Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
Contact
Abigail Woods
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
National registration number
N/A
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ExCALIBUR Fusion Modelling System FM-WP1 Numerical representation: Numerical Analysis Procurement (Project NEPTUNE )
Reference number
T/AW087/22
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Radical changes to supercomputer architectures are on the horizon. The current simulation codes, that much of UK science relies upon, are designed for current supercomputer architectures. These codes will, at best, not be able to fully exploit the power that the supercomputers of the mid-2020s will deliver; at worst, they will run slower on those machines than they do now. Future computers will be more energy efficient and so the longer we rely upon the current approach, the more expensive the solution will be. Therefore, it is essential that we invest now in redesigning those simulation codes so that they perform well on the future generations of supercomputers.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-012559
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.2) Other additional information
Please note the new submission date is 24/06/2022 at 12:00