Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Swansea University
Procurement - Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Telephone: +44 1792602779
E-mail: procurement@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.swansea.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0345
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
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
High Performance Computer Cluster
Reference number: SU254(19)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
30211100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
IMPACT required a Super Computing Capability. The High Performance Computing facility will be operated, used and administered by Swansea University (SU) in the context of the IMPACT operation.
The supercomputing system will be used by multiple users from SU. 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 resulting computer resource should be optimised for the use of numerical analysis tools, such as the ANSYS software suite, Altair Hyperworks, LS Dyna.
The Supercomputing system will be located in the University Bay Campus Data Centre, up to 3 server racks will be provided – these are CoolLogic CL20 with C12SC rear doors. This gives a max cooling capacity of 31kW for each cabinet with the 19˚C water supply temperature.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
30200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Swansea University Bay Campus
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Power to individual cabinets is delivered by a combination of PDUs connected to either UPS or raw mains.
The proposed system will eventually be integrated with an existing HPC system. Therefore, the system interconnect must be compatible with the Intel OmniPath architecture. The switch arrangement in the existing HPC system is shown in the attachment and comprises 4x48 port switches arranged in a fat-tree topology arranged using one spine and 3 leaf switches. The tender price will include the cost of the network switches and cabling required to integrate the two systems. The actual integration of the two HPC systems is not required in this tender.
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 and OpenMP, and require a high performance supercomputer network
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Note: contract duration is one off supply with warranty estimated to end of IMPACT project.
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:
09/07/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
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:
09/07/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
This process is being carried out on etenderwales Bravo Solution. To access please visit:
htttps://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml and search for PQQ/ITT code itt_75085
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=92915
(WA Ref:92915)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Swansea University
Procurement - Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
UK
Telephone: +44 1792602779
Internet address(es)
URL: www.swansea.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/06/2019