Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 19 Dec 2025, 13:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Call-Off Contract for the supply of High Performance Computing - Contract Variation

Authority: UK Fusion Energy Ltd (Public body)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£10,776,9152 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 6 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to boxxe Limited3 awards

Contract term Ends 31 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The installation and delivery of a Modular Data Centre and

enclosed IT infrastructure, consisting of CPU and GPU nodes. This service also includes long-term support and maintenance of the facility.

CPV: Computer servers · Data-processing machines (hardware) · Modular and portable buildings · Servers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The supply (construction, delivery and installation) of a self-contained modular data…Awarded

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.

The modification included additional storage equipment, additional installation equipment and equipment needed for the successful installation of the updated MDC.

Contract period: … – 31 Mar 2026

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West · UKIFS West Burton site

30210000 Data-processing machines (hardware)44211100 Modular and portable buildings 48822000 Computer servers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Dec 2025, 13:02 GMT
Last source update: 24 Mar 2026, 15:57 GMT
Authority reference: PP-UKIFS-218d
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-084906
Classification (CPV): Computer serversData-processing machines (hardware)Modular and portable buildingsServers
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fa5f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This procurement process followed the SUPC HPC framework buying procedure. With the call-off contract awarded to the highest scoring supplier from the original competition (ending September 2025).
Following this, Dell Technologies leveraged its nominated reseller: Boxxe Limited, in compliance with the framework approach who directly contracted with UKIFS.
This was not published as no competitive process was run.

Publisher note: This contract was awarded to Boxxe Limited, the nominated reseller of Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies was the highest scoring supplier on the SUPC HPC framework, selected by UKIFS in compliance with the framework buying process. Dell Technologies will deliver the service alongside Boxxe Limited.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 3

Awarded value £10,776,9152 contracts exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 3latest 6 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
boxxe LimitedCall-Off Contract No. PP-UKIFS-218d for the supply of HighPerformance Computing - Update	£8,901,555 †	—	Awarded
boxxe Limitedall-Off Contract No. PP-UKIFS-218d for the supply of HighPerformance Computing	£5,998,471 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
boxxe Limitedall-Off Contract No. PP-UKIFS-218d for the supply of HighPerformance Computing	£1,875,359 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Call-Off Contract No. PP-UKIFS-218d for the supply of HighPerformance Computing - Update · boxxe Limited
Signed
6 Mar 2026
Value
£8,901,555
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
- Change Increase in volume of equipment ordered, but keeping the scope of the contract the same. This was increased as UKIFS further developed their understanding of the required equipment., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Existing delivery, all of the equipment was to be installed into the originally procured facility, with the delivery and installation all part of the same service.
all-Off Contract No. PP-UKIFS-218d for the supply of HighPerformance Computing · boxxe Limited
Signed
28 Nov 2025
Value
£5,998,471
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
all-Off Contract No. PP-UKIFS-218d for the supply of HighPerformance Computing · boxxe Limited
Signed
28 Nov 2025
Value
£1,875,359
Period
… – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK FUSION ENERGY LTD

Contracting authorityPublic bodyMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsScientific Research GB-COH: 4620804 Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, South East, OX143DBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

UK Industrial Fusion SolutionsReview body Abingdon, OxfordshireContact email
UK Industry Fusion SolutionReview body Abingdon, OxfordshireContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Boxxe LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 2109168 Boxxe Limited Artemis House, Eboracum Way, York, Yorkshire & Humber, Y031 7RE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.