Official UK procurement notice
Power Costs - Hosting · UK public procurement notice
Authority: UK Atomic Energy Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDirect award in accordance with PA23, Schedule 5, Section 5 (a) (b). Transparency and Award Notice previously published.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Mar 2026, 11:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 13:02 BST
- Authority reference
GW/1060/26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094719- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0663edFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
This is a Contract Details Notice and not a call to competition. As part of the UKAEA STRIDE Programme, UKAEA intends to transform its Culham Campus into a world leading commercially driven science, innovation and AI campus by 2030. The focus of Phase 1 of this programme is to put in place the required infrastructure which includes the purchase of infrastructure hardware. The hardware has been purchased through a collaboration agreement that UKAEA has in place with the University of Cambridge. This notice provides details of the award of a contract for the power supply costs only, which will operate on a pay as you go basis.
- Risks
Key Performance Indicators will be in place for ensuring uninterupted supply.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
19 Mar 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends216 days ago19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published14 days ago7 Oct 2026, 13:02 BST
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published6 Mar 2026, 11:09 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Mar 2026, 15:02 GMTUK6
- Contract award notice published9 Mar 2026, 15:18 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 13:02 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 6 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equinix IncColo Hosting Power Costs7 May 2026 – 6 May 2029 | £8,100,000same award published again · counted once | 6 Mar 2026standstill to 19 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Equinix Inc | £8,100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Power Costs - Hosting · Equinix Inc
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2026
- Value
- £8,100,000
- Period
- 15 Jul 2026 – 14 Jul 2029
- Status
- active
2 agreed KPIs: Power Uptime · Invoicing
- Power Uptime, Uninterrupted power supply
- Invoicing, Correct and on time
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Equinix IncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender