Single-party framework agreement for the Acquisition, delivery, installation and maintenance of hardware and software of CASPIr Supercomputer

Published

30 March 2026

Estimated value

€25,000,000

Place of performance

IE042

Procedure

comp-dial

Lots

1

Notice number

00217178-2026

Reference

940a33d9-7c08-4a17-9db8-cfa50362a321

Official source

Official source

CPV codes

• 30211100Superordenador
• 30000000Máquinas, equipo y artículos de oficina y de informática, excepto mobiliario y paquetes de software
• 30200000Equipo y material informático
• 30210000Máquinas procesadoras de datos (hardware)
• 30211200Equipo informático de unidad central
• 30211300Plataformas informáticas
• 30211400Configuraciones informáticas
• 30211500Unidad central de procesamiento (CPU) o procesadores

Description

The purpose of this Invitation to Tender is to procure the Acquisition, delivery, installation and maintenance of hardware and software of CASPIr Supercomputer for a 5-year operational period, with an option for an additional one (1) year extension. The Supercomputer will be jointly owned by the University of Galway and the EuroHPC JU and will be operated by ICHEC in support of the National Advanced Computing service for Ireland as well as the relevant EuroHPC Access calls. The system is to be hosted in a secure co-location data centre facility in Ireland. The intended role of the CASPIr Supercomputer is to provide:  A new EuroHPC mid-range supercomputer hosted in Ireland and integrated within the EuroHPC ecosystem  The next supercomputer to underpin the National HPC Service operated by ICHEC in support of Irish researchers  A richer and more capable, data centric modular compute environment to address the broader data management and complex workflow requirements of Irish and European researchers  A reliable, secure production platform on which high availability services can be operated for academic, public sector and SME customers  A training and development platform to enabl…

Frequently asked questions

What is the estimated value of this tender?

The estimated value published by the buyer is €25,000,000.

Who is the buyer of this tender?

The contracting authority is University of Galway (ID 1400) (European Union).