General-purpose Ultrasound Diagnostic Equipment Set
Open tenderJapanese title: 汎用超音波画像診断装置一式
Overview
Hiroshima University is soliciting bids for a general-purpose ultrasound diagnostic equipment set to be delivered to Hiroshima University Hospital by February 26, 2027. The procurement will be conducted via open competitive bidding with specific performance and technical requirements detailed in the bidding documents.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 1, 2026
- Procuring entity: Kasumi Keiyaku, Contract Officer, Hiroshima University
- Submission deadline: July 14, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Delivery deadline: February 26, 2027
- Bid opening: August 18, 2026, 14:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive bidding with clear procedures and deadlines, but local delivery and qualification requirements may require a Japanese partner or local presence.
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: June 1, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 43
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: June 1, 2026. Procuring entity: Hiroshima University, Contract Officer Kasumi Keiyaku, Director of the Kasumi District Operations Support Department, Yoichi Yamashita. Procurement agency number: 415. Location number: 34. Item classification number: 22. Procurement subject and quantity: General-purpose ultrasound diagnostic equipment set, quantity 2. Characteristics of the procurement subject: as specified in the bidding documents. Delivery deadline: February 26, 2027. Delivery location: Hiroshima University Hospital. Tender method: The winning bid price will be the bid amount plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be rounded down). Bidders must state in their bid the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of tax status. Eligibility: Bidders must meet the qualifications specified in the bidding documents and must not be under suspension from transactions by the Contract Officer. Submission location and inquiries: Hiroshima University Kasumi District Operations Support Department Accounting Group, Chief (Contract Lead) Junichi Sone, phone 082-257-5025. Bidding documents available from the date of this notice at the above location. Bid briefing session: June 10, 2026, 16:00, online via Microsoft Teams. Attendance requests must be emailed by June 8, 2026, 16:00 to [email protected]. Bid submission deadline: July 14, 2026, 17:00. Bid opening: August 18, 2026, 14:00 at Hiroshima University Kasumi Research Building A, 1st floor, Operations Support Department meeting room. Language and currency: Japanese and Japanese yen. Bid and contract guarantees: exempted. Bidders must submit sealed bids with documents proving capability to deliver the specified goods by the deadline. Bidders must respond to any requests for explanation from the Contract Officer before the bid opening date. Invalid bids: those from ineligible bidders or those failing obligations as per bidding documents. Contract creation: required. Award method: The Contract Officer will select the lowest valid bid within the estimated price limit from bidders meeting all mandatory performance, function, and technical requirements specified in the bidding documents. No negotiation in the procedure. Further details in the bidding documents. If environmental conditions are specified in the bidding documents, bidders should fully understand them before applying.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing medical imaging equipment and diagnostic ultrasound technology.
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.
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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