Published date: 13 May 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 June 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • Software development services - 72262000

  • Experimental development services - 73120000

    • Design and execution of research and development - 73300000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£300,000 to £378,000

Procurement reference

20220513193129-72814

Published date

13 May 2022

Closing date

17 June 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 June 2022

Contract end date

19 June 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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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About the buyer

Contact name

Abigail Woods

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Email

abigail.woods@ukaea.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority