Graphics Processing Units (GPU) capacity in UKHSA's high-performance computing

UK Health Security Agency
London
Selective procedure
15 March 2025 to 14 March 2030

Procurement of NVIDIA H200 GPU hardware, including physical installation and ongoing warranty support services. The contract focuses on upgrading high-performance computing capacity to support advanced computational requirements.

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Awarded value: £1.6m; As published
Published: 13 January 2025
Awarded: 10 January 2025; Softcat
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 14 March 2030

What the contract covers

Supply, installation, and warranty support of high-performance computing hardware and specialist graphics processing units for data-intensive research environments.

NVIDIA H200 GPUs with supporting hardware
Installation of the GPUs and supporting hardware
Warranty support

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Contract dates: 15 March 2025 to 14 March 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 51611100, 71356300

Services in this contract

High-performance computing (HPC)Main service£117k typicalNVIDIA H200 GPUs for HPC with installation and warranty

Lifecycle

Published
13 January 2025
Contract awardedto Softcat
10 January 2025
Contract starts
15 March 2025
Contract ends
14 March 2030

The buyer

UK Health Security Agency

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The supplier

Softcat

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/133583/graphics-processing-units-gpu-capacity-in-ukhsa-s-high-performance-computing
Buyer reference: CF-2789900D0O000000rwimUAA
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-6b3f38a5-aee3-40ab-bf47-4396c8dea0b7
Last checked: 5 November 2026

UK Health Security Agency. Graphics Processing Units (GPU) capacity in UKHSA's high-performance computing. Contract award, 13 January 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/133583/graphics-processing-units-gpu-capacity-in-ukhsa-s-high-performance-computing (accessed 5 November 2026).