Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

The invitation to tender is for the supply and installation of a GMDSS simulation suite at the premises of MODAL Training Ltd., Immingam, NE Lincolnshire, UK.

The equipment will thereafter be serviced to ensure operational readiness for the delivery of courses for a period of at least three years. Your proposal will detail how you intend to ensure servicing, software upgrades and support.

The equipment supplied will be an AMERC approved networked GMDSS simulation system for 12 students complying with the specification detailed in Section 4.1 (Option B) of the current AMERC (The Association of Marine Electronic and Radio Colleges) Handbook. The equipment supplied is required to be approved by AMERC for the delivery of GMDSS GOC, ROC and LRC courses, with an anticipated first delivery of a GOC course in July 2021.

It is required that the tenderer will postpone final invoicing of at least 50% of the equipment and software installation price until the equipment and software supplied has been approved by AMERC for GOC course delivery.

The tender will include separate pricing for a) the equipment and software installation and b) service elements.

Tenderer to provide a description of the equipment to be provided. This should state whether or not the system requires its own server and dedicated display equipment or, as an option, whether the system software is capable of being operated from existing ICT equipment at Humber Maritime College using its own servers and laptops / displays.

All interested parties should submit their proposals by email to purchasing@tecpartnership.ac.uk no later than 12pm on 26.03.2021