JARVIS Eine zentrale Plattform für KI Inferenz • Acquisition of AI inference IT equipment including hardware and mandatory software. • Rack infrastructure, including power distribution units (PDU) and cooling distribution units (CDU) optimized for the offered IT equipment. • Delivery and installation services. • Hardware and software maintenance and support services for five (5) years.
At a glance
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH -Team Infrastruktur- is procuring Super computer (CPV 30211100) in Düren (DEA26). The notice states an estimated value of €23,100,000 excl. VAT. Procedure type: Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation.
From the notice
Within the context of the installation and operation of the “JU Pioneer for Innovative and Transformative Exascale Research” (JUPITER) supercomputer and the “JUPITER AI Factory” (JAIF), the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) at Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) envisions to extend the existing Exascale infrastructure, which targets massive scale HPC simulation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) training, with experimental hardware and software focusing on AI inference workloads. The “JUPITER Advanced Research Vehicle for Inference Services” (JARVIS) is tightly integrated with JUPITER and will allow to experiment with hardware and software for AI inference, to support the competitiveness of current and future AI workloads in Europe and to support sovereignty. With this procurement, JSC targets to purchase a heterogeneous system that must be integrated into an existing cloud infrastructure. The system shall provide multiple different purpose optimized components, e.g. • addressing the loading and querying of frontier AI models in a large tightly coupled compute pod with high-speed low-latency interconnect, • providing resources ensuring Confidential Computing (CC), • using an Ethernet compatible interconnect between the different nodes/partitions of the system, • fostering European technology and supply chains, wherever possible[ET1.1]. The system acts as a pilot to experiment with hardware as well as software and operational modes to offer customers an interface to AI inference as well as other AI workloads.
Key facts
Each fact is from the official notice, last checked 11 November 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00).
- Status
- OpenOfficial notice · checked 11 Nov 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
- Deadline
- No deadline in the noticeOfficial notice · checked 11 Nov 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
- Published value
- €23,100,000 excl. VATOfficial notice · checked 11 Nov 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
- Buyer
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH -Team Infrastruktur-, Jülich, DEOfficial notice · checked 11 Nov 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
- Place of performance
- Düren (DEA26)Official notice · checked 11 Nov 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
- Main CPV
- Super computer (CPV 30211100)Official notice · checked 11 Nov 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
- Procedure
- Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiationOfficial notice · checked 11 Nov 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
- Lots
- 1Official notice · checked 11 Nov 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
- First published
- 29 June 2026, 11:41 (UTC+02:00)Official notice · checked 11 Nov 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
Fact sheet
Lots (1)
Lot LOT-0001: JARVIS Eine zentrale Plattform für KI Inferenz • Acquisition of AI inference IT equipment including hardware and mandatory software. • Rack infrastructure, including power distribution units (PDU) and cooling distribution units (CDU) optimized for the offered IT equipment. • Delivery and installation services. • Hardware and software maintenance and support services for five (5) years.
Within the context of the installation and operation of the “JU Pioneer for Innovative and Transformative Exascale Research” (JUPITER) supercomputer and the “JUPITER AI Factory” (JAIF), the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) at Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) envisions to extend the existing Exascale infrastructure, which targets massive scale HPC simulation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) training, with experimental hardware and software focusing on AI inference workloads. The “JUPITER Advanced Research Vehicle for Inference Services” (JARVIS) is tightly integrated with JUPITER and will allow to experiment with hardware and software for AI inference, to support the competitiveness of current and future AI workloads in Europe and to support sovereignty. With this procurement, JSC targets to purchase a heterogeneous system that must be integrated into an existing cloud infrastructure. The system shall provide multiple different purpose optimized components, e.g. • addressing the loading and querying of frontier AI models in a large tightly coupled compute pod with high-speed low-latency interconnect, • providing resources ensuring Confidential Computing (CC), • using an Ethernet compatible interconnect between the different nodes/partitions of the system, • fostering European technology and supply chains, wherever possible[ET1.1]. The system acts as a pilot to experiment with hardware as well as software and operational modes to offer customers an interface to AI inference as well as other AI workloads.
Timeline
- 29 June 2026, 11:41 (UTC+02:00): Original notice Notice, version 01 (Contract or concession notice – standard regime). Official notice
Buyer and place
Buyer
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH -Team Infrastruktur-
Jülich, DE
Place of performance
- Düren (DEA26)
Classification
CPV codes
- 30211100: Super computer
NUTS regions
- DEA26: Düren
Topics
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- Artificial intelligence Assigned by rules
KI
Official documents
No documents found in the indexed notice.
Questions and answers
Who is the buyer?
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH -Team Infrastruktur-, Jülich, DE.
What is being procured (CPV)?
Super computer (CPV 30211100).
Where is the work performed (NUTS)?
Düren (DEA26).
What is the estimated value?
The notice states an estimated value of €23,100,000 excl. VAT.
Is it divided into lots?
No, the notice names a single lot.
Which procedure is used?
Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation.
How do I submit a bid?
On the official notice or the portal it names. Inteliwert does not submit bids. Official notice
Am I eligible?
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- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Last checked
- 11 November 2026, 01:31 (UTC+01:00)
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