AIRR Expansion AI Cloud Compute

A Prior Information Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
4 year
Value
£214M
Sector
TECHNOLOGY
Published
25 Sep 2025
Delivery
16 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2030
Deadline
30 Nov 2025 23:59

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Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

Description

This notice is to alert the market that the Authority, subject to approvals, has an upcoming requirement, to work with the following: A cloud provider - contracted to deliver scalable, state-of-the-art AI compute, delivered through a flexible cloud service. This capability will expand the capacity of the UK AI Research Resource, for use by the UK research and AI community.

CPV Codes

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72317000 - Data storage services
  • 72315000 - Data network management and support services
  • 72416000 - Application service providers
  • 72500000 - Computer-related services

Other Information

This will consist of a core reserved capacity, with the option to scale up for extra capacity if required. Full details on the requirement and how to participate will be provided at the Tender Notice publish date. The authority reserves the right to revise this planned procurement notice to make further information available. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **

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