The contracting authority requires commodity computer systems for training state-of-art artificial intelligence systems based on Neural Network technologies (CNN, GANs, etc).
Three main categories of equipment are sought:
(i) personal dual-GPU computers for use by individual Ph.D. or postdoctoral researchers in a tower case that can be placed on or under the desk;
(ii) shared GPU servers systems which will be used by small teams (3-4 persons) working on a specific project but sharing a common codebase or sets of experimental data; these can be either rack-mounted, or in a tower case; a multi-port network interface, is required;
(iii) personal single-GPU laptop computers to be used by individual researches for prototyping code.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-03-18.
The procurement was published on 2021-02-15.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Specialist ICT Equipment
NUIG/CON1231/2020
Products/services: Computer equipment and supplies📦
Short description:
“The contracting authority requires commodity computer systems for training state-of-art artificial intelligence systems based on Neural Network technologies...”
Short description
The contracting authority requires commodity computer systems for training state-of-art artificial intelligence systems based on Neural Network technologies (CNN, GANs, etc).
Three main categories of equipment are sought:
(i) personal dual-GPU computers for use by individual Ph.D. or postdoctoral researchers in a tower case that can be placed on or under the desk;
(ii) shared GPU servers systems which will be used by small teams (3-4 persons) working on a specific project but sharing a common codebase or sets of experimental data; these can be either rack-mounted, or in a tower case; a multi-port network interface, is required;
(iii) personal single-GPU laptop computers to be used by individual researches for prototyping code.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Personal Multi-GPU Desktop Computer
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Computer configurations📦
Additional products/services: Personal computers📦
Additional products/services: Desktop computer📦
Additional products/services: Computer-related equipment📦
Additional products/services: Computer screens and consoles📦
Additional products/services: Miscellaneous computer equipment📦
Place of performance: West🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“Tower case node; suitable for on-desk or under-desk use in office environment.
— single-CPU; 12-Core; 128 GB RAM (non-ECC RAM is acceptable),
— desirable:...”
Description of the procurement
Tower case node; suitable for on-desk or under-desk use in office environment.
— single-CPU; 12-Core; 128 GB RAM (non-ECC RAM is acceptable),
— desirable: RAM upgrade options; CPU upgrade options,
— 2 x 24GB GPU; Fast GPU-to-GPU Bus (50 Gbps transfer rate minimum),
— 2 x 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD,
— desirable: option to upgrade to higher capacity M2 NVMe SSD,
— desirable: option to add SATA HDD/SSD storage,
— 1 x 10 Gbe network interface (chipset must be Linux compatible),
— desirable: 2 or 4-port network interface or higher data rates,
— front and rear USB3.2 Gen 1 (or equivalent) ports,
— basic HDMI Monitor,
— desirable: monitor upgrades,
— 3-year warranty and back-to-base servicing.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 120 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“Option to extend for a further twelve (12) months, subject to a maximum of two (2) such extensions subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and...”
Description of renewals
Option to extend for a further twelve (12) months, subject to a maximum of two (2) such extensions subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints.
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Multi-user Multi-GPU Network Computer
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“— tower or rack case,
— single-CPU; 20 core or higher; 256 GB RAM; (non-ECC is acceptable),
— desirable: ECC RAM; RAM/CPU upgrade options; dual-CPU...”
Description of the procurement
— tower or rack case,
— single-CPU; 20 core or higher; 256 GB RAM; (non-ECC is acceptable),
— desirable: ECC RAM; RAM/CPU upgrade options; dual-CPU option,
— 4 @ 24 GB GPU; GPU-to-GPU Bus (50 Gbps transfer rate between paired GPU). Note: Fewer GPU with higher memory spec is also acceptable,
— desirable: option to upgrade to 6 or 8 GPU,
— 2 @ 4TB M.2 NVMe SSD with write rate 2000MByte/s+, read rate 3000MByte/s +,
— desirable: option to upgrade to higher capacity M2 NVMe SSD,
— desirable: options to add SATA HDD/SSD storage capacity,
— desirable: internal NAS support, or high-speed external NAS I/O,
— 2 Port 25 Gbe network interface (chipset must be Linux compatible),
— desirable: 4-port network interface or faster data rates,
— desirable: USB3.2 Gen 1 (or equivalent) ports,
— 3-year warranty and back-to-base servicing,
— desirable: on site servicing.
