AwardedUnited Kingdom£10,000,000
Isambard AI Data Facility (AIDF)
- Published
- Published 8 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 4 December 2025
Overview
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.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Awarded
- Estimated value
- £10,000,000
- Procedure
- Selective
- SME suitable
- No
- Published
- 8 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Data storage services
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £11,584,291
- Award date
- 22 January 2026
- Contract period
- 22 December 2025 → 31 December 2030
- Dell Corporation Limited
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract Award Notice
8 January 2026
Contracting authority
University of Bristol
BuyerBristol, United Kingdom
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