Networks

Tender description

The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is for ECMWF to enter into a long-term contract for the supply of equipment and its associated maintenance and support services, and other services to build a management and monitoring network that will be purchased and installed by ECMWF as part of the new networks and security infrastructure at ECMWF's existing facility in Reading, England and its new data centre at Tecnopolo di Via Stalingrado, Bologna, Italy from late 2019 onwards. The purpose of this Invitation to Tender (ITT) is for ECMWF to enter into a long-term contract for the supply of equipment and its associated maintenance and support services, and other services to build a management and monitoring network that will be purchased and installed by ECMWF as part of the new networks and security infrastructure at ECMWF's existing facility in Reading, England and its new data centre at Tecnopolo di Via Stalingrado, Bologna, Italy from late 2019 onwards. This ITT will also include training of ECMWF staff on the selected vendor’s hardware and software. This ITT is open to tenderers who are certified resellers of network equipment manufacturer(s). A tenderer can only propose a solution or solutions that use products made by one manufacturer. The notable exception to the utilisation of the manufacturer is optical transceivers and direct attached cables where non-original equipment manufacturers can be used in the proposed solution or solutions. This ITT is for the initial purchase of Works for the Deployment Phase 1 followed by further purchases of additional works on a call-off basis over the life of the contract. The term will be for a minimum period of three (3) years, with ECMWF having the option to extend thereafter to a maximum term of eight (8) years. Further information is included in ITT documents.