Use of Abstract and Citation Database (Scopus)

Sole-source notice

Japanese title: 抄録・引用文献データベース(Scopus)の利用一式

Shizuoka University plans a single tender contract for the use of the abstract and citation database Scopus. The contract is scheduled for June 30, 2026, with Elsevier B.V. as the intended contracting party.

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Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Sole-source notice
  • Publication date: June 8, 2026
  • Procuring entity: 財務施設部長海藤和俊
  • Planned contract date: June 30, 2026
  • Intended vendor: Elsevier B.V.
  • Status: Expired
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Low – The contract is a single tender with Elsevier B.V. as the intended party, indicating limited opportunity for new entrants.

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing academic database licensing and digital library services.

Participation fit

This procedure is classified as sole-source and is not an open competitive tender. Direct participation is not applicable, but the notice may indicate existing government demand and active relevant vendors in Japan.

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: 随意契約に関する公示 / Notice of single tendering procedures
  • Publication date: June 8, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 58

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.

Notice of single tendering procedures is hereby given as follows. Date: June 8, 2026. National University Corporation Shizuoka University Contract Officer: KAITO Kazutoshi, Director of the General Affairs Department. Procurement agency number: 415. Location number: 22.

1. Procurement content:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27
(2) Subject and quantity: Use of abstract and citation database (Scopus).

2. Scheduled date of single tender contract: June 30, 2026.

3. Reason for single tender contract under the Government Procurement Agreement: b. Protection of exclusive rights.

4. Name of the intended contracting party for the single tender contract: Elsevier B.V.

5. Responsible department: Shizuoka University Contract Section, Contract First Unit, Inose Tomomi, Phone 054-238-5165, Address: 836 Oya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, 422-8529.

Show original Japanese notice

随意契約に関する公示

次のとおり随意契約について公示します。 令和8年6月8日国立大学法人静岡大学契約担当役財務施設部長海藤和俊
◎調達機関番号415 ◎所在地番号22
〇第1号

1 調達内容
(1) 品目分類番号71、27
(2) 購入等件名及び数量抄録・引用文献データベース(Scopus)の利用一式

2 随意契約の予定日令和8年6月30日

3 随意契約によることとする「政府調達に関する協定」の規定上の理由 b「排他的権利の保護」

4 随意契約を予定している相手方の名称エルゼビア・ビー・ブイ5担当部門 〒422-8529静岡市駿河区大谷836静岡大学契約課契約第一係猪瀬智巳電話054-238-5165

Disclaimer

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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