Advanced AI Endoscope System Complete Set
Request for commentsJapanese title: 最先端AI内視鏡システム一式
Overview
Tohoku University invites comments on the draft specifications for the procurement of a complete advanced AI endoscope system. The draft specifications are available online from June 16 to July 17, 2026, with an online briefing session scheduled for June 23, 2026. Submission deadline for comments is July 17, 2026.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Request for comments
- Publication date: June 16, 2026
- Procuring entity:
- Comment deadline: July 17, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Opportunity stage: Request for comments / pre-tender
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: High
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open call for comments suggests opportunity to influence specifications, but actual procurement details and participation conditions are not yet defined, requiring further monitoring and possible local partnership.
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: 意見招請に関する公示 / Request for comments
- Publication date: June 16, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 40
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 draft specifications for the procurement of the following goods have been completed, and comments on the draft specifications are hereby solicited as follows.
Date: June 16, 2026
Tohoku University Vice President IZU Hitoshi
1. Procurement Details
(1) Item Classification Numbers: 22, 31
(2) Goods and Quantity: Advanced AI Endoscope System complete set
2. Method of Submitting Comments
(1) Deadline for submission of comments: July 17, 2026, 17:00 (must arrive by this date if sent by mail)
(2) Submission address: Procurement Section 1, Finance Department, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577
Contact: Procurement Section Chief HIROAKI Kawamura, Phone: 022-217-4869
3. Distribution of Draft Specifications
(1) Distribution period: June 16, 2026 to July 17, 2026
(2) Distribution location: From the date of this notice, available electronically on the Tohoku University Finance Department Procurement Section website (https://www.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/keiyaku/kouhyou/)
4. Explanation Meeting for Draft Specifications
(1) Date and time: June 23, 2026, 14:00
(2) Location: Online (details according to the draft specifications)
Show original Japanese notice
意見招請に関する公示
次のとおり調達物品の仕様書案の作成が完了したので、仕様書案に対する意見を招請します。令和8年6月16日国立大学法人東北大学副学長伊豆仁志◎調達機関番号415 ◎所在地番号04〇第1号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 22、31(2)購入等物品及び数量 最先端AI内視鏡システム一式2 意見の提出方法(1)意見の提出期限 令和8年7月17日17時00分(郵送の場合は必着のこと。)(2)提出先 〒980-8577 仙台市青葉区片平2-1-1東北大学財務部調達課調達第一係長河村紘明 電話022-217-48693 仕様書案の交付(1)交付期間 令和8年6月16日から令和8年7月17日まで。(2)交付場所 本公告の日から東北大学財務部調達課ホームページ(https://www.bureau. tohoku.ac.jp/keiyaku/kouhyou/)において、 電子ファイルにて交付する。4 仕様書案の説明会(1)開催日時 令和8年6月23日14時00分(2)開催場所 オンライン開催とする。 (詳細は、仕様書案による。)
Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing advanced AI-based medical imaging systems and endoscopic technology solutions.
Participation fit
This is a request for comments on draft specifications, not a tender notice. The public notice does not provide tender eligibility requirements. Eligibility, bidding conditions and participation requirements should be reviewed if and when a formal tender notice is published.
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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