Hospital Information System Maintenance Contract

Sole-source notice

Japanese title: 調達件名病院情報システム保守委託業務

Healthcare Software and Information Systems
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Overview

This notice announces a single tendering procedure for maintenance services of a hospital information system at the National Hospital Organization Kobe Medical Center. The contract is planned for September 4, 2026, and the sole intended contractor is Optage Corporation, citing protection of exclusive rights under government procurement agreements.

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Sole-source notice
  • Publication date: August 17, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Tetsuo AMIKI, Director of National Hospital Organization Kobe Medical Center
  • Planned contract date: September 4, 2026
  • Intended vendor: Optage Corporation
  • Status: Expired
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Low – The contract is a single tender to Optage Corporation based on exclusive rights protection, limiting open competition and foreign participation.

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: 随意契約に関する公示 / Notice of single tendering procedures
  • Publication date: August 17, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 71

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 as follows. Date: August 17, 2026. Financial Officer: Tetsuo AMIKI, Director of National Hospital Organization Kobe Medical Center. Procurement agency number: 597. Location number: 28. No. 09205.
1 Procurement details
(1) Item classification number: 22
(2) Procurement subject: Hospital Information System Maintenance Contract.
2 Scheduled date of single tendering contract:
September 4, 2026.
3 Reason for single tendering under the Government Procurement Agreement:
b. Protection of exclusive rights.
4 Name of the party scheduled for single tendering contract:
Optage Corporation.
5 Contact department:
Contract Section, National Hospital Organization Kobe Medical Center, 3-1-1 Nishi-Ochiai, Suma-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture 654-0155. Contact person: MIORI Yamada. Phone: 078-791-0280 ext. 411.
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8月17日経理責任者独立行政法人国立病院機構神戸医療センター院長味木徹夫◎調達機関番号597 ◎所在地番号28〇第09205号(No09205) 1 調達内容 (1)品目分類番号　22 (2)調達件名病院情報システム保守委託業務2 随意契約の予定日令和8年9月4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「排他的権利の保護」 4 随意契約を予定している相手方の名称 (株)オプテージ5 担当部局 〒654-0155兵庫県神戸市須磨区西落合3-1-1独立行政法人国立病院機構神戸医療センター契約係山田美桜里電話078-791-0280内線411

Business Signal

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing maintenance services for hospital information systems, especially those with experience in exclusive or proprietary system environments.

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.

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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