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title: "IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000751860"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS"
published: "2024-05-21"
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# IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000751860

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## Summary

The University of St Andrews has recently awarded a contract for IT Services for the supply and installation of a high-performance computer facility. This procurement was conducted through an open procedure and has now been completed. The contract value is GBP 1,992,650.76, and the contract was signed on 4th May 2024. The University is the buying organization, located in Guardbridge, UK. The procurement stage was at the award phase. The contract was awarded to OCF Limited, a supplier based in Sheffield, UK. The main procurement category was goods related to the education industry.

This tender for IT services by the University of St Andrews presents significant business growth opportunities for suppliers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the IT industry. Businesses dealing with high-performance computing facilities and IT services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The University has outlined detailed requirements, including compute cores, memory nodes, GPU nodes, storage tiers, networking, extensibility, scalability, and user support services. Suppliers capable of providing comprehensive IT solutions meeting these specifications would have a competitive edge in winning this contract.

## Notice

Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility at the University of St Andrews.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The University is seeking to provide a high performance compute (HPC) facility to support research and teaching. This will be vital resource for existing high-profile staff in many areas of current research and its importance is expected to grow in an era of expanding digital research and increasingly larger datasets, including computationally intensive approaches such as machine learning and generative artificial intelligence. The proposed solution should provide at least 15,000 x64 compatible compute cores at 2GB RAM per core, excluding log-in nodes and peripheral devices. An alternative configuration providing the same or better level of performance would be acceptable. The proposed solution should provide high-memory nodes containing at least one 4TB RAM and two 2TB RAM. An alternative configuration providing the same or better level of performance would be acceptable. The proposed solution should provide a number of GPU Nodes whose combined cost equates to 20% of the combined cost of requirements above. Data Storage The University requires the following storage tiers as a minimum: 1TB of scratch storage per node 100TB of fast scratch storage to service parallel tasks 2PB of fast shared scratch storage 1PB of archive storage Networking The proposal must include a low-latency 100Gb network fabric connecting all nodes. Extensibility The proposed solution must provide a seamless means to extend to make use of public and private cloud resources. Scalability The proposed solution must be able to scale for each use case (fast throughput parallel processing, single-node high core-count and high memory processing, and GPU workloads). Additional Support The responses should include an optional proposal for the provision of user support services. Please see ITT documents for full details.. All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our eTendering System (InTend).To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews Please note that 'Notes of Interest' placed via PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) are not automatically accepted

Renewal: Se ITT documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505668 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,900,000 |
| Lots value | £2,900,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,992,650 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS |
| Locality | GUARDBRIDGE |
| Post town | Kirkcaldy |
| Postcode | KY16 0US |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife |
| Local authority | Fife |
| Electoral ward | Tay Bridgehead |
| Westminster constituency | North East Fife |
| Delivery location | TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 30211100 - Super computer

## Release History

- 21 May 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505668
- 30 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV493842

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV493842&idx=1
  30th November 2023 - Portal Supplier Registration
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV493842
  IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility - Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility at the University of St Andrews.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY505668
  IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility - Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility at the University of St Andrews.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000751860
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews
- https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews

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