Hospital Information System Maintenance Contract
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: 調達件名病院情報システム保守委託業務
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: Active
- 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.
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.
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
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