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title: "Mini Competition for High Throughput Compute Nodes"
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# Mini Competition for High Throughput Compute Nodes

Buyer: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fa7f023d-1442-489d-968c-604f44e4fd6d

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## Summary

The procurement process, initiated by the University College London (UCL), involves a mini competition for High Throughput Compute Nodes, specifically aimed at enhancing UCL's Centurion High Throughput Computing Cluster. This procurement falls within the information systems and servers industry category, with a total contract value of £79,896.89. The tender period concluded on 21 December 2016, followed by the contract period starting on 3 January 2017 and set to end on 31 January 2017. The procurement method used was limited, characterised as an award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice, and took place in London, England.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in the supply of computing infrastructure and related services. Companies that manufacture or provide high-performance servers or data network solutions would be particularly well-suited to compete in this tender. The procurement at UCL not only fosters growth for established firms like XMA Limited, who secured the contract, but also opens avenues for emerging companies looking to enter the high-tech market in academia.

## Notice

This procurement is to procure additional compute nodes for UCL's Centurion HTC Cluster. Centurion is a heterogeneous High Throughput Computing cluster and is composed of the following elements: (a) Data Network: Connectivity to storage is provided over Ethernet. (b) Login node: Sun Fire X4250, 8-core, dual socket Intel-based server with 16GB of RAM. In addition to the above infrastructure elements, the Centurion cluster contains a number of different node types which cater for the differing workloads of the scientific community at UCL

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/688c3e9b-db1f-4e00-81ae-ae22a32db989 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Dec 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Dec 2016 |
| Contract period | 3 Jan 2017 - 31 Jan 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £79,896 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £79,896 |
| 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 COLLEGE LONDON |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1E 6BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48800000 - Information systems and servers

## Release History

- 18 Jan 2017 at 09:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/688c3e9b-db1f-4e00-81ae-ae22a32db989

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/688c3e9b-db1f-4e00-81ae-ae22a32db989
  18th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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