FOI_24-297 Procurement PURCON 2085- HPC Server Replacement
Date of response: 24 October 2024
We have now considered your request of 22 October 2024 for the following information:
Replacement", published on 4 July 2024 and linked to here:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2349f27e-60e9-4abf-a82e-95384cc2679aMy questions are:
Question 1. Did the supplier submit a bid or tender for this contract? If so, please could you tell me the date this happened?
Our response:
A direct award process was utilised in line with the buyer’s guide for the HE Contracts Framework- Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA)- 581593-2021, LOT 4- Solutions – High Performance Computing and/or Data Intensive Computing Solutions.
Question 2. Was the supplier invited to submit a bid or tender for this contract?
Our response:
The supplier was not invited to submit a bid or tender for this contract, although as part of the direct award process, the supplier submitted a quotation for the required goods.