Specialist ICT Equipment

National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)

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:

Who?

• National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)

What?

• Computer-related equipment › Computer screens and consoles
• Computer-related equipment › Miscellaneous computer equipment
• Mainframe computer › Computer configurations
• Personal computers › Desktop computer

Where?

• Northern and Western › West

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-02-15	Contract notice
2021-06-25	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-02-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Computer equipment and supplies
Reference number: NUIG/CON1231/2020
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.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Computer equipment and supplies 📦
Additional CPV: Computer configurations 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: West 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)
Postal address: University Road
Postal town: Galway
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nuigalway.ie 🌏
E-mail: frances.feeney@nuigalway.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=182997&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=182997&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-02-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-03-18 📅
Publication date: 2021-02-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 035-084834
OJ-S issue: 35

Object
Scope of the procurement
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.

Estimated total value: 450 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Personal Multi-GPU Desktop Computer
Lot number: 1
Short description:

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.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 120 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 24 months
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.

Title of the lot: Multi-user Multi-GPU Network Computer
Lot number: 2
Short description:

— 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: 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.

Title of the lot: Laptops with GPUs
Lot number: 3
Short description:

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,

Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR 💰

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: N/A

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 7
Time of receipt of tenders: 14:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2021-03-18 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Frances Feeney
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/414 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=182997&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 1 December 2024.

Complementary information
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)
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 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.

Total value of the procurement: 450 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Galway

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-06-25 📅
Publication date: 2021-06-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 124-328078
Refers to notice: 2021/S 035-084834
OJ-S issue: 124

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 based on neural network technologies (CNN, GANs, etc).

— 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.

— 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: 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;

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;

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Galway.

Procedure
Award criteria
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
Quality criterion (name): Warranty, after sales, technical support and contract mgmt
Warranty, after sales service, technical support, contract mgmt

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-06-17 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.datapac.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 120 000 EUR 💰
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-06-14 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.scan.co.uk 🌏
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-06-02 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.ocf.co.uk 🌏
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-06-07 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/ad_index.php 🌏
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-06-01 📅
Total value of the procurement: 100 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Source: OJS 2021/S 124-328078 (2021-06-25)

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