Vacuum Equipment Set for SPring-8-II Storage Ring Injection Section

Open tender

Japanese title: SPring-8-II蓄積リング入射部用真空機器一式

This tender is for the procurement of a complete set of vacuum equipment for the injection section of the SPring-8-II storage ring at the National Institute of RIKEN. Delivery is required by July 27, 2027, to the RIKEN facility.

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Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Open tender
  • Publication date: May 27, 2026
  • Procuring entity: 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所経理・調達本部調達部長坂庭励
  • Submission deadline: July 17, 2026, 15:00 JST
  • Delivery deadline: July 27, 2027
  • Bid opening: August 6, 2026, 13:30 JST, location: see the official notice
  • Award method: Lowest-price award
  • Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods sales', grade A–C – verify in the tender documents
  • Status: Expired
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender is open and competitive with clear submission guidelines, but requires compliance with specific qualification standards and after-sales service capabilities, which may necessitate local partnerships or adaptation.

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing vacuum technology and precision equipment for advanced scientific research facilities.

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 27, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 8

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 as follows. Date: May 27, 2026. Contract Officer: SAKANIWA Rei, Director of Procurement Department, Financial and Procurement Headquarters, National Institute of RIKEN. Procurement Agency Number: 814. Location Number: 11. Tender Number: 2026 Harima No. 33-1. Procurement Details:
(1) Item Classification Number: 24.
(2) Subject and Quantity: Complete set of vacuum equipment for the injection section of the SPring-8-II storage ring.
(3) Characteristics of the procurement: As per the tender specifications and documents.
(4) Delivery Deadline: July 27, 2027.
(5) Delivery Location: National Institute of RIKEN.
(6) Tender Method: Applications must be submitted with documents stating the bid price and the performance and functions related to the proposal (hereinafter referred to as the “bid document”). The winning bid price will be the bid amount plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be rounded down), so bidders must state in the bid document an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of consumption tax status.

2. Eligibility for Participation:
(1) Must not fall under Article 5 of the National Institute of RIKEN Contract Handling Regulations.
(2) Must be rated A, B, or C in either the National Institute of RIKEN competitive contract participation qualification or the national unified qualification for all ministries and agencies in FY 2026 for “manufacture of goods” or “sale of goods.”
(3) Must prove a system for prompt after-sales service and maintenance related to the procured goods.

3. Submission Location and Contact:
(1) Submission and inquiries: Harima Procurement Section, Procurement Department, Financial and Procurement Headquarters, National Institute of RIKEN, 1-1-1 Koto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan. Contact: HIROKI Matsumura, Tel: 0791-58-0063.
(2) Tender documents can be downloaded from the RIKEN procurement information website from the date of this notice.
(3) Deadline for receipt of bid documents: July 17, 2026, 15:00.
(4) Bid opening date and place: August 6, 2026, 13:30, RIKEN Harima District Central Management Building 2F Meeting Room A.

4. Other:
(1) Language and currency for contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese yen.
(2) Bid and contract guarantees: exempted.
(3) Obligations of bidders: Bidders must submit, by the bid receipt deadline, documents proving capability to supply the goods specified in this notice and technical review materials based on the specifications issued by RIKEN. Bidders must respond to requests for explanation regarding these documents up to three days before the bid opening date.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids by ineligible parties or those failing to fulfill obligations will be invalid.
(5) Contract document required.
(6) Method of deciding the winning bidder: The lowest valid bid within the price limit will be selected.
(7) Negotiations during the procedure: none.
(8) Further details are in the tender specifications.

Show original Japanese notice

入札公告

次のとおり一般競争入札に付します。 令和8年5月27日契約担当役国立研究開発法人理化学研究所経理・調達本部調達部長坂庭励
◎調達機関番号814 ◎所在地番号11 〇2026播磨第33号

1 調達内容
(1) 品目分類番号24
(2) 購入等件名及び数量 SPring-8-II蓄積リング入射部用真空機器一式
(3) 調達案件の特質等入札説明書及び仕様書のとおり。
(4) 納入期限令和9年7月27日
(5) 納入場所国立研究開発法人理化学研究所
(6) 入札方法入札金額を記載した書類及び提案に係る性能、機能等を記載した書類(以下 「入札書」という。)をもって申し込むこと。 なお、落札決定に当たっては、入札書に記載された金額に当該金額の10パーセントに相当する額を加算した金額(当該金額に1円未満の端数が生じた場合は、切り捨てた金額とする。)をもって落札価格とするので入札者は、 消費税に係る課税事業者であるか免税事業者であるかを問わず、見積もった金額の110分の100に相当する金額を入札書に記載すること。
2 競争参加資格
(1) 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所契約事務取扱細則第5条の規定に該当しない者であること。
(2) 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所競争契約参加資格又は国の競争参加資格(全省庁統一資格)のいずれかにおいて令和8年度に「物品の製造」又は「物品の販売」の「A」、 「B」 又は「C」の等級に格付けされている者であること。
(3) 調達物品に係る迅速なアフターサービス・メンテナンスの体制が整備されていることを証明した者であること。 3 4 5
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(2) 入札書の提出場所等入札書の提出場所、問合わせ先 〒679-5148兵庫県佐用郡佐用町光都1- 1-1国立研究開発法人理化学研究所経理・調達本部調達部播磨調達課松村弘貴電話0791-58-0063入札説明書の交付方法本公告の日から理化学研究所調達情報HPよりダウンロードすること。 入札書の受領期限令和8年7月17日15時00分開札の日時及び場所令和8年8月6日13時30分国立研究開発法人理化学研究所播磨地区中央管理棟2階会議室A その他契約手続において使用する言語及び通貨日本語及び日本国通貨入札保証金及び契約保証金免除入札者に求められる義務この一般競争に参加する者は、封印した入札書の他に本公告に示した物品を納入できることを証明する書類及び本研究所の交付する仕様書に基づく技術審査資料を添付して入札書の受領期限までに提出しなければならない。なお、入札者は、 開札日の3日前までの間において、当該書類に関し説明を求められた場合は、それに応じなければならない。 入札の無効本公告に示した競争参加資格のない者のした入札及び入札者に求められる義務を履行しなかった者のした入札は無効とする。 契約書作成の要否要落札者の決定方法予定価格の制限の範囲内で最低価格をもって有効な入札者を落札者とする。 手続きにおける交渉の有無無その他詳細は入札説明書による。

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This page is based on the official Kanpo tender notice, with translation and a preliminary business assessment by I.J. Do. The official Japanese notice and tender documents are binding.

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