Upgrade package for MRI device for radiation therapy planning

Sole-source notice

Japanese title: 放射線治療計画用M RI装置におけるアップグレード一式

This single tendering procedure is for an upgrade package of an MRI device used in radiation therapy planning. The contract is planned to be awarded to Philips Japan K.K. due to technical reasons precluding competition. The scheduled contract date is September 30, 2026.

Medical

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Sole-source notice
  • Publication date: August 21, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Moriya Mutsumi, Contracting Officer, Kobe University
  • Planned contract date: September 30, 2026
  • Intended vendor: Philips Japan K.K.
  • Status: Active
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Low – The contract is a single tender awarded to Philips Japan K.K. due to technical reasons excluding competition, limiting business opportunities for new entrants.

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing advanced medical imaging equipment upgrades and radiation therapy planning technology.

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 21, 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 21, 2026. Procuring entity: Kobe University, Contracting Officer Moriya Mutsumi. Procurement agency number: 415. Location number: 28.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 22, 31
(2) Subject and quantity: Upgrade package for MRI device used in radiation therapy planning.
2. Scheduled date of single tendering contract:
September 30, 2026.
3. Reason for single tendering under the Government Procurement Agreement:
b. "No competition due to technical reasons." 4. Name of the party expected to be awarded the single tendering contract: Philips Japan K.K.
5. Contact department:
Kobe University Medical School Administration Section, Hospital Contract Division, Miki Matsuoka, Phone 078-382-5120. Address: 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, 650-0017.

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21日国立大学法人神戸大学契約担当役理事森山睦
◎調達機関番号415 ◎所在地番号28
〇第1号

1 調達内容

(1) 品目分類番号　22、31

(2) 購入等件名及び数量　放射線治療計画用M RI装置におけるアップグレード一式

2 随意契約の予定日令和8年9月30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「技術的理由による競争の不存在」

4 随意契約を予定している相手方の名称株式会社フィリップス・ジャパン
5担当部門 〒650-0017神戸市中央区楠町7-5-1神戸大学医学部管理課病院契約係松岡未樹電話078-382-5120

Disclaimer

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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