Manufacture of Trunk Line Digital Terminal Equipment Set FY2026
Open tenderJapanese title: 令和8年度幹線系ディジタル端局装置一式製造(電子入札対象案件) (電子契約対象案件)
Overview
This tender is for the manufacture of a complete set of trunk line digital terminal equipment for fiscal year 2026. The contract period runs until March 19, 2027, with performance location and detailed specifications provided in the tender documents.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 10, 2026
- Procuring entity: Satoshi TAKAMATSU, Director-General of Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau
- Participation application deadline: July 8, 2026, 12:00 JST (passed)
- Submission deadline: July 31, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Performance period: Until March 19, 2027
- Bid opening: August 3, 2026, 10:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Comprehensive evaluation (price + technical score)
- 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 requires compliance with specific Japanese government qualification standards and electronic bidding system use, which may require local partnerships or adaptation, but the field is open with a clear bidding process and 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 10, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 11-12
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 10, 2026. Procuring entity: Satoshi TAKAMATSU, Director-General of Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau. Procurement agency number: 020. Location number: 15.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Classification codes 15, 28.
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Manufacture of a complete set of trunk line digital terminal equipment for fiscal year 2026 (electronic bidding target case) (electronic contract target case).
(3) Specifications for the procurement subject are as described in the tender documents.
(4) Performance period: From the day after contract conclusion until March 19, 2027.
(5) Performance location: As described in the tender documents and special specifications.
(6) Bidding method: The successful bidder will be decided by a comprehensive evaluation method; bidders must submit documents related to performance, function, and technology for comprehensive evaluation (hereinafter referred to as "documents related to comprehensive evaluation of performance, etc."). The winning price will be the bid amount plus consumption tax and local consumption tax calculated by multiplying the tax rate, with fractions less than one yen truncated. Bidders must enter the bid amount excluding the consumption tax and local consumption tax regardless of tax status. The number of bidding rounds is limited to two in principle. If no successful bidder is decided within these rounds, the contract will not be converted to a discretionary contract based on the Budget and Accounting Act Article 99-2.
2. Electronic procurement system use:
This case requires submission of qualification confirmation application and necessary certificates (including documents related to comprehensive evaluation) and bidding and contracting via the electronic procurement system. If unable to use the electronic procurement system, paper bidding and contracting methods apply. Electronic certificates usable are limited to those listed in the qualification notification or authorized for bidding.
3. Qualification requirements:
Must not fall under Articles 70 and 71 of the Budget and Accounting Act. Must have Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism unified qualification for fiscal years 2025-2027 with Grade A, B, or C in "Manufacture" or "Sale" of electrical and telecommunications equipment in the Tohoku, Kanto-Koshinetsu, or Tokai-Hokuriku regions, and have electrical/telecommunications equipment as a business item. Additional documents required if under corporate reorganization or civil rehabilitation procedures. Must not be under suspension by the Director-General of Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau during the application to bid period. Must have obtained an electronic certificate for electronic bidding. Must not be excluded by police authorities as a gang-related or equivalent entity. Must have directly received the tender documents. Must prove delivery and installation performance as stated in the tender documents.
4. Tender documents distribution:
From June 10, 2026 to July 31, 2026 excluding weekends and holidays, 9:00-17:00. Distributed via electronic procurement system or by CD-R media if electronic system unavailable.
5. Submission deadlines:
Application documents by July 8, 2026 12:00; bid documents by July 31, 2026 17:00. Submission via electronic procurement system or paper method if approved.
6. Bid opening:
August 3, 2026 10:00 at Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau bidding room. Language and currency: Japanese and Japanese yen only.
7. No bid or contract guarantee required.
8. Bidding invalid if missing required signatures or electronic certificate misuse.
9. Contract documents exchanged via electronic procurement system; paper contract allowed with approval. 10. Successful bidder selected by comprehensive evaluation method considering performance and bid price within budget limits. Negotiations not conducted. 11. Qualification application timing and place as per public notice dated March 31, 2026. Details in tender documents.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing telecommunications equipment manufacturing and digital terminal hardware solutions, especially those capable of meeting Japanese government procurement standards and electronic bidding requirements.
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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