Purchase of Digital Inverted Fluorescence Microscope System
Open tenderJapanese title: デジタル倒立型蛍光顕微鏡システムの購入一式
Overview
This procurement is for the purchase of a digital inverted fluorescence microscope system by the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology. Delivery deadline, location, and bidding procedures are defined in the bidding documents. Participation requires proof of after-sales service and maintenance capabilities.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: August 13, 2026
- Procuring entity: HATTORI Masahiko, Director of Department of Financial Affairs National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
- Submission deadline: October 6, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Bid opening: October 15, 2026, 11:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive bidding with clear procedures, but requires proof of after-sales service and local maintenance capabilities, which may require local partnerships.
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: Tender notice
- Publication date: August 13, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 10
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.
1. Procurement details
(1) Item classification number 24
(2) Purchase subject and quantity: Purchase of a digital inverted fluorescence microscope system, one set
(3) Characteristics of the procurement subject: As stated in the bidding documents.
(4) Delivery deadline: As stated in the bidding documents.
(5) Delivery location: As stated in the bidding documents.
(6) Bidding method: As stated in the bidding documents.
2. Eligibility for participation
(1) Must not fall under Article 10 of the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology Contract Handling Rules. However, minors or persons under guardianship who have obtained necessary consent for contract conclusion are exempt.
(2) Must not fall under Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the same rules.
(3) Must have the national competitive participation qualification (unified qualification for all ministries and agencies) for fiscal year 2026. This qualification is accepted at designated application reception offices as announced in the Government Procurement Gazette No. 58 dated March 31, 2026.
(4) Must prove a system for prompt after-sales service and maintenance related to the procured goods.
(5) Must not be under transaction suspension measures by the institution.
3. Submission location of bid documents etc.
(1) Submission location, contract terms location, bidding document distribution location and contact: 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba City 263-8555, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Finance Department Contract Section, Tel: 043-206-3015, E-mail: [email protected]
(2) Distribution method of bidding documents: From the date of this announcement until 17:00 the day before the bid receipt deadline at the above location. Also available by e-mail upon request with required information. Distribution is on weekdays excluding weekends, holidays, and year-end/new year holidays (Dec 29-Jan 3).
(3) No briefing session will be held.
(4) Bid receipt deadline: October 6, 2026, 17:00.
(5) Bid opening date and location: October 15, 2026, 11:00, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology Headquarters (Chiba area), Bid Office.
4. Others
(1) Language and currency for contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese currency.
(2) Bid and contract guarantee deposits are exempted.
(3) Requirements for bidders: Bidders wishing to participate must submit sealed bids with documents proving capability to deliver the goods by the bid receipt deadline. Bidders must respond to explanations requested by the institution regarding these documents before the bid opening date.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids submitted by ineligible parties or those failing to fulfill bidder obligations, as specified in the bidding documents, will be invalid.
(5) Contract document preparation is required.
(6) Award method: The bidder judged capable of delivering the goods and offering the lowest valid bid within the institution's price limit will be awarded.
(7) No negotiation in procedures.
(8) Other details as per bidding documents. Bidders should fully understand any environmental conditions related to this procurement specified in the bidding documents before bidding.
Show original Japanese notice
入札公告
次のとおり一般競争入札に付します。令和8年8月13日国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構財務部長服部雅彦◎調達機関番号804 ◎所在地番号12〇第62号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 24(2)購入等件名及び数量 デジタル倒立型蛍光顕微鏡システムの購入一式(3)調達件名の特質等 入札説明書による。(4)納入期限 入札説明書による。(5)納入場所 入札説明書による。(6)入札方法 入札説明書による。2 競争参加資格(1)国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構契約事務取扱細則第10条の規定に該当しない者であること。ただし、未成年者、被保佐人又は被補助人であって、契約締結のために必要な同意を得ている者については、この限りでない。(2)国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構契約事務取扱細則第11条第1項の規定に該当しない者であること。(3)令和8年度に国の競争参加資格 (全省庁統一資格)を有している者であること。 なお、当該競争参加資格については、令和8年3月31日付け号外政府調達第58号の官報の競争参加者の資格に関する公示の別表に掲げる申請受付窓口において随時受け付けている。(4)調達物品に関する迅速なアフターサービス・メンテナンスの体制が整備されていることを証明した者であること。(5)当機構から取引停止の措置を受けている期間の者でないこと。3 入札書の提出場所等(1)入札書の提出場所、契約条項を示す場所、 入札説明書の交付場所及び問い合わせ先 〒263-8555 千葉市稲毛区穴川4-9-1国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構財務部契約課 電話043-206-3015 E-mail : nyuusatsu̲ [email protected](2)入札説明書の交付方法 本公告の日から入札書受領期限の前日17時00分までの間において上記3(1)の交付場所にて交付する。また、 電子メールでの交付を希望する者は必要事項 (調達番号、件名、住所、社名、担当者所属及び氏名、電話番号)を記入し3(1)のアドレスに申し込むこと。ただし、交付は土曜、日曜、祝日及び年末年始(12月29日~1月3日) を除く平日に行う。(3)入札説明会の日時及び場所 開催しない。(4)入札書の受領期限 令和8年10月6日17時00分(5)開札の日時及び場所 令和8年10月15日11時00分 国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構本部(千葉地区) 入札事務室4 その他(1)契約手続において使用する言語及び通貨 日本語及び日本国通貨。(2)入札保証金及び契約保証金 免除。(3)入札者に要求される事項 この一般競争に参加を希望する者は、封印した入札書に本公告に示した物品を納入できることを証明する書類を添付して入札書の受領期限までに提出しなければならない。入札者は開札日の前日までの間において、当機構から当該書類に関し説明を求められた場合は、それに応じなければならない。(4)入札の無効 本公告に示した競争参加資格のない者の提出した入札書、入札者に求められる義務を履行しなかった者の提出した入札書、その他入札説明書による。(5)契約書作成の要否 要。(6)落札者の決定方法 本公告に示した物品を納入できると契約責任者が判断した入札者であって、国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構が作成した予定価格の制限の範囲内で最低価格をもって有効な入札を行った入札者を落札者とする。(7)手続における交渉の有無無。(8)その他詳細は入札説明書による。なお、 入札説明書等で当該調達に関する環境上の条件が定められている場合は、十分理解した上で応札すること。
Business Signal
Business Relevance
Do not proceed in the examined current route: an evidenced mandatory deadline or requirement blocks it. Other routes require separate verification.
- Product fit: Potential
- Current-case feasibility: Blocked in the examined route
- Evidence confidence: Low
- Supply-chain security: Unknown
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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