Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea University
The Purchasing Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Telephone: +44 1792606268
E-mail: o.n.cullen@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.swansea.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0345
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
UK
E-mail: o.n.cullen@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of a High Performance Computing Cluster
Reference number: T75(16) (Bay Hub)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The University will select the most economically advantageous tenderer wither from Lot 1 or from Lot 2 dependent upon the lead time and the best value solution for the University.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=42808
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Delivery and installation by 29th July 2016
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supercomputing system will be used by multiple users from Swansea University. With the exception of planned and unplanned downtime, the facility will typically be available (with access to both computing capability and data) and in use 24/7 throughout each year of operation. The supercomputing system to be considered will be located at Swansea University Bay Campus.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
29/06/2016
End:
29/07/2016
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
ASTUTE 2020
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Delivery and Installation within 15 weeks from order
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supercomputing system will be used by multiple users from Swansea University. With the exception of planned and unplanned downtime, the facility will typically be available (with access to both computing capability and data) and in use 24/7 throughout each year of operation. The supercomputing system to be considered will be located at Swansea University Bay Campus.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
29/06/2016
End:
29/07/2016
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
ASTUTE 2020
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/04/2016
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
25/04/2016
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The College of Engineering at Swansea University is applying for funding for an operation titled “ASTUTE 2020” (Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies) from European Regional Development Funds. It is designed to stimulate growth in Wales by applying advanced engineering technologies to manufacturing challenges. This multi-million pound operation aims to enable projects with manufacturing companies, to generate sustainable, higher value goods and services and bring them to a global market. Subject to a successful funding application, the operation will be led by Swansea University, in collaboration with a number of other Universities across Wales. ASTUTE 2020 is a more concentrated version of the current ASTUTE project that was supported by ERDF funds through the Welsh Government since May 2010 and came to the end of its funding period with the 30th of June 2015.
Swansea University, with funding provided by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) via the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO), is planning to procure a supercomputing capability to the ASTUTE2020 operation, a research program for the economic development of West Wales and the Valleys.
Swansea University has submitted a proposal which includes a budget for High Performance Computing Equipment to WEFO to procure and operate a parallel supercomputer used as a development platform for numerical analysis software.
The High Performance Computing facility will be operated and used by Swansea University in the context of the ASTUTE2020 operation as the lead University partner for Computational Engineering Modelling and may be made available for offsite users across the operation.
This Invitation to Tender comprises an integrated supercomputing facility and its data storage. ASTUTE2020 is to be funded until 30/06/2020; warranty and services included in the tender will consider to this date.
The supercomputing system will be used by multiple users from Swansea University. With the exception of planned and unplanned downtime, the facility will typically be available (with access to both computing capability and data) and in use 24/7 throughout each year of operation. The supercomputing system to be considered will be located at Swansea University Bay Campus.
The tender price will include the equipment capital costs, delivery, hardware commissioning, warranty and hardware support over the duration of the project. The resulting computer resource should be optimised for the use of numerical analysis tools, such as the ANSYS software suite, Altair Hyperworks, LS Dyna.
Swansea University, College of Engineering has available an IT server room served by a 300 kW power supply distributed via 32 A sockets, 220 kW generator and a 220 kW UPS, with 220 kW cooling power. The room currently houses 4 x 19 in racks, which are not fully populated.
The simulation codes involve both commercial software and bespoke in-house software developed mainly in C, C++ and FORTRAN. The simulation codes make use of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) and OpenMP, and require a high performance supercomputer network.
Data will be made available to users beyond the end of the contracted period.
(WA Ref:42808)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Swansea University
The Purchasing Office, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Telephone: +44 1792295890
Internet address(es)
URL: www.swansea.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/03/2016