The University of Exeter is initiating this Early Market Engagement (EME) to inform the development of its Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI), a transformative programme that will underpin the University’s future research and innovation capability. This engagement seeks to: Understand the current market landscape, emerging technologies, and service models relevant to Research Computing, HPC, AI, data storage, and research data management. Explore innovative partnership and delivery models to help realise Exeter’s long-term digital research vision. Identify opportunities to enhance sustainability, energy efficiency, security, and interoperability across digital research systems. Gather insights to inform technical specifications, procurement strategy, and the DRI roadmap ahead of formal tender activity in 2026.
Supplies
16/01/2026 17:00:00
30211100-2 Super computer
72317000-0 Data storage services
30210000-4 Data-processing machines (hardware)
| Notice | Date of dispatch |
|---|---|
| Preliminary market engagement notice (FTS (PA23)) | 10/12/2025 16:01 |
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