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Maritime Simulation Upgrade

University of Plymouth · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:11.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Wartsila Voyage OY

No match
Published award value
£191.6k
Awarded
28 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PMDB-5787-VLYQ
Location
Helsinki, FI, 00180, Finland

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
MW_UoP_Maritime _Upgrade_198_026
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The below justification set out in Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 applies to this Direct Award; Single Supplier (5)The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. (6) The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The University's maritime simulation suite is an existing Wärtsilä Voyage Oy installation comprising Navi-Trainer Professional simulators, instructor stations, Model Wizard software, bridge simulators and associated software licences. The requirement is for an upgrade of the existing proprietary simulation platform from version 5.40 to version 6 together with associated software licences, integration, commissioning and support services. The upgrade must be fully compatible with the University's existing Wärtsilä simulation infrastructure and software environment. The proprietary software, licences, source code, intellectual property rights and upgrade pathways are owned and controlled exclusively by Wärtsilä. No alternative supplier can lawfully provide the required software upgrades, licences, manufacturer-certified integration, maintenance or future support for the existing platform. Procuring an alternative system would require replacement of the University's existing simulator estate and associated retraining, resulting in disproportionate technical, operational and financial impacts. Accordingly, competition is absent for technical reasons and the contract can only be performed by Wärtsilä Voyage Oy.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University of Plymouth
Id
GB-PPON-PQHL-4825-PGGL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PQHL-4825-PGGL

Address

Street Address
Drake Circus
Locality
Plymouth, Devon
Postal Code
PL4 8AA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK41

Contact

Name
Megan Worth

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Wartsila Voyage OY
Id
GB-PPON-PMDB-5787-VLYQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMDB-5787-VLYQ

Address

Street Address
Hiililaiturinkuja 2
Locality
Helsinki
Postal Code
00180
Country
FI
Country Name
Finland
Region
FI

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Maritime Simulation Upgrade
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34150000
Description
Simulators

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
229,920
Amount
191,600
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMDB-5787-VLYQ
Name
Wartsila Voyage OY

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Jan 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
There is potential to extend the annual Smart Support Program for 2 years in the future should there be a need.

Related lots

LOT-0000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
094803-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Oct 2026, 14:30
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
7 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Plymouth, Devon · UKK41 · PL4 8AA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 094803-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 094808-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

University of Plymouth published a direct-award transparency notice for an upgrade to its existing Wärtsilä maritime simulator platform and associated support. The named supplier is Wartsila Voyage OY, but the award record remains pending and the notice schedules, rather than confirms, signature.

Published outcome signals

  • Notice typeTransparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Process notice type and award document 094803-2026.
  • Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 status is recorded as "pending".
  • Signature statusNot confirmed; signature was scheduled for 7 October 2026Evidence: Award milestone type futureSignatureDate has due date 2026-10-07T23:59:59+01:00.
94% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
094803-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782d8
First published
7 Oct 2026
Last checked
8 Oct 2026, 08:11
Notice versions reviewed
2
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
8 Oct 2026
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