What the buyer wrote
Isambard-AI is a new GPU-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing system to deliver a national AI Research Resource (AIRR) for the UK, as recommended in the “Independent Review of The Future of Compute: Final report and recommendations ”, and to support the Frontier AI safety taskforce. This new AIRR will support several initiatives, particularly on AI safety and foundational models, where the UK aims to establish a leadership position. Isambard-AI will be delivered as a “self-contained unit”. The RFP and Contract covers, in summary, the following mandatory requirements: 1. The scale-out GPU-based production system 2. An early access GPU-based system with AI storage 3. High performance …
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Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Isambard AI
- How they are buying
- Given to one supplier, no competitionNobody else was asked, and the buyer has to be able to justify that.
- Type
- goods
- Framework
- Yes: joining it lets you bid for call-offs without a new tender each time
- Where
- in the South West
Who the buyer named
Debbie Dooley was the named contact on this notice.