PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Isambard AI Data Facility (AIDF)

University of Bristol · published 8 Jan 2026. 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 IDc0369384-6808-4a97-a917-b0ed1bc8ee6d-878391
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-52f88014-68f0-4b3c-9eb9-810e23c66b20
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-196340
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

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Award value
£11,584,291
award field
Tender value
£10,000,000
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
Not stated
CPV
72317000
Data storage services
Delivery
South West, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The UK AI Research Resource (AIRR) lacks a national facility for long-term storage of critical AI datasets when they are not actively processed. The requirement is to establish a secure, scalable, and sovereign data storage solution that integrates with existing compute resources (Isambard-AI and Isambard 3), supports compliance with cybersecurity standards, and enables future expansion to meet growing research and collaboration needs.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release8 Jan 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published4 Dec 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published22 Dec 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Dec 2030
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 8 Jan 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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