Single-party framework agreement for the Acquisition, delivery, installation and maintenance of hardware and software of CASPIr Supercomputer
Details
- Value
- €25,000,000
- Topic
- Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- Published
- 30 March 2026
- Submission
- 5 May 2026
- Source
- ie:e_tenders
Tender 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 enable researchers to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to scale up their HPC, AI and Data processing workflows towards the larger more specialist systems within the EuroHPC ecosystem.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published30 March 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date5 May 2026
About the buyer
University of Galway is an Irish university, and its Procurement & Contracts Office runs its buying. The university works in close partnership with the Office of Government Procurement. The Education Procurement Service is the procurement shared service for universities and institutes of technology. The university buys through contracts set up by either body where suitable. Its tenders include multi-party framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems. All suppliers must adhere to the university's Supplier Charter.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Galway's contract awards have been in research and development, laboratory and precision equipment and construction work.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-galway-id-1400.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-galway-id-1400.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-galway-id-1400.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-galway-id-1400.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-galway-id-1400.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-galway-id-1400.gov |
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