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# Provision of Research Technology Partnership Solutions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-research-technology-partnership-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-03e04b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: "Provision of Research Technology Partnership Solutions". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £25,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £25,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information technology services, Super computer
- **Delivery Location:** UKG, UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e04b`

## 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/provision-of-research-technology-partnership-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-03e04b#tl-md)

## Description
The procurement is for a new partnership agreement, to succeed the current contract ‘The Provision of Research Technology Partnership Solutions’ SC/3818/15. Since 2015, it has supported the evolution and success of the Birmingham Environment for Academic Research (BEAR) and other major research computing initiatives, including the EPSRC funded Tier2 facility, Baskerville and the MRC funded CLIMB cloud.  The new technology partnership will underpin the University’s ambitious goals, encapsulated in ‘Birmingham 2030’ and the role of computational science in achieving those goals. We are looking for a partner to bring expertise and industry insight in the drive to exploit the latest technologies to build high performance, sustainable and reliable services. As such, the partner must be able to deliver added value across our broad spectrum of activity in addition to the basic supply of advanced infrastructure and services.For background to the current operation, see bear.bham.ac.uk

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 30211100, 72222300
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £25,000,000
- **Description:** Provision of Research Technology Partnership Solutions

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031401-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-24T16:26:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:30:10.799Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e04b