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title: "T22/0124 Further Competition for HPC Cluster under SSSNA LOT 4"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0449b1"
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buyer: "THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE"
published: "2024-03-18"
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# T22/0124 Further Competition for HPC Cluster under SSSNA LOT 4

Buyer: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0449b1

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## Summary

The University of Northumbria at Newcastle has conducted a Mini-Competition under SSSNA Lot 4 for a partner to design, maintain, and support the implementation of a Linux-based HPC Solution. The solution includes General Purpose HPC and High Memory HPC nodes. The procurement process is currently in the Award stage, and the contract was signed on February 19, 2024, with Logicalis UK Ltd being the active supplier. The contract value is £6,000,000. The location of the procurement is in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and falls under the Computer equipment and supplies industry category.

This tender for the HPC cluster implementation at Northumbria University presents business opportunities for suppliers of IT solutions, particularly those experienced in Linux-based systems and High-Performance Computing. Businesses specializing in computer equipment and supplies are well-suited to compete in this tender. Interested parties should note that the procurement method used is an Open procedure under the SSSNA Framework Agreement, where quality holds a 60% weight in the award criteria and price accounts for 40%.

## Notice

Northumbria University has conducted a Mini- Competition under SSSNA Lot 4 for a partner to design, maintain and support the implementation of a Linux based HPC Solution. The solution will have four major elements to it: General Purpose HPC (CPU Based) These nodes will be used for general HPC workloads High Memory HPC (CPU Based) These nodes will be used for any applications that require more RAM per core than the General-Purpose HPC Nodes

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Northumbria University has run a Mini-competition under lot 4 of SSSNA Framework for a partner to design, maintain and support the implementation of a Linux based HPC Solution. The solution will have four major elements to it: General Purpose HPC (CPU Based) These nodes will be used for general HPC workloads High Memory HPC (CPU Based) These nodes will be used for any applications that require more RAM per core than the General-Purpose HPC Nodes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008584-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 8ST |
| 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) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

## Release History

- 18 Mar 2024 at 10:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008584-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.northumbria.ac.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:103632-2021:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=849864990
- https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/

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