# GB-Tyne: T20/0019 Render Farm

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [University of Northumbria at Newcastle](/buyers/university-of-northumbria-at-newcastle/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £50,000
- Published: 2 February 2021
- Planned start: 1 May 2021
- Planned end: 6 September 2021
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 6a067add-3819-4c52-abe5-957c2cbd74f5-410285
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fda6135c-bfed-4ccf-8984-63d58aaa98ed

## Description

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\.

## Related contract awards

- [Ellison Building Laboratory Refurbishment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3defef33-cc51-47ff-bc57-c7ac6c4445eb): University of Northumbria at Newcastle
- [Structural Engineering Consultancy Framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a31d41f6-03a6-488d-bc5d-e56c011f2a79): The University of Northumbria at Newcastle
- [T24/0084 - Environmental SEM](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-46301e19-eb28-4de8-84d9-9a1b07acb73d): University of Northumbria at Newcastle

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a067add-3819-4c52-abe5-957c2cbd74f5-410285)