Provision of High-Performance Computing services for interim Irish National HPC service

University of Galway ID 1400

The required service shall provide an enhanced replacement service for the current Irish National HPC Service for academic researchers operated by ICHEC. Its primary objective is to provide researchers with high performance compute cycles and data storage capacity via a familiar environment and toolchain (collectively referred to hereafter as the System) so as to minimise the disruption and re-learning for users and staff of ICHEC’s current system. As an interim service bridging a gap until Ireland’s new mid-range EuroHPC system is deployed in 2025, this service must also act as an on-ramp to the wider EuroHPC ecosystem, enabling researchers to scale their applications and port to accelerated architectures.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-09-29. The procurement was published on 2023-08-02.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-08-02 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-08-02)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: University of Galway ID 1400
Postal address: University Road, Galway
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: H91TK33
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: procure@universityofgalway.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of High-Performance Computing services for interim Irish National HPC service”
Products/services: Computer-related services 📦
Short description:
“The required service shall provide an enhanced replacement service for the current Irish National HPC Service for academic researchers operated by ICHEC....”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Computer-related management services 📦
Additional products/services: Computer supplies 📦
Additional products/services: Super computer 📦
Additional products/services: Servers 📦
Place of performance: West 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The required service shall provide an enhanced replacement service for the current Irish National HPC Service for academic researchers operated by ICHEC....”    Show more
Award criteria
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 5 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Information about options
Options
Description of options: Initial contract for two years with option to extend for a further two.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: See Tender Documents
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: See Tender 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: 3
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-09-29 12:00 📅
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: 2023-09-29 12:30 📅

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

“(1) Interested parties must associate their organisation with this competition on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the...”    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“In accordance with the Standstill Period as per SI130-Public Sector Remedies Legislation”
Source: OJS 2023/S 150-478768 (2023-08-02)