Notice Information
Notice Title
High Performance Computing for Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI)
Notice Description
Bangor University, through its Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI), for the provision of: Ongoing support and maintenance for the NFI's existing HPC cluster. Optional replacement of the current HPE Cluster Management software stack. Supply and integration of additional compute nodes to expand the cluster
Lot Information
Lot 1
Bangor University, through its Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI), for the provision of: Ongoing support and maintenance for the NFI's existing HPC cluster. Optional replacement of the current HPE Cluster Management software stack. Supply and integration of additional compute nodes to expand the cluster
Options: The agreement is initially for a period of 24 months, with the option of 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-045715
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068631-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
-
- CPV Codes
30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £32,442 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jul 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Jun 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Aug 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PRIFYSGOL BANGOR / BANGOR UNIVERSITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG6 6BU
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL32 Gwynedd
- Delivery Location
- TLL12 Gwynedd
-
- Local Authority
- Gwynedd
- Electoral Ward
- Glyder
- Westminster Constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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