Complete Digital Pathology System
Open tenderJapanese title: デジタルパソロジーシステム一式
Overview
Toyama University is procuring a complete digital pathology system to be delivered to its affiliated hospital by March 31, 2027. The procurement will be conducted via an open competitive tender with comprehensive evaluation based on performance, functionality, and technology.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 11, 2026
- Procuring entity: Shingo YOSHII, Director of the Finance and Facilities Department, Toyama University
- Submission deadline: August 3, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Delivery deadline: March 31, 2027
- Bid opening: September 15, 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, Tokai-Hokuriku region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive tender with comprehensive evaluation, but requires local after-sales service and compliance with specific regional qualifications, suggesting need for local partnership or adaptation.
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 11, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 38
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 is announced as an open competitive tender. Date: June 11, 2026. Contract Responsible Person: Shingo Yoshii, Director of the Finance and Facilities Department, Toyama University. Procurement Agency Number: 415. Location Number: 16. Item 4-1 Procurement Details:
(1) Item Classification Numbers 22, 31.
(2) Procurement Subject and Quantity: Complete Digital Pathology System.
(3) Characteristics of Procurement Subject: As described in the tender documents.
(4) Delivery Deadline: March 31, 2027.
(5) Delivery Location: Toyama University Hospital.
(6) Tender Method: The contract award will be decided by a comprehensive evaluation method; therefore, documents related to performance, functions, and technology (hereinafter referred to as "documents for comprehensive evaluation") must be submitted. The awarded price will be the bid amount plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be truncated). Bidders must state in the bid form an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of tax status.
2. Eligibility for Participation:
(1) Must not fall under the provisions of Articles 5 and 6 of Toyama University Contract Regulations. Minors or persons under guardianship who have obtained necessary consent for contract conclusion are exceptions.
(2) Must be rated A, B, or C in the "Sales of Goods" category for the Tokai-Hokuriku region in the 2026 fiscal year unified national qualification.
(3) Must prove a system for prompt after-sales service and maintenance for the purchased goods.
(4) Must prove ability to deliver the goods at the designated time and place specified by the contract responsible person.
(5) Must have qualifications determined by the contract responsible person based on Article 8 of Toyama University Contract Regulations.
(6) Must not be under suspension of transactions by the contract responsible person. Submission Location: Finance and Facilities Department, Accounting Section 2, Toyama University, 2630 Sugidani, Toyama City 930-0194. Contact: Rumi Asaoka, Tel: 076-434-7053. Tender documents were available from the date of this notice at the above location. Tender briefing session: June 30, 2026, 11:00 AM, Toyama University Sugidani Campus Management Building Conference Room. Bid submission deadline: August 3, 2026, 5:00 PM. Bid opening: September 15, 2026, 10:00 AM, same location as briefing. Language and currency: Japanese and Japanese yen. No bid or contract guarantee required. Bidders must submit sealed bid forms with documents for comprehensive evaluation and proof of ability to deliver the goods by the deadline. If requested by the contract responsible person before bid opening, bidders must respond to explanations regarding these documents. Invalid bids include those from ineligible bidders or those failing to fulfill obligations. Contract documentation is required. The award will be made to a bidder judged capable of delivering the goods and meeting all mandatory performance, function, and technical requirements within the estimated price limit, based on the comprehensive evaluation method specified in the tender documents. No negotiation in the procedure. Other details are in the tender documents. If environmental conditions related to this procurement are specified in the tender documents, bidders should fully understand them before applying.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing advanced medical imaging and digital pathology systems, especially those with expertise in integrated hospital IT solutions.
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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