Buyer Name: Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC)
Buyer Address: Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate, Reading, UK, RG6 6BU, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Oliver Bradbury-Stewart
Contact Email: SUPC@sums.ac.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1189357081
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is seeking to establish framework agreements for the the procurement of High Performance Computers. This requirement automatically covers the members of the following higher education regional purchasing consortia; Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC), North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW)
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Lot Description: The procurement of High Performance Computers (HPC)
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: Yes
Lot 1 Options: The agreement is initially for a period of 24 months, with the option of 2 further periods of 12 months each.
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical
Contract Title: High Performance Computing
Award Title: High Performance Computing
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