ECMWF/ITT/2018/281 Procurement of Automated Tape Libraries, Drives and Tape Media

Tender description

The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is for ECMWF to enter into a long-term contract for the supply of Automated Tape Libraries (ATLs), tape drives and media to replace its existing Oracle SL8500 libraries, associated T10000 tape drives and media. The ITT will also include commissioning, training of ECMWF staff and maintaining the hardware and software. The initial Installation will be at the Centre's Shinfield Park site (United Kingdom) in early 2019. However further tranches of equipment will be purchased for installation at ECMWF's new Data Centre at Tecnopolo di Bologna, Via Stalingrado, Bologna, Italy from 2019 onwards. The intention is to move to a library environment where both IBM TS11xx and LTO drive types are supported. TS11xx drives will be used for the Centre's primary data, and LTO drives will be used for new and existing secondary data. As the new Data Centre becomes available, the whole active tape library environment will be physically moved to Bologna. Portal instructions: The full set of ITT documents and relevant questions are only accessible by registering an interest in this opportunity (see the 'Expression of interest window' at top right). Please refer initially to the ‘ECMWF eProcurement Portal Guidance for suppliers’ file in the Attachments box as this document will help you navigate the portal and locate the necessary information in order to submit a proposal. Please note that the contact email address shown under 'Contact details' is not monitored, and any messages sent to this email address will not be attended to. Questions / clarifications concerning this ITT must be submitted via the Messaging area of the ITT, which can be accessed through the My Activities page of the Portal once you have logged-in and registered your interest in this opportunity. Keywords: tape drive, automated tape library, tape media