# ExCALIBUR Fusion Modelling System FM-WP1 Numerical representation: Numerical Analysis Procurement \(Project NEPTUNE \)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Science and Technology Facilities Council
- Award value: £216,000
- Tender value: £216,000
- Award date: 17 November 2022
- Published: 23 November 2022
- Contract start: 17 November 2022
- Contract end: 28 February 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: b29d22c7-d6d1-4cb3-8783-02152e4a6f65-592808
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b3957220-df8a-4d35-9d17-4b9f1ac95fdd

## Description

Radical changes to supercomputer architectures are on the horizon\. The current simulation codes, that much of UK science relies upon, are designed for current supercomputer architectures\. These codes will, at best, not be able to fully exploit the power that the supercomputers of the mid-2020s will deliver; at worst, they will run slower on those machines than they do now\. Future computers will be more energy efficient and so the longer we rely upon the current approach, the more expensive the solution will be\. Therefore, it is essential that we invest now in redesigning those simulation codes so that they perform well on the future generations of supercomputers\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b29d22c7-d6d1-4cb3-8783-02152e4a6f65-592808)