Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC)
111357
Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate
Reading
RG6 6BU
UK
Contact person: Oliver Bradbury-Stewart
Telephone: +44 1189357081
E-mail: SUPC@sums.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.supc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86623
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Reference number: ITS4062 SU
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is seeking to establish framework
agreements for the the procurement of High Performance Computers.
This requirement automatically covers the members of the following higher education regional
purchasing consortia; Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC), North Eastern
Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30211100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement of High Performance Computers (HPC)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40%
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 30%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The agreement is initially for a period of 24 months, with the option of 2 further periods of 12 months each.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open 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
Contract No: 1
Title: High Performance Computing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Dell Corporation
2081369
Dell House, The Boulevard, Cain Road
Bracknell
RG12 1LF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Eviden Technology Services Ltd
20646139
Mid City Place, High Holborn
London
WC1V 6EA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hewlett-Packard Limited
690597
Ground Floor, 210 Wharfedale Road, Winnersh Triangle,
Reading
RG41 5TP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lenovo Global Technology UK Limited
GU14 6FE
Third Floor, 25 Templer Avenue
Farnborough
GU14 6FE
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
XMA Limited
2051703
Unit 44, Wilford Industrial Estate, Ruddington Lane, Wilford
Nottinghamshire
NG11 7EP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
.01
GBP
/ Highest offer:
2 000 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southern Universities Procurement Consortium
Reading
UK
E-mail: supc@sums.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/11/2025