Alces Flight Centre Subscription & HPC Service Credits

Opportunity overview

Provision of Alces Flight Centre subscription and High Performance Computing (HPC) service credits to support the University's Nandi and Hera clusters.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

MTI Technology Ltd

Matched by number

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contract value: £66.7k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 16 Jun 2026
Award ID: 058273-2026-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH SC112019
Location: Birmingham, UKG, B47ET, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

The contract comprises: Alces Flight Centre subscription (1-year) HPC service credits supporting University clusters (Nandi and Hera) Associated specialist support services The solution integrates with the University's existing HPC infrastructure and supports research continuity.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: 1252
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: This contract was awarded via a compliant direct award under an established framework agreement. The direct award was justified on the basis that: the requirement is low value, low risk, and clearly defined the supplier is an approved framework provider the solution integrates with existing University infrastructure alternative suppliers would introduce technical and operational risk

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: The contract comprises: Alces Flight Centre subscription (1-year) HPC service credits supporting University clusters (Nandi and Hera) Associated specialist support services The solution integrates with the University's existing HPC infrastructure and supports research continuity.
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Type: price

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKG

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: ASTON UNIVERSITY
Id: GB-COH-SC112019

Identifier

Legal Name: ASTON UNIVERSITY
Id: SC112019
Scheme: GB-COH

Address

Street Address: Aston Triangle
Locality: Birmingham
Region: UKG
Postal Code: B47ET
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Procurement Team
Email: procurement@aston.ac.uk

Roles

buyer

supplier

Details

Url: https://www.aston.ac.uk ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: BODY_PUBLIC
Description: Body governed by public law

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 09
Description: Education

Organisation 2

Name: The High Court of Justice
Id: GB-FTS-3850

Identifier

Legal Name: The High Court of Justice

Address

Locality: London
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 058273-2026-1
Title: Alces Flight Centre Subscription & HPC Service Credits
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-SC112019
Name: MTI Technology Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 058273-2026-1
Award ID: 058273-2026-1
Title: Alces Flight Centre Subscription & HPC Service Credits
Status: active
Date Signed: 17 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount: 66,732.41
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG · B47ET · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKG

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

058273-2026award, contract · 19 Jun 2026, 17:58