MRI System Upgrade Package

Sole-source notice

Japanese title: MRI装置アップグレード一式

This procurement is for a complete upgrade package of MRI equipment at the National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center. The contract will be awarded by single tendering to Philips Japan Ltd. due to the absence of competition for technical reasons. The contract award is expected on July 27, 2026.

Medical

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Sole-source notice
  • Publication date: June 15, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Kazuo Mizushiri, Director, Accounting Division, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center
  • Planned contract date: July 27, 2026
  • Intended vendor: Philips Japan Ltd.
  • Status: Active
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Low – The procurement is a single tender contract awarded to Philips Japan Ltd. due to absence of competition for technical reasons, limiting business opportunities for new entrants.

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing advanced medical imaging equipment upgrades and related technical 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 15, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 20

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 15, 2026. Responsible officer: Kazuo Mizushiri, Director, Accounting Division, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center. Procurement agency number: 597. Location number: 35.

1. Procurement details:
(1) Product classification numbers 22, 31
(2) Subject and quantity: MRI system upgrade package 1 set.

2. Scheduled date of single tendering contract: July 27, 2026.

3. Reason for single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement: b Absence of competition for technical reasons.

4. Name of the party scheduled for single tendering contract: Philips Japan Ltd.

5. Contact department: Planning Section Chief Kazuo Mizushiri, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center, 1-1-1 Atago-Machi, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 740-8510, Japan. Phone: 0827-34-1000.

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15日経理責任者独立行政法人国立病院機構岩国医療センター院長田中屋宏爾
◎調達機関番号597 ◎所在地番号35

1 調達内容
(1) 品目分類番号22、31
(2) 購入等件名及び数量 MRI装置アップグレード一式

2 随意契約の予定日令和8年7月27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「技術的理由による競争の不存在」

4 随意契約を予定している相手方の名称株式会社フィリップス・ジャパン

5 担当部局 〒740-8510山口県岩国市愛宕町1-1-1独立行政法人国立病院機構岩国医療センター企画課長水尻和夫電話0827-34-1000

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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