Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
Wring Laura
Email(s)
desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 3: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Transportable Manned Compression Chambers (TMCC) are a transportable therapeutic compression chamber used for medically treating divers with decompression illnesses. There are two variants of this design - ship-fits and containerised. Ship-fits are designed to be secured to the weather deck of a ship, mounted and secured on shock mounts. The containerised version is identical in operation, apart from it is fitted within an ISO container and has additional systems, e.g., air conditioning.
The TMCCs were procured in the late 1990s and are outfitted with both an electronic atmospheric control system and an emergency manually operated built in breathing system. The electronics and systems fitted for Atmospheric Control / Breathing System (AC/BS) and analysing the chamber's gas contents have become obsolete. This obsolescence has impacted the Authority's ability to refurbish and repair the equipment.
To address the obsolescence issue, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Salvage and Maritime Organisation (SALMO) Delivery Team (DT) is considering retrofitting (including the design and installation) the current fleet of TMCCs with modern Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) systems. The Authority's definition of retrofitting is to identify suitable systems and design the integration / installation of equipment to the current fleet of TMCCs. This shall include, but not be limited to, systems for automated atmospheric control, breathing systems, gas monitoring and chamber dive logging. This contract will also aim to modernise auxiliary equipment fitted; examples of these items would be internal lighting, telephone system and air conditioning units.
In addition to the obsolescence rectification, there is a requirement to provide continual in-service support for a period of 5 years with the potential for three additional one-year Option periods. This shall provide the Authority with technical assistance, management and provisioning of spares / repairs / refurbishments, project management and support to meetings.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 98363000 - Diving services
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £10,866,666.66
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
707549452
five.1) Date of contract award decision
13 March 2025
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
2
Number of offers received by electronic means
2
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
JFD Limited
Aberdeen
ab32 6tq
Country
United Kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £10,866,666.66