Call for tenders - AI hardware infrastructure, hosting and services

The public procurement is split into five lots: two lots are allocated to AIPITCH (EU DEP project), and three lots are allocated to CLAUSEN (PIIEC / IPCEI CIS). Bidders may apply for one or more lots. Overview of the lots LOT 1 - This request for proposal is to contract …

CPV: 30236200 Matériel de traitement de données, 72212900 Services de développement de logiciels divers et systèmes informatiques
Lieu d'exécution:
Call for tenders - AI hardware infrastructure, hosting and services
Service d'adjudication:
Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Numéro d'adjudication:
2500625

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Call for tenders - AI hardware infrastructure, hosting and services
Description : The public procurement is split into five lots: two lots are allocated to AIPITCH (EU DEP project), and three lots are allocated to CLAUSEN (PIIEC / IPCEI CIS). Bidders may apply for one or more lots. Overview of the lots LOT 1 - This request for proposal is to contract a provider for colocation services, hardware, power supply, KVM capabilities, and internet upstream capacity for the existing and new AI infrastructure of the contracting authority, CIRCL, ensuring high availability, operational continuity, and security compliance. (AIPITCH) LOT 2 - This request for proposal includes dedicated hardware for AI-supported activities, along with a switching infrastructure. The offer must include all the components described below. If a specific hardware version is unavailable, the bidder may propose technically equivalent hardware. (AIPITCH) LOT 3 - OpenNebula’s current support for Linux containers via LXC/LXD lacks key features that Incus, the community fork of LXD, provides, such as snapshot management, flexible networking, clustering, and native ZFS integration. To ensure full compatibility with Incus, the proposed tender addressed through a phased development plan, outlining feature enhancements, implementation tasks, and cost estimates. (CLAUSEN - PIIEC / IPCEI CIS - dataspace) LOT 4 The request for proposal includes the procurement, installation, and operation of two OpenNebula nodes, one located at the Bettembourg Data Center in Luxembourg and the other at the LuxConnect facility in Bissen. (CLAUSEN - PIIEC / IPCEI CIS - plateform OSPO) LOT 5 - The purpose of this lot is to acquire high-performance storage servers (for at least 224TB) to enhance data processing and storage capabilities. The servers will be used for high-throughput computing and storage-intensive applications within the infrastructure of the contracting authority. - (CLAUSEN - PIIEC / IPCEI CIS - dataspace)
Procedure identifier : 9f05dc87-2d77-471d-b877-8efbec90a167
Previous notice : 213671-2025
Internal identifier : 2500625
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 30236200 Data-processing equipment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72212900 Miscellaneous software development services and computer systems

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Modalités de retrait du dossier : Bid documents can be downloaded on the Portail des Marchés Publics. Réception des offres/candidatures : Offers are to be mandatorily and exclusively submitted via the Portail des Marchés Publics by the indicated date and time. Conditions de participation : Bidders can apply to one or several lots.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : AIPITCH LOT 1 - Colocation Services, Hardware, Power Supply, KVM, and Internet Upstream for CIRCL AI Infrastructure
Description : This request for proposal is to contract a provider for colocation services, hardware, power supply, KVM capabilities, and internet upstream capacity for the existing and new AI infrastructure of the contracting authority, CIRCL, ensuring high availability, operational continuity, and security compliance. (AIPITCH)
Internal identifier : 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 30236200 Data-processing equipment

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Additional information :

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
Description : Prix le plus bas, coût le plus intéressant et qualité la meilleure
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 1

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 : Juridictions administratives
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Organisation signing the contract : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : AIPITCH LOT 2 - Dedicated hardware (two servers) for AI-supported activities
Description : This request for proposal includes dedicated hardware for AI-supported activities, along with a switching infrastructure. The offer must include all the components described below. If a specific hardware version is unavailable, the bidder may propose technically equivalent hardware. (AIPITCH)
Internal identifier : 2

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 30236200 Data-processing equipment

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Additional information :

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
Description : Prix le plus bas, coût le plus intéressant et qualité la meilleure
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 1

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 : Juridictions administratives
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Organisation signing the contract : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0003

Title : CLAUSEN LOT 3 - OpenNebula Features Request
Description : OpenNebula’s current support for Linux containers via LXC/LXD lacks key features that Incus, the community fork of LXD, provides, such as snapshot management, flexible networking, clustering, and native ZFS integration. To ensure full compatibility with Incus, the proposed tender addressed through a phased development plan, outlining feature enhancements, implementation tasks, and cost estimates. (CLAUSEN - PIIEC / IPCEI CIS - dataspace)
Internal identifier : 3

