Closed
IT Services: Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility
University of St Andrews · £2,900,000 · closes 12 Jan 2024
£2,900,000
Estimated value
Closed
Deadline
30 Nov 2023
Published
This tender has closed.
See what's open in office and computing equipment, or get contracts like this in your inbox each morning — free.
About this contract
Supply and Installation of a High Performance Computer Facility at the University of St Andrews.
Key dates
Published30 Nov 2023
Submission deadline12 Jan 2024 Add to calendar ↓
Source
Source notice on Find a TenderView ↗
Lot — bid on it if it fits
This contract has one lot. Bid if it suits your firm.
The University is seeking to provide a high performance compute (HPC) facility to support research and teaching. This will be vital resource for existing high-profile staff in many areas of current research and its importance is expected to grow in an era of expanding digital research and increasingly larger datasets, including computationally intensive approaches such as machine learning and generative artificial intelligence.
The proposed solution should provide at least 15,000 x64 compatible compute cores at 2GB RAM per core, excluding log-in nodes and peripheral devices. An alternative configuration providing the same or better level of performance would be acceptable.
The proposed solution should provide high-memory nodes containing at least one 4TB RAM and two 2TB RAM. An alternative configuration providing the same or better level of performance would be acceptable.
The proposed solution should provide a number of GPU Nodes whose combined cost equates to 20% of the combined cost of requirements above.
Data Storage
The University requires the following storage tiers as a minimum:
1TB of scratch storage per node
100TB of fast scratch storage to service parallel tasks
2PB of fast shared scratch storage
1PB of archive storage
Networking
The proposal must include a low-latency 100Gb network fabric connecting all nodes.
Extensibility
The proposed solution must provide a seamless means to extend to make use of public and private cloud resources.
Scalability
The proposed solution must be able to scale for each use case (fast throughput parallel processing, single-node high core-count and high memory processing, and GPU workloads).
Additional Support
The responses should include an optional proposal for the provision of user support services.
Please see ITT documents for full details. Additional information: All tenders for the University of St Andrews are administered through our eTendering System (InTend).To Express an Interest please go to our tender website at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofstandrews
Please note that 'Notes of Interest' placed via PCS (Public Contracts Scotland) are not automatically accepted£2,900,000
Who to contact
Similar open tenders
closes 15 Feb 2029
closes 23 Feb 2029
closes 23 Feb 2029
Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0