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Germany – Network infrastructure – Erneuerung Netzwerkinfrastruktur

Germany – Network infrastructure – Renewal of network infrastructureEnglish, machine translated

Issued by Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

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Published
11 Nov 2026
Closes
15 Dec 2026, 23:59 UTC
Reference
783712-2026
Location
Germany
Sector
IT & Telecom
Type
goods

At a glance

Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts in Germany has published an invitation to bid in it & telecom: “Germany – Network infrastructure – Erneuerung Netzwerkinfrastruktur”. Submissions close on 15 December 2026, 34 days from today. Quote reference 783712-2026 in any correspondence with the buyer. One document is attached to this notice. FreeTender has recorded 4 notices from this buyer since 2026, 2 of them currently open. There are 1,163 open it & telecom notices in Germany on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU), not through FreeTender.

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English summary

Machine translated from German by FreeTender. The original notice below is the binding text.

The Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Light (MPL) is replacing the network components of its data center (Juniper QFX5100 and EX4300) and the core switches, whose manufacturer support ends in 2027 and 2029 respectively. The data center is set up as a spin-leaf fabric with EVPN/VXLAN; The new Leaves will be connected to the existing Spines (Juniper QFX5120-32C). The network is operated together with the Max Planck Center for Physics and Medicine (MPZPM) as a network (joint fabric, automation with Ansible).

Details

Das Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) löst die Netzwerkkomponenten seines Rechenzentrums (Juniper QFX5100 und EX4300) sowie die Core‑Switches ab, deren Hersteller‑Support in den Jahren 2027 bzw. 2029 endet. Das Rechenzentrum wird als Spine-Leaf-Fabric mit EVPN/VXLAN aufgebaut; die neuen Leaves werden an die bereits vorhandenen Spines (Juniper QFX5120‑32C) angebunden. Das Netz wird gemeinsam mit dem Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin (MPZPM) als ein Netz betrieben (gemeinsame Fabric, Automatisierung mit Ansible).

Lots Lot 1 — Erneuerung Netzwerkinfrastruktur: Beschaffungsbedarf: 18 Datacenter-Leaves (QFX5120-48Y) mit EVPN/VXLAN-Lizenz, 6 Port-Extender (EX4400-48T) mit Uplink-Modulen, 2 Core-Switches (EX4650-48Y) mit Premium-Lizenz, Zubehör sowie Herstellersupport für 60 Monate; zusätzlich die Entsorgung der Altgeräte.

Buyer: Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts

Buyer country: DEU

Procedure: open

CPV code: 32424000

Full notice, tender documents and how to bid are on the official TED page (link above).

Context for bidders

We hold 4 notices from Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts, going back to September 2026 — 2 of them still open. They buy mostly in IT & Telecom, Manufacturing & Supply and Water & Environment. There are 1,163 open IT & Telecom tenders in Germany. This one closes in 34 days.

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