Licensing and Support of IBM High-Performance Storage System (HPSS)

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) entered into a contract for the provision of licensing and support services for the ECMWF IBM High-Performance Storage System (HPSS) and related consultancy services. The main objective of this contract is to license and support HPSS for the period between and including …

CPV: 72267100 Konserwacja oprogramowania technologii informacji, 72590000 Profesjonalne usługi komputerowe, 72600000 Usługi doradcze i dodatkowe w zakresie sprzętu komputerowego
Miejsce wykonania:
Licensing and Support of IBM High-Performance Storage System (HPSS)
Miejsce udzielenia zamówienia:
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Numer nagrody:
ECMWF/ITT/2024/366

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Legal type of the buyer : International organisation
Activity of the contracting authority : Environmental protection

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Licensing and Support of IBM High-Performance Storage System (HPSS)
Description : The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) entered into a contract for the provision of licensing and support services for the ECMWF IBM High-Performance Storage System (HPSS) and related consultancy services.
Procedure identifier : 8568f5cb-f3a3-47b8-8bcd-ac9b210f45da
Previous notice : 280471-2024
Internal identifier : ECMWF/ITT/2024/366
Type of procedure : Open
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72600000 Computer support and consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72590000 Computer-related professional services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72267100 Maintenance of information technology software

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Tecnopolo di Bologna Via Stalingrado 84/3
Town : Bologna
Postcode : 40128
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bologna ( ITH55 )
Country : Italy

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Licensing and Support of IBM High-Performance Storage System (HPSS)
Description : The main objective of this contract is to license and support HPSS for the period between and including 2025 to 2029, with the possibility of extension. The support includes (i) the right for ECMWF to continue to operate one Operational Instance of HPSS, (ii) three Maintenance Instances of HPSS, (iii) ongoing support for day to day and critical issues, (iv) access to IBM HPSS Support in Houston, U.S., and remote or onsite consultancy to support major upgrades. The software will be running on equipment installed in the ECMWF Data Centre.
Internal identifier : ECMWF/ITT/2024/366

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72600000 Computer support and consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72590000 Computer-related professional services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72267100 Maintenance of information technology software

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Tecnopolo di Bologna Via Stalingrado 84/3
Town : Bologna
Postcode : 40128
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bologna ( ITH55 )
Country : Italy
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/01/2025
Duration end date : 31/12/2029

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no
Information about previous notices :
Identifier of the previous notice : 280471-2024

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Tenderer’s Credentials
Weight (percentage, exact) : 10
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Quality of Proposal
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Pricing and Payment Mechanism
Weight (percentage, exact) : 60
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : Please refer to ECMWF's Procurement Debriefing and Review Procedure published at the ECMWF Suppliers webpage ( https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/suppliers).

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 : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Organisation executing the payment : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Organisation signing the contract : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
TED eSender : Publications Office of the European Union

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 1 806 522,6 Pound sterling

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : IBM United Kingdom Limited
Tender :
Tender identifier : ITT_366 Tender 1
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 1 806 522,6 Pound sterling
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : ECMWF/ITT/2024/366
Title : Licensing and Support of IBM High-Performance Storage System (HPSS)
Date on which the winner was chosen : 26/12/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 27/12/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Organisation signing the contract : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)

6.1.4 Statistical information

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

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Registration number : n/a
Postal address : Tecnopolo di Bologna Via Stalingrado 84/3
Town : Bologna
Postcode : 40128
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bologna ( ITH55 )
Country : Italy
Contact point : Procurement at ECMWF
Telephone : +39 051 042 24100
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
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract
Organisation executing the payment

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Registration number : not applicable
Postal address : Shinfield Park
Town : Reading
Postcode : RG2 9AX
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Berkshire ( UKJ11 )
Country : United Kingdom
Contact point : Procurement at ECMWF
Telephone : +44 118 949 9000
Fax : +44 118 986 9450
Internet address : https://www.ecmwf.int/
Information exchange endpoint (URL) : https://procurement.ecmwf.int/
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : IBM United Kingdom Limited
Registration number : 00741598
Postal address : Building C, IBM Hursley Office Hursley Park Road
Town : Winchester
Postcode : SO21 2JN
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Central Hampshire ( UKJ36 )
Country : United Kingdom
Internet address : https://www.ibm.com/uk-en
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : a0a2ce1c-e2c1-495c-82a3-77ce70a7694b - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 22/01/2025 12:50 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00048000-2025
OJ S issue number : 16/2025
Publication date : 23/01/2025