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72212900 Miscellaneous software development services and computer systems

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Additional information :

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Prix le plus bas, coût le plus intéressant et qualité la meilleure
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 1

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 : Juridictions administratives
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Organisation signing the contract : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0004

Title : CLAUSEN LOT 4 - Public Procurement for OpenNebula Nodes Deployment
Description : The request for proposal includes the procurement, installation, and operation of two OpenNebula nodes, one located at the Bettembourg Data Center in Luxembourg and the other at the LuxConnect facility in Bissen. (CLAUSEN - PIIEC / IPCEI CIS - plateform OSPO)
Internal identifier : 4

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 30236200 Data-processing equipment

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Additional information :

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Prix le plus bas, coût le plus intéressant et qualité la meilleure
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 1

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 : Juridictions administratives
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0005

Title : CLAUSEN LOT 5 - High-performance storage servers - (CLAUSEN - PIIEC / IPCEI CIS - dataspace)
Description : The purpose of this lot is to acquire high-performance storage servers (for at least 224TB) to enhance data processing and storage capabilities. The servers will be used for high-throughput computing and storage-intensive applications within the infrastructure of the contracting authority. - (CLAUSEN - PIIEC / IPCEI CIS - dataspace)
Internal identifier : 5

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 30236200 Data-processing equipment

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Additional information :

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Prix le plus bas, coût le plus intéressant et qualité la meilleure
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 1

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 : Juridictions administratives
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Organisation signing the contract : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 978 175 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Conostix S.A.
Tender :
Tender identifier : EL7
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 631 103 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : PO1263
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 02/07/2025
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Digital Europe Programme (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds : AIPITCH Project
Organisation signing the contract : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity

6.1.3 Non-winning tenderers :

Tenderer :
Official name : Proximus Luxembourg S.A.

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0002

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Anidris S.A.
Tender :
Tender identifier : EL6
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0002
Value of the tender : 175 790 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : PO1266
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 07/07/2025
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Digital Europe Programme (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds : AIPITCH Project
Organisation signing the contract : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity

6.1.3 Non-winning tenderers :

Tenderer :
Official name : Omnis Cloud S.à r.l.
Tenderer :
Official name : Proximus Luxembourg S.A.
Tenderer :
Official name : Conostix S.A.

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 4

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0003

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Omnis Cloud S.à r.l.
Tender :
Tender identifier : EL1
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0003
Value of the tender : 44 000 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : PO1267
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 02/07/2025
Organisation signing the contract : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0004

No winner was chosen and the competition is closed.
The reason why a winner was not chosen : Decision of the buyer, not following a tenderer's request to review the award, because of technical or procedural errors

6.1.3 Non-winning tenderers :

Tenderer :
Official name : Omnis Cloud S.à r.l.
Tenderer :
Official name : Proximus Luxembourg S.A.

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0005

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Proximus Luxembourg S.A.
Tender :
Tender identifier : EL3
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0005
Value of the tender : 127 282 Euro
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : PO1268
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 02/07/2025
Organisation signing the contract : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity

6.1.3 Non-winning tenderers :

Tenderer :
Official name : Omnis Cloud S.à r.l.
Tenderer :
Official name : Conostix S.A.
Tenderer :
Official name : Anidris S.A.

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 4

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
Registration number : C90
Postal address : 122, rue Adolphe Fischer
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 1521
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Contact point : Public procurement
Telephone : (+352) 274 00 98 620
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Juridictions administratives
Registration number : JURAD
Postal address : 1, rue du Fort Thüngen
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 1499
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Contact point : Tribunal administratif - greffe
Telephone : 42105-1
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Anidris S.A.
Size of the economic operator : Micro, small, or medium
Registration number : B152238
Town : Contern
Postcode : 5326
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0002

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Conostix S.A.
Size of the economic operator : Micro, small, or medium
Registration number : B83439
Town : Windhof
Postcode : 8399
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : Omnis Cloud S.à r.l.
Size of the economic operator : Micro, small, or medium
Registration number : B228034
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2320
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0003

8.1 ORG-0007

Official name : Proximus Luxembourg S.A.
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : B19669
Town : Bertrange
Postcode : 8070
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0005

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 46e2eeeb-fd38-4eb1-b67a-4c56e807dbda - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 21/07/2025 15:22 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00483830-2025
OJ S issue number : 140/2025
Publication date : 24/07/2025