maintenance equipment and compatibility with future commercial telemetry and tracking systems implies potential for ongoing support and upgrades, making this an attractive opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs looking to supply cutting-edge equipment and technology for defence diving operations. ## Notice This notice replaces the previous notice for 711234451 - PROCUREMENT AND SUPPORT OF SCADE -SELF CONTAINED AIR DIVING EQUIPMENT in order to addresss errors. A replacement capability is required by Naval Military Diving (NMD), Army Military Diving (AMD), MAB Military Diving (MABMD) and the Defence Diving School (DDS) to deliver Defence diving outputs post the OSD of the existing capability in 2024. Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) will be modernising our Open Circuit system improving surface demand capability to our core diving system. Self-Contained Air Diving Equipment (SCADE) will be an improvement on our current in-service Capability. Swimmers Air Breathing Apparatus (SABA) was the Project name for a previous competitive tendering process that was carried out in 2018. The Competition did not progress, and no SABA equipment entered service under this requirement. Whilst SCADE requirements are similar to the SABA project they have been updated to reflect newer technology now available. This requirement is for use in the World's oceans, harbours and inland waterways in all climatic conditions. This project will deliver circa six hundred modular self-contained Compressed Natural Breathing Air diving systems to service Defence's military diving demands, including training. The ruggedized systems will be lightweight, compliant to UK safety standards, rapidly configurable and be minimal in form and function. They will accommodate the characteristics of human capabilities and when operated underwater the diver's fluid dynamic profile will be as low as practicably possible. Allowing the diver, the ability to loiter on task, the system design will also offer both a permanent and contingent surface supply capability, as well as interoperability with in-water alternate air supply connections and charging. To ensure relevance across their in-service lifespan, the systems will allow for coherent through-life upgrades, and they will be compatible with current diver through water communication systems (OTS MilCom 6000D) and the future procurement of commercially available telemetry monitoring and tracking systems and human interfaces. User maintenance equipment is required, as well as the means to protect each system or sub-system in transit. Buoyancy controlled jacket, (BCJ) Regulator Assembly, FF mask and HF mask variants, Air Cylinders Gauge Assemblies, Tool and Test kits Transportation cases ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99b794df-0a6f-42d4-8600-387be432e854 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | 18 Nov 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £7,825,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | FILTON | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS34 8JH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories ### Codes - 37412240 - Diving instruments or accessories - 37412241 - Breathing apparatus for diving ## Release History - 17 Oct 2024 at 10:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99b794df-0a6f-42d4-8600-387be432e854 - 5 Oct 2024 at 09:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7fbb4566-d89e-4039-99cf-ad39d856132c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99b794df-0a6f-42d4-8600-387be432e854 17th October 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7fbb4566-d89e-4039-99cf-ad39d856132c 5th October 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b6516ca8-337d-49cf-be07-1947c8a080ac n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/24eae6d9-8134-426d-a189-58bf018c6110 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/086e01ff-4f63-4194-88ae-085fa1447231 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b71b2204-f49f-4f68-a6ed-43a96eb34c72 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/12decc97-381b-45ff-9c26-547ca071089f n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fc3aa094-7619-4e11-a9dc-77347c15b73e n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1d09a887-b1c4-4ebe-a1a7-f6422b762e0f n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9aac6dba-5c97-4fa7-9f75-0cfd4ae2dd85 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cbc06b17-e95c-48b1-9320-cde723c62c26 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ce8d0174-711f-4f9f-9079-79619e2cd412 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/52fef8d1-9077-4a02-9fc5-a7552d5c42c1 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2be7acbf-180a-4b01-b145-73ea350917b7 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8b09eb14-340a-486c-bdfd-691ad5e19244 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6c2322cc-7705-47f2-b16e-304972134f2b n/a ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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