Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University
Finance Office, Neuadd Reichel, Ffriddoedd Road
Bangor
LL57 2TR
UK
Telephone: +44 1248382057
E-mail: mmw24zxr@bangor.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bangor.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0340
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
High Performance Computing for Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI)
Reference number: BU742025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Bangor University, through its Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI), for the provision of:
Ongoing support and maintenance for the NFI’s existing HPC cluster.
Optional replacement of the current HPE Cluster Management software stack.
Supply and integration of additional compute nodes to expand the cluster
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
32 442.70
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bangor University, through its Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI), for the provision of:
Ongoing support and maintenance for the NFI’s existing HPC cluster.
Optional replacement of the current HPE Cluster Management software stack.
Supply and integration of additional compute nodes to expand the cluster
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-014297
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
OCF LIMITED
Unit 5 Rotunda Business Centre, Thorncliffe Park
Chapeltown, Sheffield
S352PG
UK
Telephone: +44 1142572200
Fax: +44 1142570022
NUTS: UKE3
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 32 442.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:165888)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/07/2026