Maritime Simulation Upgrade
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Wartsila Voyage Oy
- Value
- £191,600
- Duration
- 3 years
- Topic
- Simulators
- Published
- 7 October 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The University of Plymouth requires the upgrade and enhancement of its existing maritime simulation facilities supplied by Wärtsilä Voyage Oy. The procurement will deliver an upgrade of the existing Navi-Trainer Professional simulation environment from version 5.40 to version 6, ensuring continued alignment with current maritime training standards and enhanced simulation capabilities. The procurement also includes a three-year Smart Support Agreement covering technical support, software maintenance and upgrades from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029. Support services include 24/7 online technical support, priority assistance, access to the knowledge base, remote software monitoring, software updates, annual preventative maintenance visits, training support, guaranteed response times and future software upgrades. This upgrade will maximise the value of the University's existing Wärtsilä simulation infrastructure, extend the operational life of the equipment, maintain compliance with evolving maritime training requirements and support the continued delivery of high-quality maritime education and professional training. This upgrade is part of the Office for Students Defence related skills funding. ## Contract award Title: Maritime Simulation Upgrade
Timeline
- Completed: Award date28 September 2026
- Completed: Award published7 October 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date1 January 2030in 3 years
About the buyer
University of Plymouth is a higher education institution with its own procurement team based at Drake Circus. Membership of the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium gives access to shared higher education framework agreements. Suppliers are chosen through competitive tendering, or through quotations for lower-value purchases. No approved supplier list exists, only individual contracts and framework arrangements.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Plymouth's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and electrical equipment and lighting.
Relevant CPV codes
- 34150000 · Simulators
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-plymouth.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-plymouth.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-plymouth.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-plymouth.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-plymouth.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-plymouth.gov |
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