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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2025-556609

FTS Reference: 2025-075449

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC)
111357
Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate
Reading
RG6 6BU
UK
Contact person: Oliver Bradbury-Stewart
Telephone: +44 1189357081
E-mail: SUPC@sums.ac.uk
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.supc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86623

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

High Performance Computing
Reference number:  ITS4062 SU
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

30210000  -  Data-processing machines (hardware)
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is seeking to establish framework
agreements for the the procurement of High Performance Computers.
This requirement automatically covers the members of the following higher education regional
purchasing consortia; Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC), North Eastern
Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW)
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  2000000000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

30211100  -  Super computer
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The procurement of High Performance Computers (HPC)
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  40%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical  /  Weighting:  30%
Price  -  Weighting:  30%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The agreement is initially for a period of 24 months, with the option of 2 further periods of 12 months each.
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project: Identification of the project: various projects funded by EU in member institutions across the UK

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2024/S 000-014297

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: High Performance Computing

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/09/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  8
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Dell Corporation
2081369
Dell House, The Boulevard, Cain Road
Bracknell
RG12 1LF
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
Eviden Technology Services Ltd
20646139
Mid City Place, High Holborn
London
WC1V 6EA
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
Hewlett-Packard Limited
690597
Ground Floor, 210 Wharfedale Road, Winnersh Triangle,
Reading
RG41 5TP
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
Lenovo Global Technology UK Limited
GU14 6FE
Third Floor, 25 Templer Avenue
Farnborough
GU14 6FE
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
XMA Limited
2051703
Unit 44, Wilford Industrial Estate, Ruddington Lane, Wilford
Nottinghamshire
NG11 7EP
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer:  0.01  GBP / Highest offer:  2000000000.00  GBP   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Southern Universities Procurement Consortium
Reading
UK
E-mail: supc@sums.ac.uk