Complete Prostate Biopsy System
Open tenderJapanese title: 前立腺生検システム一式
Overview
This tender is for the procurement of a complete prostate biopsy system for the National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center. Delivery location and deadline will be as specified in the tender documents.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 26, 2026
- Procuring entity: 独立行政法人国立病院機構九州がんセンター院長森田勝
- Submission deadline: August 18, 2026, 12:00 JST
- Bid opening: August 20, 2026, 10:00 JST
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods sales', grade A–C, Kyushu-Okinawa region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender requires specific medical device sales permissions and after-sales service capabilities, indicating a need for local compliance and support infrastructure, but is open to qualified bidders with 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 26, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 37
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 for general competitive bidding. Date: June 26, 2026. Responsible officer: MORITA Masaru, Director of the National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center. Procurement agency number: 597. Location number: 40. No. 12702.
1 Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 22, 31.
(2) Purchase subject and quantity: Complete prostate biopsy system.
(3) Characteristics of the procurement subject: According to the bidding instructions and specifications.
(4) Delivery deadline: According to the bidding instructions.
(5) Delivery location: National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center.
(6) Bidding method: The bid amount shall include all costs required for delivery in addition to the purchase price of the goods. The winning bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than one yen will be rounded down). Bidders must state in the bid the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of tax status.
2 Eligibility for competition:
(1) Must not fall under Article 5 of the National Hospital Organization Contract Handling Rules. Minors or persons under guardianship with necessary consent may be exceptions.
(2) Must not fall under Article 6 of the Contract Handling Rules.
(3) Must have Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare unified qualification for manufacture or sales of goods at grade A, B, or C with eligibility in the Kyushu-Okinawa region.
(4) Must prove permission for medical device sales under the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Act.
(5) Must prove a system for rapid after-sales service and maintenance for the purchased goods.
(6) Must have qualifications designated by the responsible officer under Article 4 of the Contract Handling Rules.
3 Submission location etc.:
(1) Submission location, contract terms, bidding instructions distribution, and contact: National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Contract Section Chief KONISHI Takumi, 3-1-1 Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Tel 092-541-6104 ext. 8909.
(2) Bid submission deadline: August 18, 2026, 12:00.
(3) Bid opening date and place: August 20, 2026, 10:00, Meeting Room 1.
4 Others:
(1) Language and currency for contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese yen.
(2) Bid and contract guarantee exemption.
(3) Bidders must submit sealed bids with documents proving ability to deliver the goods by the deadline. Bidders must respond to explanations requested by the responsible officer before bid opening.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids from ineligible participants or those who fail obligations will be invalid.
(5) Contract document required.
(6) Award method: The lowest valid bid within the price limit set by the Contract Handling Rules Article 21 will be awarded.
(7) Details per bidding instructions.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing advanced medical device systems and related after-sales maintenance services.
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.
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