Ends Mar 2027
Award of Support for High Performance Computing Cluster (MS-P-0391)
Dumfries and Galloway Council · Scotland · 2-year contract
Held by OCF
Supercomputers tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
141 supercomputers tenders and contracts, 25 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£160k
- Contracts a month1.5
- Won by SMEs38%
- Renewing in 6 months4
Supercomputers contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
36 contracts across the UK, of any size
Recently awarded
The latest supercomputers contracts awarded
- Awarded30 Sep 2026FREIA Cluster ReplacementUK Atomic Energy Authority · South EastWon by Boxxe£996k
- Awarded17 Jun 2026Alces Flight Centre Subscription & HPC Service CreditsAston University · West MidlandsWon by MTI Technology£67k
- Awarded2 Jun 2026High Performance Computing for Nuclear Futures Institute (NFI)Bangor University · WalesWon by OCF£32k
- Awarded19 May 2026RHUL-26068 Supply and Delivery of a Computer Cluster and a 128-Core CPU Node with WarrantyRoyal Holloway, University of London · South EastWon by Dell Technologies£96k
- Awarded18 May 2026DDaT26251 - High Memory GPU NodesUK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)Won by Dell Technologies£495k
- Awarded21 Apr 2026Provision of support for HPC hardware and softwareNational Oceanography Centre · South EastWon by OCF£58k
- Awarded31 Mar 2026Spectrum LSF 2026-2027Genomics England LtdWon by IBM£115k
- Awarded31 Mar 2026DDaT26102 - GPU cluster nodesUK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) · East of EnglandWon by XMA Limited£498k
- Awarded25 Mar 2026HPC Support and Maintenance Partner 2026 2027UK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by OCF£1.3m
- Awarded23 Mar 2026Software stack for Momentum on SetonixMet Office · South WestWon by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)£38k
- Awarded22 Jan 2026Award of contract for HPC upgrade - University of AberdeenUniversity of Aberdeen · ScotlandWon by OCF£123k
- Awarded15 Jan 2026DDaT25361 - STFC Cloud GPUUK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) · South WestWon by CDW£119k
- Awarded5 Jan 2026High Performance ComputerUK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Stone Group£24k
- Awarded28 Nov 2025Call-Off Contract for the supply of High Performance Computing - Contract VariationUK Industrial Fusion Energy LtdWon by Boxxe£6m
- Awarded28 Nov 2025High Performance Computing Call-off Contract (GPU Equipment)UK Industrial Fusion Energy LtdWon by Boxxe£1.9m
- Awarded1 Oct 2025Support and Maintenance Partner 25/26UK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by OCF£368k
- Awarded26 Sep 2025CEFAS26-36 Continued Access to UEA High Performance Computing FacilitiesCefas · East of EnglandWon by University of East Anglia£36k
- Awarded5 Jun 2025Supply, Delivery and Installation of Nvidia High Performance Computing Hardware PlatformUniversity of Strathclyde · ScotlandWon by CDW£281k
- Awarded2 Jun 2025Supply of 9 x 128 Core Dual CPU High Performance Computing ServersUniversity of Strathclyde · ScotlandWon by Dell Technologies£170k
- Awarded7 May 2025DDaT25219 - HPC System Software InstallationUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · South WestWon by Dell Technologies£16k
- Awarded14 Apr 2025HPC GPU ExpansionUniversity of Southampton · South EastWon by CDW£965k
- Awarded24 Mar 2025IBM LSF Renewal 2025-2026Genomics England Ltd · LondonWon by IBM£99k
- Awarded10 Mar 2025Award of Support for High Performance Computing Cluster (MS-P-0391)Dumfries and Galloway Council · ScotlandWon by OCF£19k
- Awarded21 Feb 2025HPC system "QUASAR", support and maintenanceUK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) · South EastWon by Dell Technologies£3.2m
- Awarded21 Feb 2025Software package to provide job scheduling capability for computers.University of East Anglia · East of EnglandWon by Academia
- Awarded13 Feb 2025GB-Swindon: UKRI-4755 Hardware Maintenance and Software Support Renewal for the Hartree SystemUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · North WestWon by Eviden Technology Services£38k
- Awarded11 Feb 2025GB-Swindon: UKRI-4745 HPSE Node Computer SystemUK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · North WestWon by Scan Computers£64k
- Awarded11 Feb 2025Liquid Immersion Cooled HPC SystemDurham University · North EastWon by Vesper Technologies Ltd£250k
- Awarded10 Jan 2025Graphics Processing Units (GPU) capacity in UKHSA's high-performance computingUK Health Security Agency · LondonWon by Softcat£1.6m
- Awarded20 Dec 2024Wafer Scale Engine ProcessorsUniversity of Edinburgh · ScotlandWon by Cerebras Systems£5.2m
Boxxe won the most supercomputers contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
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| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Dell Technologies South East · See every contract | 6 | £3.9m | 5 | ||
| 1joint | OCF London · SME · See every contract | 6 | £1.8m | 5 | ||
| 3joint | Boxxe South East · See every contract | 3 | £8.9m | 2 | ||
| 3joint | CDW South East · See every contract | 3 | £1.1m | 3 | ||
| 5joint | XMA Limited East of England · SME · See every contract | 2 | £514k | 2 | ||
| 5joint | IBM London · See every contract | 2 | £213k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) South West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £52k | 1 | ||
| 5joint | Cerebras Systems Scotland · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 9joint | Softcat London · See every contract | 1 | £1.6m | 1 | ||
