Purchase of Small Home-use Storage Batteries
Open tenderJapanese title: 小型蓄電池(自宅用) の購入一式
Overview
This tender is for the purchase of small storage batteries intended for home use. Delivery deadline and location will be specified in the tender documents. Participation requires passing qualification screening by Japan Finance Corporation's Procurement Department.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 12, 2026
- Procuring entity:
- Submission deadline: August 6, 2026, 12:00 JST
- 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–C – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Medium
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive bidding with qualification screening by Japan Finance Corporation; participation requires passing screening and adherence to detailed tender conditions.
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 12, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 36
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 subject to open competitive bidding. Date: June 12, 2026. Japan Finance Corporation, Director of the Property Management Department, Nakata Mitsuo. Procurement agency number: 127. Location number: 13.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification number: 16.
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Purchase of small storage batteries (for home use).
(3) Characteristics of the procurement subject: According to the tender documents and specifications.
(4) Delivery deadline: According to the tender documents and specifications.
(5) Delivery location: According to the tender documents and specifications.
(6) Bidding method: The winning bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus the consumption tax and local consumption tax corresponding to that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be rounded down). Bidders must state in the bid the amount corresponding to "quoted amount × 100 / (100 + consumption tax and local consumption tax rate (%))" regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt businesses.
2. Qualification for participation:
(1) Those wishing to participate must submit a qualification application form with required information to the Contract Section, Property Management Department, Japan Finance Corporation. Applications and attached documents will be reviewed by Japan Finance Corporation, and only those who pass will have participation qualifications.
(2) Must have a unified qualification for all government agencies for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027, rated A, B, or C in "sale of goods" or be confirmed equivalent by application documents.
(3) Must have qualifications specified in the tender documents. Details are in the tender documents.
3. Submission place of bids, etc.:
(1) Place for bid submission, contract terms, tender document distribution, and inquiries: Contract Section, Property Management Department, Japan Finance Corporation, 1-9-4 Otemachi Financial City North Tower, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004. Contact: Akihiro Nishiumi, phone 03-3270-1552.
(2) Tender document distribution method: From the date of this notice, primarily via the procurement information service (https://jfc.efftis.jp/PPI/Public/). If this system cannot be used, documents can be sent by email upon request. Email requests must include the subject "Request for tender documents for Tender Notice No. 8-129" and details of the applicant. The documents will be attached and sent by reply email. Direct pickup is also possible at the above address.
(3) Bid submission deadline: August 6, 2026, 12:00 noon.
(4) Bid opening date and place: August 7, 2026, 10:00 am, Otemachi Financial City North Tower 4F Room 408.
(5) Electronic bidding system: This tender uses an electronic bidding system for submission and opening. Paper bids are allowed only with approval. Details in tender documents. System failure may cause schedule changes.
5. Other:
(1) Language and currency for bidding and contracts: Japanese and Japanese yen only.
(2) Bid and contract guarantee deposits are fully exempted.
(3) Invalid bids: Bids from unqualified participants or those violating conditions will be invalid.
(4) Contract document creation is required.
(5) Award method: The lowest valid bid within the price limit will be awarded.
(6) Other details per tender documents.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing energy storage hardware or battery supply solutions for residential use.
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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