ECMWF/ItPQ/2020/307 European Weather Cloud – Delivery and Operation of a Production On-Prem OpenStack Cloud

Tender description

<p>ECMWF is issuing an Invitation to Pre-Qualify (ItPQ) to help it plan a blended in-source and out-source strategy for the procurement, implementation and operation of a production quality, general-purpose, on-premises cloud-computing-environment (the &ldquo;cloud strategy&rdquo;). In summary, the purpose of the ItPQ is to: - state ECMWF&rsquo;s requirements, - solicit responses from the widest possible range of potential suppliers who are able to meet those requirements, and - use those responses to draw up a shortlist of potential suppliers who will be invited to tender for the planned follow-up Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the implementation phase of the project. Portal instructions: ITT document is attached inside the response questionnaire. Please register your interest and start your response to view the document and completing your response. Please note that questions / clarifications concerning this procurement must be submitted via the Messaging area of the opportunity, which can be accessed through the My Activities page of the Portal once you have logged-in and registered your interest in this opportunity.</p> Keywords: Cloud