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Award of Support for High Performance Computing Cluster (MS-P-0391)

Scottish Government

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11 Mar 2025 at 18:45

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government, operating through the Marine Directorate, has concluded the tender process for a two-year support contract on the existing Marine Scotland High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster. The project emphasized services in the maintenance and repair of information technology equipment, with a primary focus on marine science applications and machine learning methods for salmon growth analysis, which underscores its importance in supporting hydrodynamic model simulations and disease spread modelling. The HPC cluster's location is in Aberdeen at the Marine Laboratory, with key dates including the award date on 11th March 2025 and the contract signing on 3rd October 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in information technology services, particularly those capable of providing high-performance computing support. The project requirements include maintaining complex IT systems and leveraging machine learning techniques, making it an ideal opportunity for firms with expertise in advanced computing and marine science applications. By partnering with the Scottish Government, successful suppliers like OCF Limited, based in Sheffield, can expand their portfolio and reinforce their reputation in the public sector, enhancing their prospects for future contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Support for High Performance Computing Cluster (MS-P-0391)

Notice Description

The Scottish Ministers acting through Marine Directorate invites tenders for a two year support contract on our existing Marine Scotland High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster made up of Lenovo ThinkSystem servers, supplied in 2020.Marine Directorate mainly use the HPC cluster for hydrodynamic model and particle tracking simulations, as well as model pre- and post-processing and visualisation, and other marine science applications. The wider Scottish Government also use the HPC cluster for modelling the spread of diseases. Marine Directorate has developed cutting edge machine learning (ML) methods for the automatic extraction of detailed growth information from salmon scale images. Machine learning is also being used, or investigated, in a number of other areas in Marine Directorate.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000790135
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525764
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50312600 - Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment

50312610 - Maintenance of information technology equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£18,536 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Additional Buyers

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeenshire Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Crown Estate Scotland

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Fife Council

Food Standards Scotland (FSS)

Forestry and Land Scotland

Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Midlothian Council

NHS Highland

NHS Lanarkshire

Perth & Kinross Council

Scottish Enterprise

Scottish Housing Regulator

Scottish Police Authority

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Care Inspectorate)

The City of Edinburgh Council

The Highland Council

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8LU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
47
Supplier Names

OCF Ltd

Groundwork Services Durham Ltd

HAMILTON BROS. (ENGINEERING) LTD

A M Phillip Trucktech Ltd

Lorien Resourcing Ltd

Harvey Nash

Ignite Consulting Ltd

Hymans Robertson LLP

The Open University

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Elev-8 Performance Improvement Ltd

PS PARTNERSHIPS & CONSULTANCY LTD

Life Technologies Ltd

EJ Parker Technical Services (Scotland North) Ltd

Mistev Export Health Certification Limited

Eville & Jones (Commercial Services) Ltd

Wirtgen Ltd

Venesky Brown Ltd

Molplant Construction Ltd

Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd

Trabazon Ltd.

Nith Valley Construction Ltd

Ernst & Young LLP

RPJ Energy Solutions

BMES (Scotland) Ltd.

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited

AMD Contract Services

Storm ID Ltd

Wolf Laboratories

Wellside Research Ltd

Dales Marine Services

A Manson & Sons Limited

Support in Mind Scotland

Do-Be Ltd

John McGeady Ltd

WSP UK Limited

APS Group (Scotland) Ltd

Terras Forestry Company Limited

Walk In The Gate Ltd

ABPmer

Perth Radio Taxis Limited

Cello Signal Ltd

AECOM

Amey OW Ltd

Praesto Consulting UK Ltd

Brodies

Harper Macleod LLP

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