---
title: "Award of Support for High Performance Computing Cluster (MS-P-0391)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000790135"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2025-03-11"
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# Award of Support for High Performance Computing Cluster (MS-P-0391)

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000790135

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## Summary

The Scottish Government, operating through the Marine Directorate, has concluded the tender process for a two-year support contract on the existing Marine Scotland High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster. The project emphasized services in the maintenance and repair of information technology equipment, with a primary focus on marine science applications and machine learning methods for salmon growth analysis, which underscores its importance in supporting hydrodynamic model simulations and disease spread modelling. The HPC cluster's location is in Aberdeen at the Marine Laboratory, with key dates including the award date on 11th March 2025 and the contract signing on 3rd October 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in information technology services, particularly those capable of providing high-performance computing support. The project requirements include maintaining complex IT systems and leveraging machine learning techniques, making it an ideal opportunity for firms with expertise in advanced computing and marine science applications. By partnering with the Scottish Government, successful suppliers like OCF Limited, based in Sheffield, can expand their portfolio and reinforce their reputation in the public sector, enhancing their prospects for future contracts.

## Notice

The Scottish Ministers acting through Marine Directorate invites tenders for a two year support contract on our existing Marine Scotland High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster made up of Lenovo ThinkSystem servers, supplied in 2020.Marine Directorate mainly use the HPC cluster for hydrodynamic model and particle tracking simulations, as well as model pre- and post-processing and visualisation, and other marine science applications. The wider Scottish Government also use the HPC cluster for modelling the spread of diseases. Marine Directorate has developed cutting edge machine learning (ML) methods for the automatic extraction of detailed growth information from salmon scale images. Machine learning is also being used, or investigated, in a number of other areas in Marine Directorate.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525764 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,536 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Additional buyers | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL; FIFE COUNCIL; FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND (FSS); FORESTRY AND LAND SCOTLAND; HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS ENTERPRISE; MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL; NHS HIGHLAND; NHS LANARKSHIRE; PERTH & KINROSS COUNCIL; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE; SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT- SASA; SCOTTISH HOUSING REGULATOR; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SOCIAL CARE AND SOCIAL WORK IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND (CARE INSPECTORATE); THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL |
| Locality | DUMFRIES |
| Post town | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Postcode | DG1 2HP |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Calton |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 48 |
| Supplier names | A M PHILLIP TRUCKTECH; A MANSON & SONS; ABPMER; AECOM; AMD CONTRACT SERVICES; AMEY OW; APS GROUP (SCOTLAND; BMES (SCOTLAND; BRODIES; CHANGE MENTAL HEALTH; DALES MARINE SERVICES; DO-BE; EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES (SCOTLAND NORTH; ELEV-8 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT; ERNST & YOUNG LLP (EY; EVILLE & JONES (COMMERCIAL SERVICES; GROUNDWORK SERVICES DURHAM; HAMILTON BROS. (ENGINEERING; HARPER MACLEOD; HARVEY NASH; HYMANS ROBERTSON; IGNITE CONSULTING; JOHN MCGEADY; LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK; LEITH CREATIVE AGENCY LTD (T/A LEITH AGENCY; LIFE TECHNOLOGIES; LORIEN RESOURCING; MISTEV EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION; MOLPLANT CONSTRUCTION; NITH VALLEY CONSTRUCTION; OCF; PERTH RADIO TAXIS; PRAESTO CONSULTING; PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS; PS PARTNERSHIPS & CONSULTANCY; RPJ ENERGY SOLUTIONS; SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY SUPPLIES; STORM ID; TERRAS FORESTRY; THE OPEN UNIVERSITY; TRABAZON; VENESKY BROWN; VENESKY-BROWN RECRUITMENT; WALK IN THE GATE LTD (TRADING AS THE GATE WORLDWIDE; WELLSIDE RESEARCH; WIRTGEN; WOLF LABORATORIES; WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50312600 - Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment
- 50312610 - Maintenance of information technology equipment

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2025 at 18:45 - Award - PCS Notice - Quick Quote Award - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR525764

## Notice URLs

- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- http://https://forestryandland.gov.scot
- http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk
- http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk
- http://www.careinspectorate.gov.scot
- http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/
- http://www.dumgal.gov.uk
- http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
- http://www.fife.gov.uk
- http://www.hie.co.uk
- http://www.highland.gov.uk
- http://www.housingregulator.gov.scot
- http://www.midlothian.gov.uk
- http://www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk
- http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk
- http://www.pkc.gov.uk
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/
- http://www.spa.police.uk

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