Image Processing Software License Package
Open tenderJapanese title: 画像処理系ソフトウェアライセンス一式
Procurement of a complete set of image processing software licenses for Hokkaido University. Delivery is required by September 30, 2026, to the 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, 14:00 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: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender is open and competitive but requires local qualification and after-sales service capability in Hokkaido region, which may require a local partner or adaptation.
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing image processing software solutions or software licensing services.
Participation fit
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.
Official Source
This opportunity is based on a tender notice published in Kanpo, the official gazette of the Government of Japan.
- Source: Kanpo, Government Procurement Notice Edition
- Official category: 入札公告 / Open competitive tender notice
- Publication date: May 26, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 13-14
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.
Tender Notice:
The following general competitive tender is announced. Date: May 26, 2026. National University Corporation Hokkaido University President Kiyohiro Hokin. Procurement agency number 415. Location number 01. 1 Procurement details
(1) Item classification number 14
(2) Purchase subject and quantity: Complete set of image processing software licenses
(3) Characteristics of the procurement subject: According to the tender specifications.
(4) Delivery deadline: September 30, 2026.
(5) Delivery location: Information Infrastructure Center, Hokkaido University.
(6) Tender method: The winning bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be truncated). Bidders must state in the bid the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt entities for consumption tax and local consumption tax. 2 Eligibility for competition
(1) Must be rated A, B, or C grade in "sales of goods" in the Hokkaido region for fiscal year 2026 under either the national competition participation qualification (unified qualification for all ministries) or Hokkaido University's competition participation qualification. Applications for this qualification are accepted at the application reception offices listed in the government procurement notice No. 58 dated March 31, 2026, or at the Procurement Section, Finance Department, Hokkaido University.
(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 suspension of transactions by the President. 3 Submission location etc.
(1) Submission location of bids, place to indicate contract terms, place to receive tender specifications, and contact: Procurement Section, Finance Department, Hokkaido University, Kita
8 Jo Nishi
5 Chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0808, Attn:
Tobioka Naoki (person in charge of goods contracts), TEL 011-706-4552, E-mail: [email protected]
(2) Method of distribution of tender specifications: From the date of this notice at the above location.
(3) Deadline for bid receipt: July 16, 2026, 17:00.
(4) Date and place of bid opening: August 18, 2026, 14:00, Hokkaido University Secretariat Tender Room.
4 Others
(1) Language and currency used in contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese currency.
(2) Bid and contract guarantees: exempted.
(3) Requirements for bidders: Those wishing to participate must submit sealed bids with documents proving ability to deliver the goods by the bid receipt deadline. Bidders must respond to explanations requested by the President regarding these documents before the bid opening date.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids from those without the required qualifications, or who fail to fulfill obligations, or as specified in the tender specifications.
(5) Necessity of contract document: required.
(6) Method of deciding the winning bidder: The President will select the bidder judged capable of delivering the goods and who made the lowest valid bid within the price limits set by Hokkaido University regulations.
(7) Negotiations in procedures: none.
(8) Other details: according to the tender specifications. If environmental conditions related to this procurement are specified in the tender specifications, bidders should fully understand them before bidding.
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