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Published 7 May 2026, 15:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Installation, Commission and Support of a Ship Bridge Simulation System

Authority: North East Scotland College (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Scotland (UKM50)

Published estimate£625,000exc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Jun 2026awarded 7 Sept 2026

Awarded to Wartsila Voyage Oy

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award of contract for the Supply, Installation, Commission and Support of a Ship Bridge Simulation System to the Scottish Maritime Academy at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire as per the ITT documentation

CPV: Installation services (except software) · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment · Ship bridge simulators · Simulators · Training simulators

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£625,000

Delivery: Scotland · Scottish Maritime Academy, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire

Extensions: The College reserves the right to extend the Contract for up to two further 12-month periods, subject to satisfactory performance and continued College requirement.Variant bids: not allowed

34150000 Simulators 34152000 Training simulators 50240000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment 51000000 Installation services (except software)

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Technical Compliance & Solution Design: 25%
Simulator Performance, Capability & Regulatory Compliance: 25%
Implementation, Installation & Training: 10%
price: 40%

Published award criteria (4)

Technical Compliance & Solution Design: 25
Simulator Performance, Capability & Regulatory Compliance: 25
Implementation, Installation & Training: 10
Price: 40

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 7 May 2026, 15:34 BST
Last source update: 29 Sept 2026, 10:52 BST
Award evaluation window: 8 Jun 2026 – …
Authority reference: NESCOL-PROJ-SMAS-2026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-091714
Classification (CPV): Installation services (except software)Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipmentShip bridge simulatorsSimulatorsTraining simulators
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0693b4 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Electronic trading: e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms: as stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: (SC Ref:844220)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline: 8 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Participation fee: document
Bid validity: 90 days from the deadline
Bids opened: 8 Jun 2026, 10:30 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Jun 2026 → 29 Sept 2026 · 3 dates

Submission deadline136 days ago
8 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
Bids opened136 days ago
8 Jun 2026, 10:30 BST
Notice published23 days ago
29 Sept 2026, 10:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
29 Sept 2026, 10:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £625,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Wartsila Voyage Oy	£625,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 091714-2026-NESCOL-PROJ-SMAS-2026-1 · Wartsila Voyage Oy
Signed
7 Sept 2026
Value
£625,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North East Scotland College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation SC021174 Aberdeen City Campus, Gallowgate, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 1BNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Aberdeen Civil Justice Centre & Commercial CourtsReview body AberdeenContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Wartsila Voyage OYAwarded supplier Hiililaiturinkuja 2, Helsinki, FI1B, 00180Contact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria