Purchase of HPC Computational and Data Storage infrastructure for the EMME-CARE Teaming project, with reference number CyI/EMME-CARE/HPCF/Cluster-Storage/2024

The Cyprus Institute (CyI) seeks to acquire high-performance computing (HPC) hardware that includes compute nodes and associated equipment, as well as HPC data storage hardware and related components. These resources will be deployed for scientific applications aimed at addressing research challenges in climate and atmospheric studies. The total available budget …

CPV: 30200000 Edb-maskiner og -artikler, 30233132 Harddiskdrev, 48820000 Servere
Henrettelsessted:
Purchase of HPC Computational and Data Storage infrastructure for the EMME-CARE Teaming project, with reference number CyI/EMME-CARE/HPCF/Cluster-Storage/2024
Tildelende organ:
THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE
Tildelingsnummer:
CyI/EMME-CARE/HPCF/Cluster-Storage/2024

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Purchase of HPC Computational and Data Storage infrastructure for the EMME-CARE Teaming project, with reference number CyI/EMME-CARE/HPCF/Cluster-Storage/2024
Description : The Cyprus Institute (CyI) seeks to acquire high-performance computing (HPC) hardware that includes compute nodes and associated equipment, as well as HPC data storage hardware and related components. These resources will be deployed for scientific applications aimed at addressing research challenges in climate and atmospheric studies. The total available budget for all required hardware is €504,201.68 + VAT. This purchase is fully funded by the European Union Horizon2020 – Teaming Project EMME-CARE. The acquisition of the required hardware will take place through an open tender procedure into Lots (with estimated budget for each lot) as follows: LOT 1 - Compute Nodes: estimated budget €282,000.00 +VAT. LOT 2 - Storage Servers and NVME: estimated budget €153,000.00 +VAT LOT 3 - JBOD and HDD: estimated budget €69,000.00 +VAT The estimated budget per Lot is based on the total maximum available budget. Tenderers are invited to submit their offers for one or more lots.
Procedure identifier : 968cd06b-2a29-4e06-8b30-654cb058632a
Previous notice : a7455619-8a64-4756-a90a-5dd26775b93b-01
Internal identifier : CyI/EMME-CARE/HPCF/Cluster-Storage/2024
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 30200000 Computer equipment and supplies
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48820000 Servers
Additional classification ( cpv ): 30233132 Hard-disk drives

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κύπρος ( CY000 )
Country : Cyprus

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 504 201,68 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : LOT 1 - Compute Nodes
Description : The Cyprus Institute (CyI) seeks to acquire high-performance computing (HPC) hardware that includes compute nodes and associated equipment, as well as HPC data storage hardware and related components. These resources will be deployed for scientific applications aimed at addressing research challenges in climate and atmospheric studies. The total available budget for all required hardware is €504,201.68 + VAT. This purchase is fully funded by the European Union Horizon2020 – Teaming Project EMME-CARE. The acquisition of the required hardware will take place through an open tender procedure into Lots (with estimated budget for each lot) as follows: LOT 1 - Compute Nodes: estimated budget €282,000.00 +VAT. LOT 2 - Storage Servers and NVME: estimated budget €153,000.00 +VAT LOT 3 - JBOD and HDD: estimated budget €69,000.00 +VAT The estimated budget per Lot is based on the total maximum available budget. Tenderers are invited to submit their offers for one or more lots.

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 30200000 Computer equipment and supplies
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48820000 Servers
Additional classification ( cpv ): 30233132 Hard-disk drives

