Provision of Future High Performance Computing Service

Published

22 February 2024

Place of performance

Bologna, ITH55

Lots

1

Notice number

00110600-2024

Official source

Official source

CPV codes

• 30211100Superordenador

Description

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an independent intergovernmental organisation supported by 35 states. ECMWF is both a research institute and a 24/7 operational service, producing and disseminating numerical weather predictions to its Member States. This data is fully available to the national meteorological services in the Member States. The Centre also offers a catalogue of forecast data that can be purchased by businesses worldwide and other commercial customers. The supercomputer facility (and associated data archive) at ECMWF is one of the largest of its type in Europe and Member States can use 25% of its capacity for their own purposes. The organisation was established in 1975 and now employs around 450 staff from more than 30 countries. A description of ECMWF’s activities and infrastructure can be found at: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/what-we-do. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to support ECMWF in gathering information regarding the envisaged supercomputing technology options (roadmaps) and associated price projections that will be available to purchase in a 2026/27 time frame. This information will provide the founda…

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Who is the buyer of this tender?

The contracting authority is European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) (European Union).