Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
ASTON UNIVERSITY
SC112019
Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B47ET
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team
E-mail: procurement@aston.ac.uk
NUTS: UKG
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.aston.ac.uk
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
Alces Flight Centre Subscription & HPC Service Credits
Reference number: 1252
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Alces Flight Centre subscription and High Performance Computing (HPC) service credits to support the University's Nandi and Hera clusters.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
66 732.41
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract comprises:
Alces Flight Centre subscription (1-year)
HPC service credits supporting University clusters (Nandi and Hera)
Associated specialist support services
The solution integrates with the University's existing HPC infrastructure and supports research continuity.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract was awarded via a compliant direct award under an established framework agreement.
The direct award was justified on the basis that:
the requirement is low value, low risk, and clearly defined
the supplier is an approved framework provider
the solution integrates with existing University infrastructure
alternative suppliers would introduce technical and operational risk
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Alces Flight Centre Subscription & HPC Service Credits
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/06/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
MTI Technology Ltd
SC112019
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 66 732.41
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract was awarded via a compliant direct award under an established framework agreement.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/06/2026