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Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 120 000 💰
3️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Laptops with GPUs
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Single CPU i7 8 cores or higher:
— desirable: CPU upgrade options,
— minimum 32 GB DDR4, 2.666 MHz RAM or equivalent,
— desirable: 64 GB DDR4 RAM or faster...”
Description of the procurement
Single CPU i7 8 cores or higher:
— desirable: CPU upgrade options,
— minimum 32 GB DDR4, 2.666 MHz RAM or equivalent,
— desirable: 64 GB DDR4 RAM or faster RAM upgrade,
— single GPU 8GB GDDR6; compatible with AI frameworks such as Tensorflow, Pytorch,
— desirable: GPU upgrades,
— 2 @ 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD with write rate 3000MByte/s+, read rate 3000MByte/s+,
— desirable: 1 @ 2TB NVMe SSD option can be substituted,
— desirable: option to upgrade to higher capacity M2 NVMe SSDs,
— 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n Wifi, Bluetooth (or equivalent),
— desirable: 1 Gbps ethernet port or ethernet adapter,
— minimum 2 x USB 3.1 ports; camera and micropohone to support videoconferencing,
— desirable: 4 x USB 3.2 and/or thunderbolt/USB-C ports,
— 3-year warranty and back-to-base servicing.
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Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 100 000 💰
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: N/a
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 7
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-03-18
14:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-03-18
14:00 📅
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 1 December 2024.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 035-084834 (2021-02-15)
Contract award notice (2021-06-25) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal code: Galway
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“This is a contract award notice.
The contracting authority requires commodity computer systems for training state-of-art artificial intelligence systems...”
Short description
This is a contract award notice.
The contracting authority requires commodity computer systems for training state-of-art artificial intelligence systems based on neural network technologies (CNN, GANs, etc).
Three main categories of equipment are sought:
(i) personal dual-GPU computers for use by individual Ph.D. or postdoctoral researchers in a tower case that can be placed on or under the desk;
(ii) shared GPU servers systems which will be used by small teams (3-4 persons) working on a specific project but sharing a common codebase or sets of experimental data; these can be either rack-mounted, or in a tower case; a multi-port network interface, is required;
(iii) personal single-GPU laptop computers to be used by individual researches for prototyping code.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 450 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅ Description
Main site or place of performance: Galway.
Description of the procurement:
“Tower case node; suitable for on-desk or under-desk use in office environment.
— Single-CPU; 12-Core; 128 GB RAM (non-ECC RAM is acceptable);
— desirable:...”
Description of the procurement
Tower case node; suitable for on-desk or under-desk use in office environment.
— Single-CPU; 12-Core; 128 GB RAM (non-ECC RAM is acceptable);
— desirable: RAM upgrade options; CPU upgrade options
— 2 x 24GB GPU; Fast GPU-to-GPU Bus (50 Gbps transfer rate minimum);
— 2 x 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD;
— desirable: option to upgrade to higher capacity M2 NVMe SSD;
— desirable: option to add SATA HDD/SSD storage;
— 1 x 10 Gbe network interface [chipset must be Linux compatible];
— desirable: 2 or 4-port network interface or higher data rates;
— front and rear USB3.2 Gen 1 (or equivalent) ports;
— basic HDMI Monitor;
— desirable: monitor upgrades;
— 3 year warranty and back-to-base servicing.
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Quality criterion (name): Technical merit of proposed solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Warranty, after sales service, tech support, contract mgmt
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Lead time and delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Price (weighting): 35
Description
Description of the procurement:
“— tower or rack case
— single-CPU; 20 core or higher; 256 GB RAM; (non-ECC is acceptable);
— desirable: ECC RAM; RAM/CPU upgrade options; dual-CPU option;
—...”
