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title: "IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility"
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# IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-services-supply-and-installation-of-a-high-performance-computer-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-041de6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of St Andrews: "IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of St Andrews](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-st-andrews-GB-FTS-1904)
- **Published Value:** £2,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 January 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Super computer
- **Delivery Location:** UKM72
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,992,651 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-services-supply-and-installation-of-a-high-performance-computer-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-041de6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041de6`

## 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/it-services-supply-and-installation-of-a-high-performance-computer-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-041de6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Funiversityofstandrews)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-services-supply-and-installation-of-a-high-performance-computer-facility-ocds-h6vhtk-041de6#participate

## Description
Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility at the University of St Andrews.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £2,900,000
- **Description:** The University is seeking to provide a high performance compute (HPC) facility to support research and teaching. This will be vital resource for existing high-profile staff in many areas of current research and its importance is expected to grow in a...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 015993-2024-ITS/291123/DD/SL-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **OCF Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174519`
  - Value: £1,992,651 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 015993-2024-ITS/291123/DD/SL-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,992,651
  - Signed Date: 03/05/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015993-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-21T11:04:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:31:07.042Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041de6