Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Boxxe Limited SME
- Value
- £7,873,829.80 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Data-processing machines (hardware) (CPV 30210000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 084906-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Nov 2025
- Published19 Dec 2025Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
The supply (construction, delivery and installation) of a self-contained modular data centre. The unit contains high performance computing (HPC) racks used for processing UKIFS's computing needs. Additional information: UKIFS leveraged the Southern University Purchasing Consortium framework - High Performance Computing, which UKIFS accesses through its membership to London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) . This Framework Agreement is designed for manufacturers of high-performance or data-intensive computing solutions who can deliver complete, end-to-end offerings based primarily on their own technology. Suppliers were selected on their ability to provide integrated solutions, comprising servers, storage, networking, core solution software, support, maintenance, and full design and deployment services.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| all-Off Contract for the supply of High Performance Computing | Boxxe Limited SME | £6m |
| all-Off Contract for the supply of High Performance Computing | Boxxe Limited SME | £1.88m |
About the supplier
Boxxe Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02109168).