UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd: High Performance Computing Call-off Contract (GPU Equipment)

UK-Abingdon: Servers.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
       Culham Science Centre, Hutton, Abingdon, OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 00000000000, Email: operationalprocurement.step@ukifs.uk
       Contact: Operational Procurement Team
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-industrial-fusion-solutions
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Energy

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: High Performance Computing Call-off Contract (GPU Equipment)            
      Reference number: PP-UKIFS-218c

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         48820000 - Servers.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: Direct Award under Southern University Purchasing Consortium - High Performance Computing framework (ITS4062 SU) for the delivery of High Performance Computing equipment (GPU equipment)

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 1,875,359.15
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Direct Award under Southern University Purchasing Consortium - High Performance Computing framework (ITS4062 SU) for the delivery of High Performance Computing equipment (GPU equipment)

This service will involve the delivery of the equipment to the UKIFS's Modular Data Centre.

This contract was awarded to the highest scoring supplier within the SUPC HPC framework (Dell Technologies), and delivered by their nominated reseller Boxxe Limited.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 30
      Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 40
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1)


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: UKIFS-GPU    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: High Performance Computing PP-UKIFS 218c

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 28/11/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Boxxe Limited, 02109168
             Artemis House, Eboracum Way, York, YO31 7RE, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,875,359.15          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,875,359.15
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukifs.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1002646311
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
          Culham Campus, Abingdon, OX14 3DB, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/12/2025




ANNEX D

   2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

         The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes

   3. Explanation
          This notice is published related to the Public Contract Regulations 2015, reg 108. This notice pertains to a call off contract under SUPC High Performance Computing Framework, ITS 4062 SU. UKIFS is accessing this framework through its membership of the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC). This framework agreement allows for direct award to the highest scoring supplier in the original competition, which is Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies's nominated reseller: Boxxe Limited, is their UK delivery partner for products and services of this nature. This approach is permitted within the SUPC framework and Boxxe Limited are listed within the Framework terms for this purpose. UKIFS's call off contract is therefore with Boxxe Limited and they are solely responsible for the delivery.