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Digital transformation and modernisation of ICT infrastructure and IT systems DCVaV CVTI SR
Digitálna transformácia a modernizácia IKT infraštruktúry a IT systémov DCVaV CVTI SR — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 19 November at 10:00 — 18 days left.
- You submit on ÚVO / EVO — not here and not by e-mail. ↗
- Offer and evidence in: Slovak, Czech.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
The subject of the contract is the supply and commissioning of a comprehensive data center as one architecturally comprehensive solution consisting of NON-IT technologies (electrical power supply, backup, cooling/VZT, fire protection, security, monitoring), IT hardware (computing, storage, network and GPU resources) and downstream software (virtualization, containerization, object storage, control and presentation layers, AI services). These are data centres in two locations: CVTI data center in Žilina and CVTI data center in Bratislava, with architecture and replications counting on redundant infrastructure in another location. The result of the implementation is to be a unified operational unit capable of safely and reliably providing IT services for the needs of research and development, including the operation and training of AI models. More detailed specification - The description…
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… of the subject-matter of the contract is set out in Annex 1 and Annex 1a to the contract resulting from the tendering procedure and in Part B.1 of the tender specifications. Annex 1a to the Contract is in the NDA regime and will only be provided to candidates on the basis of the signed NDA, the model of which is Annex 11 to the Tender Documents. Details of the NDA signature procedure are provided in the tender documents. At the same time, further documentation for the contract is also available in the Central Metainformation System of Public Administration (MetaIS): https://metais.slovensko.sk/ci/Projekt/a59353ca-3d98-4a8f-b042-360718492c18 The detailed definition of the subject matter of the Contract and the Terms and Conditions also forms part of Sections B.1 and B.2 of the Tender Documents. · The subject of the contract is the supply and commissioning of a comprehensive data center as one architecturally comprehensive solution consisting of NON-IT technologies (electrical power supply, backup, cooling/VZT, fire protection, security, monitoring), IT hardware (computing, storage, network and GPU resources) and downstream software (virtualization, containerization, object storage, control and presentation layers, AI services). These are data centres in two locations: CVTI data center in Žilina and CVTI data center in Bratislava, with architecture and replications counting on redundant infrastructure in another location. The result of the implementation is to be a unified operational unit capable of safely and reliably providing IT services for the needs of research and development, including the operation and training of AI models. More detailed specification - The description of the subject-matter of the contract is set out in Annex 1 and Annex 1a to the contract resulting from the tendering procedure and in Part B.1 of the tender specifications. At the same time, further documentation for the contract is also available in the Central Metainformation System of Public Administration (MetaIS): https://metais.slovensko.sk/ci/Projekt/a59353ca-3d98-4a8f-b042-360718492c18 The detailed definition of the subject matter of the Contract and the Terms and Conditions also forms part of Sections B.1 and B.2 of the Tender Documents.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 3 months (9 awards, most recently December 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around March 2026. The last award went to Henrich Sonnenschein - ITSK.n = 9
- 48% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (26 awards since 2024, spread over 14 companies). That is well below the sector norm (71%) — this buyer switches suppliers more often than others.n = 26 awards since 2024
- 23% of awards went to companies from abroad (26 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 6%.n = 26
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (26 procedures with a bid count); 38% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 3 bids.n = 26
- 12% of the bids received came from other countries (26 procedures with a bid mix) — all bidders, not just the winners. Sector: 0%.n = 26
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 25/10/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Slovak, Czech.
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Henrich Sonnenschein - ITSK | 6 | 2025 |
| abib, s.r.o. | 4 | 2024–2026 |
| AGEM COMPUTERS, spol.s r.o. | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Ing. arch. Štefan Starinský | 2 | 2025–2026 |
| Pow-en a. s. | 2 | 2025 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
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Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually about 3 bids came in. A normal field for this market. (Based on 9 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 21 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 30 (median of 773 procedures). Much tighter than usual: the first week counts.
Foreign bidders
In Slovakia · Office & computing machinery, 28 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 1,413 recorded awards) — mostly from Czechia.
Submission language: Slovak, Czech.
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