AwardedAwarded 14 May 2026
Marine Simulator Relocation, Equipment and Upgrades
Tyne Coast College · Education
In brief
Tyne Coast College awarded vehicle and fleet work to Kongsberg Maritime and Konsgberg on 14 May 2026.
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What the notice says
The following elements are required to fully relocate and upgrade the existing Marine simulators: Ships Bridge Simulator K-Sim Navigation upgrade: • Project/quality Management • Documentation • Assembly and configuration • Shipment • Installation on Site • Warranty K-Sim Navigation Full Mission and Desktop Simulator System Relocation: • Supervision and dismantling of existing simulators • Supervision and mantling of simulator in new location • Testing and perform an SAT of the relocated system Installation of AV equipment (wall-mounted monitors, speakers, mics etc) in Instructor/debrief rooms Ships Engine Room Control Room Simulator K-Sim Engine Full Mission #1 and Desktop Simulator System…Read the full description
The following elements are required to fully relocate and upgrade the existing Marine
simulators:
Ships Bridge Simulator
K-Sim Navigation upgrade:
• Project/quality Management
• Documentation
• Assembly and configuration
• Shipment
• Installation on Site
• Warranty
K-Sim Navigation Full Mission and Desktop Simulator System Relocation:
• Supervision and dismantling of existing simulators
• Supervision and mantling of simulator in new location
• Testing and perform an SAT of the relocated system
Installation of AV equipment (wall-mounted monitors, speakers, mics etc) in Instructor/debrief rooms
Ships Engine Room Control Room Simulator
K-Sim Engine Full Mission #1 and Desktop Simulator System Relocation:
• Supervision and dismantling of existing simulators
• Supervision and mantling of simulator in new location
• Testing and perform an SAT of the relocated system
• Replace existing lighting relays in AutoChief
• Re-install existing AV equipment (wall-mounted monitors, speakers, mics etc) in Instructor/debrief rooms
• Documentation
• Project/Quality management
K-Sim Engine Full Mission #1 Expansion:
• 1x 65" Touch monitor with wall bracket and computer with graphics card
• 2x Local operating stations
• Documentation
• Project/Quality management
• Packing and Shipment
• Living
• Site Acceptance Test
• Warranty
K-Sim Engine Full Mission #1 Simulator Software License:
• 1x Walkthrough License for:− K-Sim Engine MAN B&W 5L90MC VLCC L11-V
• 1x Xbox controller
• Documentation
• Project/Quality management
• Living
• Software Installation on 65" Touch monitor in item 1.2
• Site Acceptance Test
• Training, 1 day
• Warranty
Network equipment, new switches for Full Mission #1
• 3 x 24-Port switches
• Installation
Milestone CCTV Cameras:
• 1 x Computer with monitor (client station)
• 1 x PoE Switch
• 3 x Cameras with microphone
• 3 x Milestone Device Licenses
• Installation
K-Sim Engine Desktop Software Licenses for WS Room #1:
• 5 x Floating Desktop Licenses for K-Sim Engine DEDF42 Cruise Ferry - II
• Remote Installation
• Warranty
DIRECT AWARD JUSTIFICATION
Current simulation systems are provided by Kongsberg Maritime.
The specialist hardware equipment and software is designed to operate with K-Sim Nav &
Eng operating system which is currently running in all simulator facilities. Hardware and
Software could be sourced from an alternative supplier but it would mean having to
replace much of the simulation suite at a cost in the region of £4-5m.
The current simulators have been used for an extensive period of time. During that time a
very large library has been developed of hydrodynamic ship models and 3D geographic
database areas, nearly all developed for specific clients who expect to be able to use
them when they require training. These areas and models are only compatible with
Kongsberg simulation and are developed using Kongsberg software tools.
All the exercises developed over this extensive time period are also only compatible with
Kongsberg simulation.
Tyne Coast College holds the IP and for this software development. It would take many
months, if not years, to recreate this development if the College moved to another
simulation provider.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Kongsberg Maritime Konsgberg | £2,305,289 | Awarded 2 April 2026 14 May 2026 to 30 September 2027 |
| Kongsberg Maritime Konsgberg | £95,764 | Awarded 2 April 2026 14 May 2026 to 30 September 2027 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Transparency notice · UK5, notice 030186-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 031152-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 055653-2026
About the buyer
Tyne Coast CollegeLast 12 months
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- Kongsberg Maritime1 contract
- Konsgberg1 contract
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From notice 030186-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 April 2026, last updated 12 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.