Contract

T22/0124 Further Competition for HPC Cluster under SSSNA LOT 4

  • The University of Northumbria at Newcastle

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-008584

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0449b1

Published 18 March 2024, 10:05am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The University of Northumbria at Newcastle

Sutherland Building, College Street

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 8ST

Contact

Adrian Curtis

Email

adrian.curtis@northumbria.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1912326002

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC - North East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.northumbria.ac.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

T22/0124 Further Competition for HPC Cluster under SSSNA LOT 4

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

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

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
Main site or place of performance

NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

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.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2021/S 061-103632


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

T22/0124 Further Competition for HPC Cluster under SSSNA LOT 4

Lot No

4

Title

SSSNA - Servers, Storage & Solutions National Agreement

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

19 February 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 3

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Logicalis UK Ltd

Building 8,, Ground Floor, Foundation Park,, Roxborough Way,

Maidenhead

SL6 3UD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

03732397

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £6,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £6,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

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six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Northumbria University

Newcastle Upon Tyne

Country

United Kingdom