| 9joint | Vesper Technologies Ltd North East · See every contract | 1 | £250k | 1 |
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Who buys
Central government bodies award 44% of supercomputers contracts
Schools, colleges and universities buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £123k against £91k. Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
9 buyers bought supercomputers more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many supercomputers contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many supercomputers contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
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Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | 5 | £163k |
| 2 | UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) | 4 | £4.4m |
| 3 | UK Health Security Agency | 4 | £3.2m |
| 4 | Met Office | 3 | £170k |
| 5 | UK Industrial Fusion Energy Ltd | 2 | £7.9m |
| 6 | University of Edinburgh | 2 | £5.2m |
| 7 | University of Southampton | 2 | £1m |
| 8 | University of Strathclyde | 2 | £451k |
| 9 | Genomics England Ltd | 2 | £213k |
| 10 | UK Atomic Energy Authority | 1 | £996k |
105 supercomputers contracts awarded since 2021
- 122021
- 232022
- 222023
- 172024
- 182025
- 132026 so far
Prices
Half of supercomputers contracts are worth less than £117k
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The 10 biggest supercomputers contracts
- UK Industrial Fusion Energy LtdBoxxe · 28 Nov 2025
- University of EdinburghCerebras Systems · 20 Dec 2024
- UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)Dell Technologies · 21 Feb 2025
- UK Industrial Fusion Energy LtdBoxxe · 28 Nov 2025
- UK Health Security AgencySoftcat · 10 Jan 2025
- UK Health Security AgencyOCF · 25 Mar 2026
- UK Atomic Energy AuthorityBoxxe · 30 Sep 2026
- University of SouthamptonCDW · 14 Apr 2025
- UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)XMA Limited · 31 Mar 2026
- UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS)Dell Technologies · 18 May 2026
Renewing contracts
7 supercomputers contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
4 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Mar 2027
HPC Support and Maintenance Partner 2026 2027
UK Health Security Agency · London · 1-year contract
Held by OCF
Ends Mar 2027
Spectrum LSF 2026-2027
Genomics England Ltd · 1-year contract
Held by IBM
Supercomputers contract for a school, college or universitySouth EastUnder £100kEnds Apr 2027
Supercomputers contract for a school, college or universityWest MidlandsUnder £100kEnds Jun 2027
Supercomputers contract for a school, college or universitySouth WestUnder £100kEnds Jun 2027
Supercomputers contract for a central government bodySouth EastUnder £100kEnds Aug 2027
Where and when
The South East awards the most supercomputers contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 0 | 7 | £5.5m | £96k | Dell Technologies (3) | University of Southampton (2) | 2 |
| Scotland | 0 | 6 | £5.8m | £170k | OCF and Cerebras Systems (2 each) | University of Edinburgh and University of Strathclyde (2 each) | 1 |
| London | 0 | 5 | £3.3m | £368k | OCF (2) | UK Health Security Agency (4) | 1 |
| South West | 0 | 4 | £292k | £78k | – | Met Office (2) | 1 |
| East of England | 0 | 3 | £534k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 2 | £102k | – | – | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) (2) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 1 | £250k | – | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 1 | £67k | – | – | – | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £32k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £160k a month
of supercomputers contracts awarded.
Typical contract £117k x 1.3 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.5
supercomputers contracts are awarded in a typical month.
36 contracts in the last 2 years. - 4
supercomputers contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 38%
of supercomputers contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 32 award notices.
How many supercomputers tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 25 | 141 |
| Contracts awarded | 16 | 96 |
10 supercomputers contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 7 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 19 buyers awarded supercomputers contracts to 18 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many supercomputers contracts does the UK public sector award?
36 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 19 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector supercomputers contract worth?
The median is £117k, and 65% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most supercomputers contracts?
Central government bodies award 44% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most supercomputers contracts?
The South East: 7 of 36 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Scotland (6) and London (5).
How many supercomputers contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
7 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 9 March 2027. Another 3 ending are one-off work.
What is included
Supply, installation and support of HPC clusters and their system software for research computing.
- HPC system software installation
- HPC cluster build and support
What is not included
- General servers and storage and their maintenance (see Servers and storage)
- Public cloud (see Cloud hosting)
- Technical computing licences such as MATLAB (see Technical computing software (MATLAB, Mathematica))