Award of Support for High Performance Computing Cluster (MS-P-0391)

Dumfries and Galloway Council
Scotland
10 March 2025 to 9 March 2027

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Awarded value: £19k; As published
Published: 11 March 2025
Awarded: 10 March 2025; OCF
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 9 March 2027

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist technical support and maintenance services for high-performance computing clusters and associated server infrastructure.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 10 March 2025 to 9 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 50312600, 50312610

Services in this contract

High-performance computing (HPC)Main service£117k typicalTwo-year support of an existing HPC cluster

Lifecycle

Published
11 March 2025
Contract awardedto OCF
10 March 2025
Contract starts
10 March 2025
Contract ends
9 March 2027

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Dumfries and Galloway Council

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OCF

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1422148/award-of-support-for-high-performance-computing-cluster-ms-p-0391
Buyer reference: org-6
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000790135
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Dumfries and Galloway Council. Award of Support for High Performance Computing Cluster (MS-P-0391). Contract award, 11 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1422148/award-of-support-for-high-performance-computing-cluster-ms-p-0391 (accessed 5 November 2026).