Isambard AI Data Facility (AIDF)
A Contract Award Notice
by UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Type
- Contract (Notspecified)
- Duration
- 5 year
- Value
- £10M
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 08 Jan 2026
- Delivery
- 22 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2030
- Deadline
- 04 Dec 2025 17:00
Related Terms
Location
Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers
1 buyer
- Bristol University Bristol
1 supplier
- Dell Corporation London
Description
The UK AI Research Resource (AIRR) lacks a national facility for long-term storage of critical AI datasets when they are not actively processed. The requirement is to establish a secure, scalable, and sovereign data storage solution that integrates with existing compute resources (Isambard-AI and Isambard 3), supports compliance with cybersecurity standards, and enables future expansion to meet growing research and collaboration needs.
Award Detail
| 1 | Dell Corporation (London)
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CPV Codes
- 72317000 - Data storage services
Reference
- tender_511950/1543432
- CF c0369384-6808-4a97-a917-b0ed1bc8ee6d