# GRAID Data Storage Server

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON](/buyers/university-of-southampton/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Novatech
- Award value: £35,611
- Tender value: £35,611
- Award date: 17 May 2023
- Published: 18 May 2023
- Contract start: 15 May 2023
- Contract end: 25 June 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 809cc1e3-de8f-4f8d-99b6-158239aa032f-646028
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-039d38fb-fa1d-48fa-9d84-9638559259ad

## Description

The µ-VIS X-ray Imaging Centre is the University of Southampton's dedicated centre for computed tomographic imaging and a founding partner of the National Research Facility for lab-based X-ray CT \(NXCT\)\. The centre combines state-of-the-art equipment and 25 years of experience, plus the expertise of over 40 academic staff from across the University, offering a unique integrated resource for advanced 3D imaging\. As part of a recent funding effort, µ-VIS wishes to add another instance of high-performance storage to its infrastructure: an AMD EPYC-based GRAID system with 100 gigabit connectivity and of the order of tens of terabytes usable storage capacity to provide a platform for processing next-generation reconstruction algorithms for tomographic data\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/809cc1e3-de8f-4f8d-99b6-158239aa032f-646028)