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title: "HPC Iridis 6"
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# HPC Iridis 6

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b42c750a-b8f2-425e-ac08-0da84cef9274

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## Summary

The University of Southampton has awarded a contract for the procurement of a high-performance computing system named "HPC Iridis 6" to replace IRIDIS4. The contract falls under the Computer equipment and supplies industry category and has a total value of £3,187,101.67 GBP. The procurement method was selective, with the contract awarded to Hewlett-Packard Limited. The tender period ended on June 1, 2023, and the contract period spans from June 12, 2023, to December 19, 2029. The University's address for this contract is University Road, Southampton, postcode SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in high-performance computing solutions and IT services. Companies experienced in providing computing infrastructure with specific requirements such as highly recoverable management nodes, high-memory nodes, and a high-performance network would be well-suited to compete. The contract's procurement stage is now complete, and the contract has been awarded, offering a potential avenue for growth and collaboration for suitable businesses.

## Notice

The University is now looking to procure an updated system (IRIDIS 6) to replace IRIDIS4 under the SSSNA Framework; Lot 4: Solutions - High Performance Computing (HPC) and Data Intensive Computing (DIC) Only. It is anticipated that the new system will have a high-level specification as follows (illustrated in Figure 1 below): Schematic illustrating draft specification of required system. * Management infrastructure with highly recoverable management nodes. * At least 3 login nodes, each with a minimum of 2TB of RAM and 10 TB of RAID-enabled storage. * Compute nodes arranged in such a way to support highly coupled parallel jobs of up to 32 node. * A total number of standard compute nodes which maximizes the budget available with at least 4GB of RAM per core and 250 GB of local storage. * At least 2 'high-memory' nodes with at least 1.5 TB of RAM and 250 GB of local storage. * A management network with a performance at least matching that of 1Gbps Ethernet. * A high-performance, low-latency network with a bandwidth of at least 100 Gb/s. The system will be hosted in the University's data centre. The data centre is specifically designed for water-cooled racks and has limited air-cooling capacity. Therefore, the supplied system should aim to exhaust all waste heat to water. The maximum allocated power load for the system is 300 kW. Note that no high-performance storage is required; this will requirement will be managed under a separate procurement activity. Provision must be made for the HPC system to interface with such storage.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e9caef1-3575-40d1-80bb-e42e5c124067 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 11 Jun 2023 - 19 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,187,101 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,187,101 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO17 1BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Portswood |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Test |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEWLETT - PACKARD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 13 Jul 2023 at 08:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e9caef1-3575-40d1-80bb-e42e5c124067

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e9caef1-3575-40d1-80bb-e42e5c124067
  13th July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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