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HPC Iridis 6

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

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13 Jul 2023 at 08:57

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Southampton has awarded a contract for the procurement of a high-performance computing system named "HPC Iridis 6" to replace IRIDIS4. The contract falls under the Computer equipment and supplies industry category and has a total value of £3,187,101.67 GBP. The procurement method was selective, with the contract awarded to Hewlett-Packard Limited. The tender period ended on June 1, 2023, and the contract period spans from June 12, 2023, to December 19, 2029. The University's address for this contract is University Road, Southampton, postcode SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in high-performance computing solutions and IT services. Companies experienced in providing computing infrastructure with specific requirements such as highly recoverable management nodes, high-memory nodes, and a high-performance network would be well-suited to compete. The contract's procurement stage is now complete, and the contract has been awarded, offering a potential avenue for growth and collaboration for suitable businesses.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HPC Iridis 6

Notice Description

The University is now looking to procure an updated system (IRIDIS 6) to replace IRIDIS4 under the SSSNA Framework; Lot 4: Solutions - High Performance Computing (HPC) and Data Intensive Computing (DIC) Only. It is anticipated that the new system will have a high-level specification as follows (illustrated in Figure 1 below): Schematic illustrating draft specification of required system. * Management infrastructure with highly recoverable management nodes. * At least 3 login nodes, each with a minimum of 2TB of RAM and 10 TB of RAID-enabled storage. * Compute nodes arranged in such a way to support highly coupled parallel jobs of up to 32 node. * A total number of standard compute nodes which maximizes the budget available with at least 4GB of RAM per core and 250 GB of local storage. * At least 2 'high-memory' nodes with at least 1.5 TB of RAM and 250 GB of local storage. * A management network with a performance at least matching that of 1Gbps Ethernet. * A high-performance, low-latency network with a bandwidth of at least 100 Gb/s. The system will be hosted in the University's data centre. The data centre is specifically designed for water-cooled racks and has limited air-cooling capacity. Therefore, the supplied system should aim to exhaust all waste heat to water. The maximum allocated power load for the system is 300 kW. Note that no high-performance storage is required; this will requirement will be managed under a separate procurement activity. Provision must be made for the HPC system to interface with such storage.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b42c750a-b8f2-425e-ac08-0da84cef9274
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e9caef1-3575-40d1-80bb-e42e5c124067
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,187,101 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,187,101 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Jun 20232 years ago
Contract Period
11 Jun 2023 - 19 Dec 2029 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO17 1BJ
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Portswood
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Test

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HEWLETT - PACKARD

Further Information

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