PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

HPC system "QUASAR", support and maintenance

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · published 26 Mar 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID44e365ad-63c6-4e28-8b63-566c8be392ce-836197
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-5c492178-a4f4-48a8-8615-6a5b74f470ab
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dXGP288m
Release typeawardUpdate
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£3,249,994
award field
Tender value
£3,249,994
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
goods
CPV
51611100
Hardware installation services
Delivery
Not stated
OX11 0QX
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

*** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for HPC system "QUASAR", support and maintenance. This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA) - Lot 4.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release26 Mar 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published28 Jan 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published21 Feb 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Published 26 Mar 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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