Manufacture of Chugoku Regional Development Bureau River System Virtualization Device 1 set
Open tenderJapanese title: 調達物品及び数量令和8年度中国地方整備局河川系仮想化装置製造1式(電子入札対象案件) (電子契約対象案件)
Overview
The Chugoku Regional Development Bureau is procuring one set of a river system virtualization device for fiscal year 2026. The contract includes manufacturing and delivery by March 19, 2027, with details and delivery location specified in the tender documents. Participation requires electronic bidding and qualification under Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism standards.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 9, 2026
- Procuring entity: Taishi YAMAMOTO, Director General of Chugoku Regional Development Bureau
- Participation application deadline: July 13, 2026, 17:00 JST (passed)
- Submission deadline: August 6, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Delivery deadline: March 19, 2027
- Bid opening: August 7, 2026, 10:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods sales', grade A–D, Chugoku region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender requires specific regional qualifications and electronic bidding system use, which may pose moderate barriers; however, it is an open competitive tender with sufficient lead time.
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 9, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 9
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 9, 2026
Responsible Officer for Expenditure Commitment: Taishi YAMAMOTO, Director General of Chugoku Regional Development Bureau
Procurement Agency Number: 020
Location Number: 34
1. Procurement Details
(1) Item Classification Number: 14
(2) Procurement Item and Quantity: Manufacture of one set of the Chugoku Regional Development Bureau River System Virtualization Device for FY2026 (subject to electronic bidding and electronic contract)
(3) Characteristics of the Procurement Item: As described in the tender documents.
(4) Delivery Deadline: March 19, 2027
(5) Delivery Location: As described in the tender documents.
(6) Bidding Method: As described in the tender documents.
(7) Use of Electronic Procurement System: This project requires submission of the qualification confirmation application, bidding, and contracting via the electronic procurement system. If electronic procurement is difficult, paper bidding and contracting methods may be used upon submission of appropriate requests.
2. Qualification for Participation
(1) Must not fall under Articles 70 and 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning Budget Auditing and Accounting.
(2) Must have confirmed qualification for general competitive (or designated competitive) bidding for FY2025, FY2026, and FY2027 in the Chugoku region with grade A, B, C, or D for "manufacture of products" or "sale of products" under the unified qualification system of all ministries and agencies.
(3) Must not be subject to reorganization or rehabilitation proceedings under the Corporate Reorganization Act or Civil Rehabilitation Act, except those who have completed the procedures in (2).
(4) Must not have been suspended from nomination by the Director General of Chugoku Regional Development Bureau during the period from application receipt deadline to bid opening.
(5) Must not be excluded by police authorities as a person substantially controlled by organized crime groups or equivalent, and must not be under exclusion requests from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism public works.
(6) Must prove delivery or manufacturing performance of the procurement item or equivalent similar items.
(7) Must have a maintenance system established for the procurement item.
(8) Must have downloaded the tender documents from the electronic procurement system or received them from the responsible officer.
3. Submission Location and Deadlines
(1) Electronic Procurement System URL and Contact:
https://www.p-portal.go.jp/pps-web-biz/
Address: 6-30 Kamihatchobori, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture 730-8530
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Chugoku Regional Development Bureau, General Affairs Department, Contract Section, Purchasing Unit
Contact: Masahiro Kayama, Phone 082-221-9231 ext. 2531
(2) Paper Bidding Submission Location and Contact: Same as (1)
(3) Tender Document Distribution: Download from electronic procurement system; if not possible, contact above for hand delivery, email, or courier.
(4) Application Receipt Deadline (electronic and paper): July 13, 2026, 17:00
(5) Bid Receipt Deadline (electronic and paper): August 6, 2026, 17:00
(6) Bid Opening Date and Location: August 7, 2026, 10:00, Chugoku Regional Development Bureau Tender Room
4. Other
(1) Language and Currency for Contract Procedures: Japanese and Japanese currency only.
(2) Bid and Contract Guarantee: Exempted.
(3) Requirements for Bidders:
(a) Electronic bidders must submit application documents by the deadline via the URL in (3)(1).
(b) Paper bidders must submit necessary documents by the deadline to the location in (3)(2).
In either case, bidders must respond to inquiries from the responsible officer before bid opening.
(4) Only bids from applicants whose qualification is confirmed by the responsible officer will be considered valid.
(5) Invalid bids include those from unqualified bidders or those violating bid conditions.
(6) Contract documents will be exchanged via the electronic procurement system; paper contracts may be used with approval.
(7) Award method: The lowest valid bid within the price limit set under Article 79 of the Budget Auditing and Accounting Act will be awarded, with exceptions if performance or fairness concerns arise.
(8) Applicants without the unified qualification at the time of application may submit documents but must obtain qualification before bid opening.
(9) The procuring entity may request reference estimates before bid opening.
Electronic bidders must have obtained an electronic certificate. Details are in the tender documents.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing virtualization infrastructure manufacturing and maintenance services, especially those with experience in public sector river system applications.
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.
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