GB-Tyne: T20/0019 Render Farm

Northumbria University Require animation render farm service in support of the Animation BA Degree course. Details of this degree programme can be found at the following link Animation BA (Hons) (northumbria.ac.uk)

Northumbria would like to explore the options for our students to access a cloud based render farm service. To align with the current software applications used by our students the farm must support the following 3d Design Software •Maya •Houdini •After Effects •Unreal engine The farm must also support for a GPU render using the following •Arnold •Redshift

There should also be support for a render farm manager ideally Deadline

Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.