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CEFAS26-36 Continued Access to UEA High Performance Computing Facilities
Published 17 Mar 2026
17 Mar 2026
- Primary CPV
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72000000 *
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Suffolk, East of England
- Value
- £36,191
- Contract
-
6 months Duration
29/09/2025 31/03/2026
- Contract Types
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72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0HT, United Kingdom · UKH14
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
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Reference: C33522
Provision of access to the High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities at the University of East Anglia for the financial year 2025/26. The service includes two core elements:
Access to HPC computing nodes, enabling Cefas users to run high‑intensity computational workloads, supported by the provider’s technical team to ensure system availability, user support, and operational performance; and
Archival storage provision delivered through the AFM storage system, fully integrated with and accessible from the HPC cluster to support long‑term data retention, analysis workflows, and research data management.
The supplier will maintain reliable access to both compute resources and AFM‑based archival storage throughout the contract period, ensuring continuity for Cefas modelling, analysis, and scientific research activities.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 17 Mar 2026 16:59
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066cbd
- Notice ID
- C33522
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
University of East Anglia School of Biological Sciences Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
Full notice record
48 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Pakefield Road |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Lowestoft |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | NR33 0HT |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH14 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | procure@cefas.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | University of East Anglia |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | University of East Anglia School of Biological Sciences Norwich Research Park |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Norwich |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | NR4 7TJ |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH15 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | i.appleton@uea.ac.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE |
Tender
| Title | CEFAS26-36 Continued Access to UEA High Performance Computing Facilities |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Below threshold - without competition |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | University of East Anglia |
| Item › CPV › Description | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | CEFAS26-36 Continued Access to UEA High Performance Computing Facilities |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £43,428.60 |
| Value › Value | £36,190.50 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | No |
| Signed | 26 Sep 2025 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024281-2026 |
| Document › Published | 17 Mar 2026 |