AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Trinity House has published contract details for the overhaul of bridge controllers aboard THV Galatea. The contract is recorded as active and was signed with KONGSBERG MARITIME.
Published outcomeAward 1 is allocated to KONGSBERG MARITIME for lot 1. The published contract value is £35,704.75 excluding VAT (£42,845.70 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a short, below-threshold ship repair and maintenance services contract awarded through limited competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KONGSBERG MARITIME
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £35,704.75 excluding VAT; £42,845.70 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 names Kongsberg Maritime as supplier. Supplier verification provides verified company name KONGSBERG MARITIME and company number BR021842. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £35,704.75 net and £42,845.70 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” (UK7).
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 21 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-21.
Contract period
99% confidence22 October 2026 to 23 November 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-22 and endDate 2026-11-23.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£35,704.75
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Contract 1 value.amount is 35704.75 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£42,845.70
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 42845.70 GBP.
Value attribution
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-21.
Notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice was published at 2026-10-21T13:43:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence22 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-22.
Contract end
99% confidence23 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-23.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOverhaul of bridge controllers aboard THV Galatea
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The published description states that Trinity House required a competent contract to carry out the overhaul of bridge controllers aboard THV Galatea.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 main procurement category is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence50241000 — Repair and maintenance services of ships
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Award item 1 includes CPV 50241000.
Delivery location
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is recorded at UK level, country GB.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 relate to that lot.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is limited and procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Tender procurementMethodDetails says below threshold; contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list beyond the awarded supplier, scoring or evaluation narrative is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence33 days, from 22 October 2026 to 23 November 2026
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Published contract period runs from 2026-10-22 to 2026-11-23.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values are published
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Contract 1 reports amount of £35,704.75 and amountGross of £42,845.70.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
93% confidenceShort-duration specialist maintenance requirement
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The scope concerns ship bridge-controller overhaul and the published term is from 22 October to 23 November 2026.
Route to market
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The procurement is explicitly described as “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No award rationale, evaluation scores or pricing comparison is included in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot title and description
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied data.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot separately published
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No value is recorded for lot 1; the published value is at contract level.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, tenderer list or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Trinity HouseKONGSBERG MARITIMETHV Galateabridge controller overhaulship maintenanceFind a Tenderlimited competition
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the THV Galatea bridge controller overhaul contract?
KONGSBERG MARITIME is the verified supplier named for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract value is £35,704.75 excluding VAT and £42,845.70 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period is 22 October 2026 to 23 November 2026.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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