DL2026 - Data management and computing infrastucture

CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd (CSC) operates the national data management and computing infrastructure for open academic research in Finland. CSC is carrying out a procurement with the goal to renew CSC's high performance computing and storage infrastructure 2025 onwards. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is participating in …

CPV: 48800000 Sistemas y servidores de información
Lugar de ejecución:
DL2026 - Data management and computing infrastucture
Organismo adjudicador:
CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy
Número de premio:
495268

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Ilmatieteen laitos
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : DL2026 - Data management and computing infrastucture
Description : CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd (CSC) operates the national data management and computing infrastructure for open academic research in Finland. CSC is carrying out a procurement with the goal to renew CSC's high performance computing and storage infrastructure 2025 onwards. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is participating in the procurement with an option to renew their resources for research needs. FMI is represented by CSC by power of attorney. The total value of the procurement with options during the contract period is 25 – 60 M€, excluding VAT. CSC intends to upgrade and expand the initial installations over multiple years, meeting future customer demand with the right capability. The value of the FMI optional extension and the storage system is from 0 to 2 M€ (excluding VAT).
Procedure identifier : cecbed2d-5847-4854-b998-5cd64e8acf44
Previous notice : 17020b1a-de3e-4ab6-aee6-01e3976f97e1-01
Internal identifier : 495268
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : In this procurement a scientific computing infrastructure will be installed in four initial deliveries and possible optional deliveries, in datacenters in Kajaani or in the Capital region In Finland. The procured infrastructure is described in detail in the preliminary call for tender document. The preliminary drafts of the following documents are appended to the Invitation to participate: · preliminary call for tenders and the appendices to it (Appendix 1 and the sub-appendices to it) · preliminary draft of the contract (Appendix 2 and the sub-appendices to it) · draft Security Contract (Appendix 3 and the sub-appendices to it) · draft Data Processing Terms (Appendix 4) · Non-Disclosure Agreement (Appendix 5) · Sanction Declaration (Appendix 6) . Scoring Visualization (Appendix 7) Preliminary benchmark package is available upon request to dl2026- procurement@postit.csc.fi . Confidential appendix of the preliminary call for tenders can be requested using the e-mail dl2026-procurement@postit.csc.fi . A signed NDA (Appendix 5) must be attached to the request. The mandatory requirements concerning the procurement are defined in the preliminary call for tenders and its appendices. The views expressed by the contracting entity in the appendices listed above should only be considered preliminary and there will be changes to the contents of the documents during the procurement process.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 48800000 Information systems and servers

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Finland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 60 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Duration of the contract is 4 years. The Customer reserves the right to an option period of 3 years. The Customer must declare its use of the option 6 months before the end of the agreement period.
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : DL2026 - Data management and computing infrastucture
Description : CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd (CSC) operates the national data management and computing infrastructure for open academic research in Finland. CSC is carrying out a procurement with the goal to renew CSC's high performance computing and storage infrastructure 2025 onwards. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is participating in the procurement with an option to renew their resources for research needs. FMI is represented by CSC by power of attorney. The total value of the procurement with options during the contract period is 25 – 60 M€, excluding VAT. CSC intends to upgrade and expand the initial installations over multiple years, meeting future customer demand with the right capability. The value of the FMI optional extension and the storage system is from 0 to 2 M€ (excluding VAT).
Internal identifier : 495268

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 48800000 Information systems and servers
Options :
Description of the options : All of the procured systems include options as specified in the call for tenders and its appendices. Over the lifetime of the infrastructure the capacity of the systems is expected to be increased, based on the needs of the users. As a general rule, CSC will also request pricing on a component level. Pricing for further expansions of the systems are based on these. New models can replace the offered products and components. The procurement includes also requirements and options for support and software to build an integrated infrastructure from these components.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Finland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 15/01/2025
Duration end date : 14/01/2029

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1
Other information about renewals : The term of any possible agreement option is three (3) years.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 60 000 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : Duration of the contract is 4 years. The Customer reserves the right to an option period of 3 years. The Customer must declare its use of the option 6 months before the end of the agreement period.

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Social objective promoted : Human rights due diligence in global supply chains, Fair working conditions
Innovative objective : The procured works, supplies or services are novel or significantly improved compared to other works, supplies, or services already on the market.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Cost
Name : Roihu
Description : We evaluate both quality and performance per TCO when comparing the proposals. Roihu component included the following sub-components Roihu1-c 32 Roihu2-c 8.5 Roihu2-g 34.5 Roihu-scratch 7.5 Roihu-home 1.5 Common functionality 8 Options 8 Each of the above components were evaluated individually and then compared against the corresponding components from all the participating tenderers. Geometric mean was used to finally compute the final score for Roihu component.
Criterion :
Type : Cost
Name : Cloud
Description : We evaluate both quality and performance per TCO when comparing the proposals. Cloud component included the following sub-components Pouta 60 Allas 30 Options 5 Functionality 5 Each of the above components were evaluated individually and then compared against the corresponding components from all the participating tenderers. Geometric mean was used to finally compute the final score for Cloud component.
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Overall solution
Description : We evaluate quality when comparing the proposals for this component. Overall solution component included the following sub-components Sustainability 10 Support 40 Fit for purpose 40 Leasing option 10 Each of the above components were evaluated individually and then compared against the corresponding components from all the participating tenderers. Geometric mean was used to finally compute the final score for Overall solution component.
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : The proposals were evaluated in three main components as follows (including weights): Roihu 73 Cloud 17 Overall solution 10 Each of the above components were evaluated individually and then compared against the corresponding components from all the participating tenderers. Geometric mean is used to finally compute the final score. In the same way each of the components is formed from sub-components using geometric mean in each stage. We evaluated both quality and performance per TCO when comparing the proposals.
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

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 : Markkinaoikeus -
Organisation signing the contract : CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 60 000 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Eviden Finland Oy
Tender :
Tender identifier : tenderReference-3854632-806402
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Subcontracting : Yes
Subcontracting value is known : yes
Value of subcontracting : 8 500 000 Euro
Subcontracting percentage is known : yes
Percentage of subcontracting : 15
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 1
Title : Agreement for system delivery
Date on which the winner was chosen : 04/11/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 15/01/2025
Organisation signing the contract : CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2
Type of received submissions : Requests to participate
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 3

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Markkinaoikeus
Registration number : 3006157-6
Postal address : Radanrakentajantie 5
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00520
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 295643300
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy
Registration number : 0920632-0
Postal address : PL 405 (Keilaranta 14)
Town : Espoo
Postcode : 02101
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : Henri Kiiski
Telephone : +358 505243774
Internet address : https://www.csc.fi/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Group leader
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Ilmatieteen laitos
Registration number : 0244664-7
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00101
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : Matti Keränen
Telephone : +358 295392535
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Eviden Finland Oy
Registration number : 1046926-7
Postal address : Fabianinkatu 23
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00130
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Telephone : +358 10 688 5000
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : Hansel Oy (Hilma)
Registration number : FI09880841
Postal address : Mannerheiminaukio 1a
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00100
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : eSender
Telephone : 029 55 636 30
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : bf735ea2-7c6b-4bac-b2b0-7a32e695a451 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 17/03/2025 13:53 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 17/03/2025 13:53 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00177916-2025
OJ S issue number : 55/2025
Publication date : 19/03/2025