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title: "(NU/1789) Huawei High Performance Compute (HPC) - Rocket - Equipment Maintenance 2022 - 2024"
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# (NU/1789) Huawei High Performance Compute (HPC) - Rocket - Equipment Maintenance 2022 - 2024

Buyer: NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-51d33604-6029-47bb-a98d-542cbf07a9a0

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## Summary

The procurement contract titled "(NU/1789) Huawei High Performance Compute (HPC) - Rocket - Equipment Maintenance 2022 - 2024" has been awarded by Newcastle University, located in Newcastle, England. This contract, classified under the CPV code for the maintenance and repair of computer equipment, involves a two-year service agreement set to commence on 1st August 2022 and concluding on 31st July 2024. The total value of the contract is £120,000, with the tender period having ended on 24th June 2022. The buying organisation is actively managing the extended service to maintain its HPC service known as "Rocket", which supports extensive computational needs for its staff and students.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly in high-performance computing maintenance and support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in computing infrastructure, equipment repair, or IT service management would be well-positioned to compete for similar future contracts. This project not only enhances the capability of Newcastle University but also encourages local suppliers to engage with public sector contracts that focus on advanced technology and service delivery.

## Notice

Newcastle University's current institution wide bespoke HPC service 'Rocket' was launched in 2017. It is available to all staff and students whose computational problems are too large, long or numerous to be easily accommodated on even our most powerful single desktop machine. Rocket is a collection of 'nodes' in a range of 'sizes', but collectively represents over 5000 processor 'cores', offers a range of memory sizes and access to over 500 terabytes (TB) of dedicated storage and is managed and supported by the University's IT Service. The five-year maintenance agreement for Rocket expires on 31st July 2022 and the University is therefore looking to purchase a two-year extended service agreement to ensure that Rocket is support whilst the University plans for our future HPC requirements. This is a further competition to those suppliers be explored via SSSNA - Lot 4 - Reseller Led Solutions including HPC

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9004047f-6ea9-48b3-8c4c-98e8abab090e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not applicable |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2022 - 31 Jul 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £124,340 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £120,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 7RU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OCF |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50312000 - Maintenance and repair of computer equipment

## Release History

- 2 Aug 2022 at 13:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9004047f-6ea9-48b3-8c4c-98e8abab090e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9004047f-6ea9-48b3-8c4c-98e8abab090e
  2nd August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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