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κύπρος ( CY000 )
Country : Cyprus
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 504 201,68 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Lowest Price
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : Open tender procedure, into 3 Lots, for the award the most economically advantageous tender based on the lowest price per Lot.
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : 1. Every interested economic operator who has or had an interest in being awarded the Contract and who has sustained or is likely to sustain a loss as a result of an act or decision of the Contracting Authority which precedes the signature of the Contract and for which it is alleged that it violates any provision of the legislation in force, has the right to file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010). 2. To file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority, the applicant must pay a non-refundable fee which is deposited into the General Government Account. More details are given in the Website of the Tenders Review Authority ( www.tra.gov.cy) 3. Regarding the manner and procedure for filing recourses, the manner in which these are examined and the procedure for the issue of the relevant rulings, the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010) shall apply.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Tenders Review Authority -
Information about review deadlines : 1. Every interested economic operator who has or had an interest in being awarded the Contract and who has sustained or is likely to sustain a loss as a result of an act or decision of the Contracting Authority which precedes the signature of the Contract and for which it is alleged that it violates any provision of the legislation in force, has the right to file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010). 2. To file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority, the applicant must pay a non-refundable fee which is deposited into the General Government Account. More details are given in the Website of the Tenders Review Authority ( www.tra.gov.cy) 3. Regarding the manner and procedure for filing recourses, the manner in which these are examined and the procedure for the issue of the relevant rulings, the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010) shall apply.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE -
Organisation executing the payment : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : LOT 2 - Storage Servers and NVME
Description : The Cyprus Institute (CyI) seeks to acquire high-performance computing (HPC) hardware that includes compute nodes and associated equipment, as well as HPC data storage hardware and related components. These resources will be deployed for scientific applications aimed at addressing research challenges in climate and atmospheric studies. The total available budget for all required hardware is €504,201.68 + VAT. This purchase is fully funded by the European Union Horizon2020 – Teaming Project EMME-CARE. The acquisition of the required hardware will take place through an open tender procedure into Lots (with estimated budget for each lot) as follows: LOT 1 - Compute Nodes: estimated budget €282,000.00 +VAT. LOT 2 - Storage Servers and NVME: estimated budget €153,000.00 +VAT LOT 3 - JBOD and HDD: estimated budget €69,000.00 +VAT The estimated budget per Lot is based on the total maximum available budget. Tenderers are invited to submit their offers for one or more lots.

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 30200000 Computer equipment and supplies
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48820000 Servers
Additional classification ( cpv ): 30233132 Hard-disk drives

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κύπρος ( CY000 )
Country : Cyprus
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 504 201,68 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Lowest Price
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : Open tender procedure, into 3 Lots, for the award the most economically advantageous tender based on the lowest price per Lot.
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : 1. Every interested economic operator who has or had an interest in being awarded the Contract and who has sustained or is likely to sustain a loss as a result of an act or decision of the Contracting Authority which precedes the signature of the Contract and for which it is alleged that it violates any provision of the legislation in force, has the right to file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010). 2. To file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority, the applicant must pay a non-refundable fee which is deposited into the General Government Account. More details are given in the Website of the Tenders Review Authority ( www.tra.gov.cy) 3. Regarding the manner and procedure for filing recourses, the manner in which these are examined and the procedure for the issue of the relevant rulings, the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010) shall apply.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Tenders Review Authority -
Information about review deadlines : 1. Every interested economic operator who has or had an interest in being awarded the Contract and who has sustained or is likely to sustain a loss as a result of an act or decision of the Contracting Authority which precedes the signature of the Contract and for which it is alleged that it violates any provision of the legislation in force, has the right to file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010). 2. To file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority, the applicant must pay a non-refundable fee which is deposited into the General Government Account. More details are given in the Website of the Tenders Review Authority ( www.tra.gov.cy) 3. Regarding the manner and procedure for filing recourses, the manner in which these are examined and the procedure for the issue of the relevant rulings, the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010) shall apply.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE -
Organisation executing the payment : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0003

Title : LOT 3 - JBOD and HDD
Description : The Cyprus Institute (CyI) seeks to acquire high-performance computing (HPC) hardware that includes compute nodes and associated equipment, as well as HPC data storage hardware and related components. These resources will be deployed for scientific applications aimed at addressing research challenges in climate and atmospheric studies. The total available budget for all required hardware is €504,201.68 + VAT. This purchase is fully funded by the European Union Horizon2020 – Teaming Project EMME-CARE. The acquisition of the required hardware will take place through an open tender procedure into Lots (with estimated budget for each lot) as follows: LOT 1 - Compute Nodes: estimated budget €282,000.00 +VAT. LOT 2 - Storage Servers and NVME: estimated budget €153,000.00 +VAT LOT 3 - JBOD and HDD: estimated budget €69,000.00 +VAT The estimated budget per Lot is based on the total maximum available budget. Tenderers are invited to submit their offers for one or more lots.