Description of the procurement
— tower or rack case
— single-CPU; 20 core or higher; 256 GB RAM; (non-ECC is acceptable);
— desirable: ECC RAM; RAM/CPU upgrade options; dual-CPU option;
— 4 @ 24 GB GPU; GPU-to-GPU Bus (50 Gbps transfer rate between paired GPU).
Note: fewer GPU with higher memory spec is also acceptable.
— desirable: option to upgrade to 6 or 8 GPU
— 2 @ 4TB M.2 NVMe SSD with write rate 2000MByte/s+, read rate 3000MByte/s +;
— desirable: option to upgrade to higher capacity M2 NVMe SSD;
— desirable: options to add SATA HDD/SSD storage capacity;
— desirable: internal NAS support, or high-speed external NAS I/O;
— 2 Port 25 Gbe network interface (chipset must be Linux compatible);
— desirable: 4-port network interface or faster data rates;
— desirable: USB3.2 Gen 1 (or equivalent) ports;
— 3 year warranty and back-to-base servicing;
— desirable: on site servicing.
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Quality criterion (name): Warranty, after sales, technical support and contract mgmt
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Single CPU i7 8 cores or higher;
— desirable: CPU upgrade options;
— minimum 32 GB DDR4, 2,666 MHz RAM or equivalent;
— desirable: 64 GB DDR4 RAM or faster...”
Description of the procurement
Single CPU i7 8 cores or higher;
— desirable: CPU upgrade options;
— minimum 32 GB DDR4, 2,666 MHz RAM or equivalent;
— desirable: 64 GB DDR4 RAM or faster RAM upgrade;
— single GPU 8GB GDDR6; compatible with AI frameworks such as Tensorflow, Pytorch;
— desirable: GPU upgrades;
— 2 @ 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD with write rate 3000MByte/s+, read rate 3000MByte/s+;
— desirable: 1 @ 2TB NVMe SSD option can be substituted;
— desirable: option to upgrade to higher capacity M2 NVMe SSDs;
— 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n Wifi, Bluetooth (or equivalent);
— desirable: 1 Gbps ethernet port or ethernet adapter;
— minimum 2 x USB 3.1 ports; camera and micropohone to support videoconferencing;
— desirable: 4 x USB 3.2 and/or thunderbolt/USB-C ports;
— 3 year warranty and back-to-base servicing.
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Quality criterion (name): Warranty, after sales service, technical support, contract mgmt
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 035-084834
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Personal Multi-GPU Desktop Computer
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-17 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Datapac
National registration number: 86946
Postal address: Quarry Park
Postal town: Enniscorthy
Postal code: Co. Wexford
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 539242537📞
E-mail: koconnor@datapac.com📧
Fax: +353 539235010 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.datapac.com🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 120 000 💰
2️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-14 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Scan Computers International Ltd
National registration number: GB597943370
Postal address: 25-28 Enterprise Park, Middlebrook
Postal town: Bolton
Postal code: BL6 6PE
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: simon.pettit@scan.co.uk📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.scan.co.uk🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 120 000 💰
3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Multi-user multi-GPU Network Computer
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-02 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: OCF Ltd
National registration number: 4132533
Postal address: Rotunda Business Centre
Postal town: Sheffield
Postal code: South Yorkshire
Phone: +44 1142572204📞
E-mail: intend@ocf.co.uk📧
URL: http://www.ocf.co.uk🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 120 000 💰
4️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Title: Multi-user Multi-GPU Network Computer
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-07 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: PC Specialist Ltd
National registration number: GB 827 4395 05
Postal address: Unit 12 Jubilee Business Park
Postal town: Wakefield
Postal code: WF4 4TD
E-mail: jonathan.stannard@pcspecialist.co.uk📧
URL: http://https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/ad_index.php 🌏 Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 120 000 💰
5️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-01 📅
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 120 000 💰
6️⃣
Contract Number: 6
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Laptops with GPUs
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 100 000 💰
7️⃣
Contract Number: 7
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 100 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 124-328078 (2021-06-25)