The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has launched a call for tender to select a vendor to supply the planned Daedalus supercomputer.

The 60 petaflops system will be will be managed and operated by GRNET, the National Infrastructures for Research and Technology, in Athens, Greece. GRNET operates under the auspices of Greece’s Ministry of Digital Governance and contributes to the country’s digital transformation strategy.

Daedalus will be installed in a new data center located in the building of the former Power Station of the Lavrion Technological Cultural Park - part of the National Technical University in Athens.

The procurement call aims to acquire the latest technologies for all components, ensuring seamless integration of hardware, software, and supporting equipment, in addition to implementation services, integration with power and cooling infrastructures, and personnel training and support.

The total value of the procurement call is estimated to be around €36 million ($38.5 million), with the EuroHPC JU set to fund 35 percent of the total cost of the new machine. The other 65 percent will be funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan ‘Greece 2.0.’ Cyprus, with Montenegro and North Macedonia, are also involved in the project as members of the Daedalus consortium.

Once installed, the supercomputer will be made available to European members of the scientific community, industry, and the public sector.

EuroHPC JU is a joint initiative between the EU, 35 European countries, and private partners to develop a supercomputing ecosystem in Europe.

Launched in 2018 and headquartered in Luxembourg, its mission is to develop, deploy, extend, and maintain a secure and connected supercomputing and quantum computing ecosystem, while supporting the development of key HPC skills for European science and industry.