GRAID Data Storage Server
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Novatech Ltd
- Value
- £35,610.59
- Duration
- 1 year
- Topic
- Servers
- Published
- 18 May 2023
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
The µ-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre is the University of Southampton's dedicated centre for computed tomographic imaging and a founding partner of the National Research Facility for lab-based X-ray CT (NXCT). The centre combines state-of-the-art equipment and 25 years of experience, plus the expertise of over 40 academic staff from across the University, offering a unique integrated resource for advanced 3D imaging. As part of a recent funding effort, µ-VIS wishes to add another instance of high-performance storage to its infrastructure: an AMD EPYC-based GRAID system with 100 gigabit connectivity and of the order of tens of terabytes usable storage capacity to provide a platform for processing next-generation reconstruction algorithms for tomographic data.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date15 May 2023
- Completed: Award published18 May 2023Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date25 June 2024
About the buyer
University of Southampton is a higher education institution whose procurement team runs tenders and quotations under its own financial regulations. Tenders are advertised through In-Tend, the university's e-tendering system. Many contracts are awarded through framework agreements managed by the Southern Universities Procurement Consortium. Larger opportunities may also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Purchasing teams raise orders and requisitions for faculties and professional service groups. Procurement thresholds set the route to market, ranging from a single quotation to a formal tender. Contractors must hold appropriate insurance before work begins.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Southampton's contract awards have been in software and information systems, office and computing equipment and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 48820000 · Servers
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-southampton.gov |
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