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Supply of Supermicro Workstations for BFI National Archive UHD HDR Workflows

Awarded 18 Jan 2023

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Awarded18 Jan 2023

Value£34,534.00

SupplierServer Factory Ltd

AgencyBFI

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryIT & Software

Ended 2y 10mo ago1y term

Awarded 18 Jan 2023Expired 18 Jan 2024

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BFI awarded a contract to Server Factory Ltd for the supply of two high-spec Supermicro workstations to support UHD HDR and 4K Digital Cinema workflows, enabling validation and quality control of data acquired into the UK's national moving image collection.

The workstations include Supermicro A+ SuperWorkstation 5014A-TT with AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000WX or 5000WX compatible motherboard, minimum 32-core/64-thread CPU, 2TB system disk with Windows 11, 128GB DDR4 3200 server memory, 2 x NVIDIA RTX A6000 48GB GPUs, Aja Kona 5 I/O card, 4x NVMe m.2 (minimum 4x 2TB), 16TB NVMe PCIe4x4 SSD, Supermicro SNK-P0066AP4 heat sink, additional cooling fans, GS7 rail conversion kit, and minimum 3 years return-to-base warranty.

The contract value was AUD 34,534, inclusive of server build, test, delivery, and installation at the BFI National Archive Conservation Centre in Berkhamsted.

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