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IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility

University of St Andrews

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 May 2024 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

30 Nov 2023 at 00:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of St Andrews has recently awarded a contract for IT Services for the supply and installation of a high-performance computer facility. This procurement was conducted through an open procedure and has now been completed. The contract value is GBP 1,992,650.76, and the contract was signed on 4th May 2024. The University is the buying organization, located in Guardbridge, UK. The procurement stage was at the award phase. The contract was awarded to OCF Limited, a supplier based in Sheffield, UK. The main procurement category was goods related to the education industry.

This tender for IT services by the University of St Andrews presents significant business growth opportunities for suppliers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the IT industry. Businesses dealing with high-performance computing facilities and IT services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The University has outlined detailed requirements, including compute cores, memory nodes, GPU nodes, storage tiers, networking, extensibility, scalability, and user support services. Suppliers capable of providing comprehensive IT solutions meeting these specifications would have a competitive edge in winning this contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility

Notice Description

Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility at the University of St Andrews.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University is seeking to provide a high performance compute (HPC) facility to support research and teaching. This will be vital resource for existing high-profile staff in many areas of current research and its importance is expected to grow in an era of expanding digital research and increasingly larger datasets, including computationally intensive approaches such as machine learning and generative artificial intelligence. The proposed solution should provide at least 15,000 x64 compatible compute cores at 2GB RAM per core, excluding log-in nodes and peripheral devices. An alternative configuration providing the same or better level of performance would be acceptable. The proposed solution should provide high-memory nodes containing at least one 4TB RAM and two 2TB RAM. An alternative configuration providing the same or better level of performance would be acceptable. The proposed solution should provide a number of GPU Nodes whose combined cost equates to 20% of the combined cost of requirements above. Data Storage The University requires the following storage tiers as a minimum: 1TB of scratch storage per node 100TB of fast scratch storage to service parallel tasks 2PB of fast shared scratch storage 1PB of archive storage Networking The proposal must include a low-latency 100Gb network fabric connecting all nodes. Extensibility The proposed solution must provide a seamless means to extend to make use of public and private cloud resources. Scalability The proposed solution must be able to scale for each use case (fast throughput parallel processing, single-node high core-count and high memory processing, and GPU workloads). Additional Support The responses should include an optional proposal for the provision of user support services. Please see ITT documents for full details.. All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our eTendering System (InTend).To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews Please note that 'Notes of Interest' placed via PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) are not automatically accepted

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Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000751860
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505668
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

30211100 - Super computer

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,900,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,900,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,992,650 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 May 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 May 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of St Andrews
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GUARDBRIDGE
Postcode
KY16 0US
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Tay Bridgehead
Westminster Constituency
North East Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OCF Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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