Purchase of Apple MacBook Pro laptops for local AI and large language model applications

Summary

The procurement covers the purchase of eight Apple MacBook Pro laptops for Fraunhofer’s artificial intelligence research, with three years of AppleCare protection. Seven laptops must have a German keyboard and one a US English keyboard. Each must have a 16-inch Space Black body, an M5 Max chip, an 18-core CPU, a 40-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, 128 GB of unified memory, an 8 TB SSD, a nanotexture-glass display and a 140 W USB-C power adapter. AppleCare must cover liquid damage, drops and other damage. Delivery is planned by 30 November 2026 at the latest. The bid must be submitted electronically for the single lot by 10:00 on 5 October 2026. Price is the sole award criterion, weighted at 100%; the bid must include a sufficiently detailed technical description of the products and the required company and suitability information.