Tender

Software and Computing Engineering Services

DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD

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Tender

14 Mar 2019 at 11:44

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Diamond Light Source Ltd has initiated a tender for "Software and Computing Engineering Services" located at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, England. This procurement, classified under IT services, is currently in the open stage with a deadline for submissions set for midnight on 16 April 2019. The contract is expected to commence on 6 May 2019 and will last until 6 May 2022. The procurement process follows an open procedure due to its scale and significance, aimed at establishing a Framework Agreement with multiple organisations to support the Diamond Science Programme through software and computing services.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the IT service sector, particularly those specialising in software development, data analysis, and control systems. Companies that possess a strong background in open-source software and have experience in collaborative projects are especially well-suited to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the procurement aims to engage a diverse range of qualified providers to contribute to the ongoing development of advanced computing systems within the Diamond Light Source's operations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Software and Computing Engineering Services

Notice Description

To facilitate the Diamond Science Programme, Diamond provides extensive control systems, data acquisition systems, data analysis and other data handling processes. These are realised through developments undertaken by an in-house team of ~120 software and computing engineers. They largely use open source software working, in collaboration with comparable projects world-wide, academic groups in universities and commercial organisations. Scientific Computing systems support the in-house software team and the facility's users. They consist of high performance storage, provisioned as GPFS, commodity storage based on NetApp Appliances, a compute cluster with 7k x86 cores and 200 GPUs, a high performance network, Linux workstations and network services. DLS wants to establish a Framework Agreement with multiple organisations for the supply of suitably qualified and experienced people to undertake and support the development of software and support of computer systems. This will be as part of the development of the distributed control systems or data acquisition systems or data handling systems or other computing projects. In general, this work will involve development of software within the established software frameworks or support of existing software or computer systems. Details of skillsets required for these development activities are outlined in Appendix B of our Technical Specification. Additional information: Details of the tender evaluation criteria are included on the OJEU Notice which is attached. If you are interested in this tender opportunity please create an account via the website link below: http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Procurement/ You will then be issued with a password to download the tender documents. In order to be considered, your response should arrive no later than midnight on Tuesday 16.4.2019.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c47ee512-9e60-4247-9ee0-734d21164bce
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/687a00bd-0143-44d4-ba67-28e84ea584ce
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Mar 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Apr 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 May 2019 - 6 May 2022 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LTD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DIDCOT
Postcode
OX11 0DE
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Vale of White Horse
Electoral Ward
Blewbury & Harwell
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Further Information

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