Software package to provide job scheduling capability for computers.

University of East Anglia
East of England
Selective procedure
5 March 2025 to 4 March 2026

Provision of entry-level support for the Slurm Workload Manager software package, specifically covering a configuration of 256 nodes and associated GPU resources. This contract ensures ongoing operational support for high-performance computing job scheduling infrastructure.

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Awarded value: Not published; No value in the notice
Published: 17 March 2025
Awarded: 21 February 2025; Academia
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 4 March 2026

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of technical support and maintenance services for Slurm Workload Manager software used in high-performance computing environments.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 5 March 2025 to 4 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 48612000, 48613000

Services in this contract

High-performance computing (HPC)Main service£117k typicalSlurm workload manager support for HPC cluster

Lifecycle

Published
17 March 2025
Contract awardedto Academia
21 February 2025
Contract starts
5 March 2025
Contract ends
4 March 2026

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University of East Anglia

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/29424/software-package-to-provide-job-scheduling-capability-for-computers
Buyer reference: PURCON 2146
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-17829360-1958-41ed-9106-8f095e65c780
Last checked: 5 November 2026

University of East Anglia. Software package to provide job scheduling capability for computers. Contract award, 17 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/29424/software-package-to-provide-job-scheduling-capability-for-computers (accessed 5 November 2026).