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 30200000 Computer equipment and supplies
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48820000 Servers
Additional classification ( cpv ): 30233132 Hard-disk drives

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κύπρος ( CY000 )
Country : Cyprus
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 504 201,68 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Lowest Price
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : Open tender procedure, into 3 Lots, for the award the most economically advantageous tender based on the lowest price per Lot.
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : 1. Every interested economic operator who has or had an interest in being awarded the Contract and who has sustained or is likely to sustain a loss as a result of an act or decision of the Contracting Authority which precedes the signature of the Contract and for which it is alleged that it violates any provision of the legislation in force, has the right to file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010). 2. To file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority, the applicant must pay a non-refundable fee which is deposited into the General Government Account. More details are given in the Website of the Tenders Review Authority ( www.tra.gov.cy) 3. Regarding the manner and procedure for filing recourses, the manner in which these are examined and the procedure for the issue of the relevant rulings, the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010) shall apply.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Tenders Review Authority -
Information about review deadlines : 1. Every interested economic operator who has or had an interest in being awarded the Contract and who has sustained or is likely to sustain a loss as a result of an act or decision of the Contracting Authority which precedes the signature of the Contract and for which it is alleged that it violates any provision of the legislation in force, has the right to file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010). 2. To file a recourse to the Tenders Review Authority, the applicant must pay a non-refundable fee which is deposited into the General Government Account. More details are given in the Website of the Tenders Review Authority ( www.tra.gov.cy) 3. Regarding the manner and procedure for filing recourses, the manner in which these are examined and the procedure for the issue of the relevant rulings, the provisions of the Law on the Review Procedures concerning the Award of Public Contracts of 2010 (Law 104(I)/2010) shall apply.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE -
Organisation executing the payment : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 492 806,52 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : GCC Computers Ltd
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000131981
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 292 256,52 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 87792
Date on which the winner was chosen : 26/03/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 30/04/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 5

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0002

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : ASBIS KYPROS LTD
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000132005
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Value of the tender : 113 100 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 87790
Date on which the winner was chosen : 26/03/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 15/05/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0003

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : ASBIS KYPROS LTD
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000132005
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0003
Value of the tender : 87 450 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 87791
Date on which the winner was chosen : 26/03/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 15/05/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE
Registration number : 4261
Postal address : Κωνσταντίνου Καβάφη 20
Town : Αγλαντζιά, Λευκωσία
Postcode : 2121
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κύπρος ( CY000 )
Country : Cyprus
Contact point : Procurement Office
Telephone : +357 22208700
Fax : +357 22208625
Internet address : www.cyi.ac.cy
Information exchange endpoint (URL) : https://www.eprocurement.gov.cy/epps
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation executing the payment

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : ASBIS KYPROS LTD
Registration number : 1005
Postal address : 51B STYGOS STREET
Town : LIMASSOL
Postcode : 3117
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κύπρος ( CY000 )
Country : Cyprus
Contact point : Johanna Sofroniou
Telephone : +357 25828241
Fax : +357 25322432
Internet address : www.asbis.com.cy
Information exchange endpoint (URL) : https://www.eprocurement.gov.cy/epps
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0002 LOT-0003

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : GCC Computers Ltd
Size of the economic operator : Micro, small, or medium
Registration number : 1119
Postal address : Timis 15, Latsia
Town : Nicosia
Postcode : 2220
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κύπρος ( CY000 )
Country : Cyprus
Contact point : Athina Rokopou
Telephone : +357 22206222
Fax : +357 22206223
Internet address : https://www.gcc.com.cy/
Information exchange endpoint (URL) : https://www.eprocurement.gov.cy/epps
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Tenders Review Authority
Registration number : 1432
Postal address : 81-83 Griva Digeni Avenue, 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 24820
Town : Nicosia
Postcode : 1304
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Κύπρος ( CY000 )
Country : Cyprus
Contact point : Tenders Review Authority
Telephone : +357 22445100
Internet address : http://www.tra.gov.cy
Information exchange endpoint (URL) : https://www.eprocurement.gov.cy
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : a4523b7c-d2a4-4f7e-a34d-90f59b281269 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 23/05/2025 11:36 +03:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00339390-2025
OJ S issue number : 100/2025
Publication date : 26/05/2025