Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-Tyne: T20/0019 Render Farm
2. Awarding Authority:
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Sutherland Building, Northumberland Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom
Tel. 07850102988, Email: nasrin.mozlu@northumbria.ac.uk, URL: northumbria.ac.uk
Contact: Nasrin Mozlu, Attn: Nasrin Mozlu
3. Contract Type: Supplies
Sub Type: PURCHASE

4. Description: Motion picture and video services. Northumbria University Require animation render farm service in support of the Animation BA Degree course. Details of this degree programme can be found at the following link Animation BA (Hons) (northumbria.ac.uk)

Northumbria would like to explore the options for our students to access a cloud based render farm service. To align with the current software applications used by our students the farm must support the following 3d Design Software
•Maya
•Houdini
•After Effects
•Unreal engine
The farm must also support for a GPU render using the following
•Arnold
•Redshift

There should also be support for a render farm manager ideally Deadline
5. CPV Codes:
92100000 - Motion picture and video services.

6. NUTS Codes :
UKC2 - Northumberland and Tyne and Wear

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Northumberland and Tyne and Wear,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category J: 25K to 50K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 23/02/2021 12:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
Finance Office, Sutherland Building, Northumberland Road

12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Tyne:-T20/0019-Render-Farm/7572W4PCFX

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://neupc.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7572W4PCFX
TKR-202122-PRO-17733706
Suitable for VCO: Yes
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 01/05/2021
Period of Work End date: 06/09/2021
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no