Award

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

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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Award

11 Mar 2025 at 18:45

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 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.

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 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Mar 202511 months ago
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

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 GOVERNMENT- SASA

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
CGPSS, Commercial and Procurement Services, Corporate Procurement, Education & Children's Services, Finance & Corporate Governance, Finance and Procurement, Fleet Services, North East Scotland Pension Fund, Procurement, Property and Housing, Public Health, Purchasing, Scottish Government, Structures
Contact Email
iona.macintosh@gov.scot, juliet.hall@fife.gov.uk, katie.lockhart@forestryandland.gov.scot, laura.muir@crownestatescotland.com, lcolliss@nespf.org.uk, leanne.cargill@scotent.co.uk, mark.frater@sasa.gov.scot, nicole.sherry@edinburgh.gov.uk, procurement.cirw@dumgal.gov.uk, procurement.team@careinspectorate.gov.scot, procurement@clacks.gov.uk, procurement@midlothian.gov.uk, symon.bloomfield@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1224285172, +44 1259450000, +44 1312707500, +44 1382207100, +44 1412425642, +44 1414686024, +44 1463383189, +44 1463704000, +44 1467530600, +44 1467539600, +44 1698752649, +44 1738475000, +44 1786895668, +44 3000676000, +44 3033333000, +44 3451550000, +44 412425466, 0, 01224045045, 01312448890, 01312606070

Buyer Location

Locality
DUMFRIES
Postcode
DG1 2HP
Post Town
Dumfries and Galloway
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
Calton
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
48
Supplier Names

A M PHILLIP TRUCKTECH

A MANSON & SONS

ABPMER

AECOM

AMD CONTRACT SERVICES

AMEY OW

APS GROUP (SCOTLAND

BMES (SCOTLAND

BRODIES

CHANGE MENTAL HEALTH

DALES MARINE SERVICES

DO-BE

EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND NORTH

ELEV-8 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

ERNST & YOUNG LLP (EY

EVILLE & JONES (COMMERCIAL SERVICES

GROUNDWORK SERVICES DURHAM

HAMILTON BROS. (ENGINEERING

HARPER MACLEOD

HARVEY NASH

HYMANS ROBERTSON

IGNITE CONSULTING

JOHN MCGEADY

LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK

LEITH CREATIVE AGENCY LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES

LORIEN RESOURCING

MISTEV EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION

MOLPLANT CONSTRUCTION

NITH VALLEY CONSTRUCTION

OCF

PERTH RADIO TAXIS

PRAESTO CONSULTING

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

PS PARTNERSHIPS & CONSULTANCY

RPJ ENERGY SOLUTIONS

SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES

STORM ID

TERRAS FORESTRY

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

TRABAZON

VENESKY BROWN

VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT

WALK IN THE GATE LTD (TRADING AS THE GATE WORLDWIDE

WELLSIDE RESEARCH

WIRTGEN

WOLF LABORATORIES

WSP

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