Official UK procurement notice
High Performance Computing for Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI)
Authority: Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University (Education)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBangor University, through its Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI), for the provision of:
Ongoing support and maintenance for the NFI’s existing HPC cluster.
Optional replacement of the current HPE Cluster Management software stack.
Supply and integration of additional compute nodes to expand the cluster
CPV: Computer equipment and supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,000,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 May 2024, 09:49 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 11:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Jun 2024 – …
- Authority reference
BU742025- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068631- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045715Find a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:165888)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Jun 2024, 10:00 BST
Timeline
3 Jun 2024 → 21 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Bids opened3 Jun 2024, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline3 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published93 days ago21 Jul 2026, 11:36 BST
Notice history
5 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025- Status changed to complete19 Nov 2025, 23:35 GMT
- Buyer details updated19 Nov 2025, 23:35 GMT
- Buyer details updated15 Jul 2026, 09:48 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Jul 2026, 11:36 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Jul 2026, 11:36 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.4. | — | Short description amended to correct omission of APUC from previous notice. APUC were included in the original ITT as a participating consortia. 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… |
Modification issued to inform of company name change from Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium to Southern Universities Procurement Consortium
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 23 Jun 2025
- 2024-05: 1 release · 3 May 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCF LIMITED | £32,442 † | — | Awarded |
| Dell Corporation Ltd, Eviden Technology Services Ltd, Hewlett-Packard Limited, Lenovo Global Technology UK Limited, XMA Limitedjoint awardHigh Performance Computing | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 068631-2026-1 · OCF LIMITED
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2026
- Value
- £32,442
- Status
- active
High Performance Computing · Dell Corporation Ltd, Eviden Technology Services Ltd, Hewlett-Packard Limited, Lenovo Global Technology UK Limited, XMA Limited
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | £0 – £2,000,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
- Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
- Southern Universities Procurement ConsortiumReview body
- Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- Dell CorporationAwarded supplier
- Eviden Technology Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Hewlett-Packard LimitedAwarded supplier
- Lenovo Global Technology UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- OCF LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- XMA Limited Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.