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# CEFAS26-36 Continued Access to UEA High Performance Computing Facilities

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas26-36-continued-access-to-uea-high-performance-computing-facilities-ocds-h6vhtk-066cbd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cefas: "CEFAS26-36 Continued Access to UEA High Performance Computing Facilities". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cefas](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cefas-gov-ea53)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £36,191 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas26-36-continued-access-to-uea-high-performance-computing-facilities-ocds-h6vhtk-066cbd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066cbd`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cefas26-36-continued-access-to-uea-high-performance-computing-facilities-ocds-h6vhtk-066cbd#tl-md)

## Description
Provision of access to the High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities at the University of East Anglia for the financial year 2025/26. The service includes two core elements:
Access to HPC computing nodes, enabling Cefas users to run high‑intensity computational workloads, supported by the provider’s technical team to ensure system availability, user support, and operational performance; and
Archival storage provision delivered through the AFM storage system, fully integrated with and accessible from the HPC cluster to support long‑term data retention, analysis workflows, and research data management.
The supplier will maintain reliable access to both compute resources and AFM‑based archival storage throughout the contract period, ensuring continuity for Cefas modelling, analysis, and scientific research activities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **University of East Anglia**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-106000`
  - Value: £36,191 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** CEFAS26-36 Continued Access to UEA High Performance Computing Facilities (active)
  - Signed Value: £36,191
  - Signed Date: 25/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024281-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-17T16:59:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:51:03.887Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066cbd