# HPC system "QUASAR", support and maintenance

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Dell Corporation Limited](/contract-winners/dell/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £3,249,994
- Tender value: £3,249,994
- Award date: 21 February 2025
- Published: 24 March 2025
- Contract start: 21 February 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 44e365ad-63c6-4e28-8b63-566c8be392ce-834562
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5c492178-a4f4-48a8-8615-6a5b74f470ab

## Description

\*\*\* THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION \*\*\* UK Research and Innovation \(UKRI\) had a requirement for HPC system "QUASAR", support and maintenance\. This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium \(SUPC\) Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement \(SSSNA\) - Lot 4\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44e365ad-63c6-4e28-8b63-566c8be392ce-834562)