Document Creation Software License Package
Open tenderJapanese title: 文書作成系ソフトウェアライセンス一式
Overview
Hokkaido University is procuring a package of document creation software licenses. Delivery is required by September 30, 2026, to the Hokkaido University Information Infrastructure Center.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: May 26, 2026
- Procuring entity: Kiyohiro HOUKIN, President, The National University Corporation Hokkaido University
- Submission deadline: July 16, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Delivery deadline: September 30, 2026
- Bid opening: August 18, 2026, 14:30 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods sales', grade A–C, Hokkaido region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Medium
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive tender with clear submission deadlines, but requires local qualification and after-sales service capability in Hokkaido region.
Official Notice
Official Source
Kanpo, Japan's official government gazette, in which legally required public procurement notices are formally published.
- Source: Kanpo, Government Procurement Notice Edition
- Official category: 入札公告 / Open competitive tender notice
- Publication date: May 26, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 14
Full English Translation
The following English translation was prepared from the original Japanese notice published in Kanpo. Where an official English summary appears in the Kanpo publication, it was used only for verification; the translation below is based on the Japanese source text.
The following general competitive tender is announced. Date: May 26, 2026. Procuring entity: President of National University Corporation Hokkaido University, Kiyohiro Hokin. Procurement agency number: 415. Location number: 01.
1 Procurement details:
(1) Item classification number 14.
(2) Subject and quantity: Document creation software license package.
(3) Characteristics of procurement subject: According to the tender specifications.
(4) Delivery deadline: September 30, 2026.
(5) Delivery location: Hokkaido University Information Infrastructure Center.
(6) Tender method: The winning bid price will be the bid amount plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be truncated). Bidders must state in the bid form an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of consumption tax status.
2 Eligibility for competition:
(1) Must be rated A, B, or C grade in "sale of goods" in the Hokkaido region for fiscal year 2026 under either the national unified qualification or Hokkaido University's qualification. Applications accepted at designated offices or Hokkaido University Finance Department Procurement Section.
(2) Must prove a system for prompt after-sales service and maintenance for the purchased goods.
(3) Must prove ability to deliver the goods at the date and place designated by the president.
(4) Must not be under transaction suspension by the president.
3 Submission details:
(1) Submission location, contract terms, tender specifications distribution, and inquiries: Hokkaido University Finance Department Procurement Section, Sapporo, contact: HOKI Naoki, TEL 011-706-4552, E-mail: [email protected].
(2) Tender specifications available from the date of this notice at the above location.
(3) Bid submission deadline: July 16, 2026, 17:00.
(4) Bid opening date and place: August 18, 2026, 14:30, Hokkaido University Secretariat Tender Room.
4 Other:
(1) Language and currency for contract: Japanese and Japanese yen.
(2) Bid and contract guarantees exempted.
(3) Bidders must submit sealed bids with documents proving ability to deliver the goods by the deadline. Bidders must respond to explanations requested by the president before bid opening.
(4) Invalid bids: those from ineligible bidders or those failing obligations.
(5) Contract document required.
(6) Award method: The lowest valid bid within the estimated price range judged capable of delivery by the president will be awarded.
(7) No negotiation in the procedure.
(8) Further details in tender specifications. If environmental conditions are specified in the tender, bidders should understand them fully before bidding.
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Participation is expected to require appropriate Japanese government procurement eligibility, or cooperation with a suitable Japanese partner holding the required qualification. The eligibility requirements have not been fully reviewed and should be verified against the official tender documents.
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