Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba2-c4cb-726d-b131-741a05a5076b/isambard-ai awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure # Isambard AI [University of Bristol](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-bristol) Estimated value Not stated Published 10 Nov 2023 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. ## About this tender Isambard-AI is a new GPU-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing system to deliver a national AI Research Resource (AIRR) for the UK, as recommended in the “Independent Review of The Future of Compute: Final report and recommendations ”, and to support the Frontier AI safety taskforce. This new AIRR will support several initiatives, particularly on AI safety and foundational models, where the UK aims to establish a leadership position. Isambard-AI will be delivered as a “self-contained unit”. The RFP and Contract covers, in summary, the following mandatory requirements: - The scale-out GPU-based production system - An early access GPU-based system with AI storage - High performance network fabric - System management support for multi-tenancy: - Support for 5 years of service - One or more self-contained units - Energy efficiency - Storage solutions optimised for AI training and inference - AI supercomputing facility access and gateway nodes - Data Centre Connectivity and Edge Router for Services - UPS - Data transfer and mover tool - Software and licenses - Security monitoring, auditing and compliance - Monitoring, reporting and RAS tools - Eventual decommissioning - Training / handover - Environmental impact ## CPV classification Hardware Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04177e-2023-11-10T16:16:54Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04177e-2023-11-10T16:16:54Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile University of Bristol: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-bristol) [Sector More Construction materials & structures tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-materials) ## More tenders like this [Drinking-water piping – Lieferung von Material für die Trinkwasserversorgung (PE-HD-Rohr) für die Trinkwasserversorgung der KOOPERATION WASSER. · Trinkwasserverband Stader Land · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0b9d-724a-b3ac-6a1b5383af17/germany-drinking-water-piping-lieferung-von-material-fur-die-trinkwasservers) [Construction materials – Fornecimento de Materiais de Construção Civil para o ano de 2027 · Município de Lagoa (Açores) · 27 days left · 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1411-7299-9481-e5274c3efd59/portugal-construction-materials-fornecimento-de-materiais-de-construcao-civi) [Modular and portable buildings – Fourniture, livraison et installation de 5 habitations légères de loisirs (HLL) au camping de la Colombière a Pesmes · Communauté de Communes Val de Gray · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-5cdd-730e-a2d6-1022e299032b/france-modular-and-portable-buildings-fourniture-livraison-et-installation) [Smiths' wares – Fournitures d'atelier : Serrurerie - Quincaillerie · Nievre Habitat · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-c593-71cf-99c0-59c343efbbd0/france-smiths-wares-fournitures-datelier-serrurerie-quincaillerie) [Building materials – Dostawy materiałów ogniotrwałych formowanych · Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz-Instytut Metali Nieżelaznych · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4d1a-7143-ae91-f1f0c3bdd6a9/poland-building-materials-dostawy-materialow-ogniotrwalych-formowanych) [Building materials – Fourniture de matériels et matériaux · Ville de Saint-Just Saint-Rambert · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1461-73f3-8616-e84751ddcbff/france-building-materials-fourniture-de-materiels-et-materiaux)