JASMIN Cluster-as-a-Service

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Tuesday 4th December 2018 at 11:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement The current Phase 5 development of the JASMIN infrastructure currently underway will see significant expansion to the cloud service. JASMIN provides a community cloud for users, groups and institutions within the NERC community and for external collaborators from industry and the international research community.

Through the Phase 5 work, a requirement has arisen to support the development of a Cluster-as-a-Service (CaaS) concept. The goal of CaaS is to enhance the JASMIN's cloud capabilities over and above the existing baseline IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) to provide cluster computing resources.

This requires the development of pre-configured software infrastructure and tools to enable users and software developers to provision batch computing systems and create Virtual Research Environments (VREs). There are two specific required outputs: 1) a system to enable cloud users to deploy a Slurm cluster in a cloud tenancy 2) a system to enable cloud users to deploy a Kubernetes cluster into a cloud tenancy Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement.

All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ / RFP document.

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