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CEFAS26-36 Continued Access to UEA High Performance Computing Facilities

  • Cefas
  • East of England
  • Direct award
  • 29 September 2025 to 31 March 2026

Provision of access to HPC computing nodes and AFM-based archival storage systems. The service includes technical support to ensure system availability, user support, and operational performance for high-intensity computational workloads and long-term research data management.

Awarded value
£36k
As published
Published
17 March 2026
Awarded
26 September 2025
University of East Anglia
Contract length
6 months
Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Managed access and infrastructure/storage provision

Provision of high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure and integrated archival storage services for scientific research and computational data analysis workloads.

  • Access to HPC computing nodes enabling Cefas users to run high-intensity computational workloads
  • Archival storage through the AFM storage system, integrated with and accessible from the HPC cluster, supporting long-term data retention, analysis workflows and research data management

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Managed access and infrastructure/storage provision
Procedure
Direct award
Initial term
6 months
Contract dates
29 September 2025 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
CPV codes
72000000

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Cefas

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University of East Anglia

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/354798/cefas26-36-continued-access-to-uea-high-performance-computing-facilities
Buyer reference
C33522
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066cbd
Last checked
5 November 2026

Cefas. CEFAS26-36 Continued Access to UEA High Performance Computing Facilities. Contract award, 17 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/354798/cefas26-36-continued-access-to-uea-high-performance-computing-facilities (accessed 5 November 2026).