GPU Servers for Learning and Inference and High-Speed Large-Capacity Storage
Open tenderJapanese title: 学習・推論用GPU サーバ及び高速大容量ストレージ一式
Overview
Kyoto University is procuring a set of GPU servers for learning and inference purposes along with high-speed large-capacity storage. The delivery deadline is February 5, 2027, and the equipment will be delivered to the Graduate School of Medicine at Kyoto University. The procurement is conducted via open competitive bidding with specific qualification requirements.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: August 26, 2026
- Procuring entity: NAGAMINATO Nagahiro, President of Kyoto University
- Submission deadline: September 29, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Bid opening: November 2, 2026, 14:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods manufacturing or goods sales', grade A–C, Kinki region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: High
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive bidding with specific qualification requirements and local after-sales service obligations may require a local partner or adaptation.
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 26, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 30
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) Item classification number 14
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: GPU servers for learning and inference and high-speed large-capacity storage set
(3) Characteristics of the procurement subject: As per the bidding instructions.
(4) Delivery deadline: February 5, 2027
(5) Delivery location: Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
(6) Bidding method: The winning bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be rounded down). Bidders must state in the bid the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt entities for consumption tax and local consumption tax.
2. Eligibility for participation:
(1) Must not fall under Article 4 of Kyoto University Contract Handling Regulations.
(2) Must be rated A, B, or C in the 2026 fiscal year Kinki region for 'manufacture or sale of goods' under the national unified qualification for competition participation. Applications for this qualification are accepted at the designated application reception offices as per the Government Procurement Gazette No. 58 dated March 31, 2026.
(3) Must meet the requirements specified in the bidding instructions.
(4) Must prove a system for prompt after-sales service and maintenance of the purchased goods.
(5) Must not be under suspension of transactions by Kyoto University.
3. Submission location etc.:
(1) Submission location for bids, contract terms location, place for distribution of bidding instructions and inquiries: Accounting and Finance Department, Kyoto University, Yoshida Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Attention: Matsuzawa Yoshinori, Phone: 075-753-2167, Email: [email protected], Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Government Procurement Gazette Extra Issue No.)
(2) Distribution method of bidding instructions: Distributed electronically from the date of this announcement. Applications must include subject, company name, contact person, and contact details (address, phone number, etc.) sent to the inquiry contact in (1). The email subject must be '[Company Name] Request for Bidding Instructions for (Subject)'.
(3) Deadline for bid receipt: September 29, 2026, 17:00
(4) Date and place of bid opening: November 2, 2026, 14:00, Kyoto University Accounting and Finance Department, Second Conference Room.
4. Others:
(1) Language and currency used in contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese currency.
(2) Bid and contract guarantees: exempted.
(3) Requirements for bidders: Those wishing to participate must submit sealed bids with documents proving ability to deliver the goods by the bid receipt deadline. Bidders must respond to explanations requested by the president before the bid opening date.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids from ineligible participants or those who fail to fulfill obligations will be invalid.
(5) Contract document: required.
(6) Method of deciding the successful bidder: The bidder judged capable of delivering the goods by Kyoto University and who submits the lowest valid bid within the price limit set by Kyoto University Contract Handling Regulations Article 13 will be awarded.
(7) Negotiations: none.
(8) Other details: as per bidding instructions. If environmental conditions related to this procurement are specified in the bidding instructions, bidders should fully understand them before applying.
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26日国立大学法人京都大学長湊長博◎調達機関番号415 ◎所在地番号26〇第26号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 14(2)購入等件名及び数量 学習・推論用GPU サーバ及び高速大容量ストレージ一式(3)調達件名の特質等 入札説明書による。(4)納入期限 令和9年2月5日(5)納入場所 京都大学大学院医学研究科(6)入札方法 落札決定に当たっては、入札書に記載された金額に当該金額の10パーセントに相当する額を加算した金額(当該金額に1円未満の端数があるときは、その端数金額を切り捨てるものとする。)をもって落札価格とするので、入札者は、消費税及び地方消費税に係る課税事業者であるか免税事業者であるかを問わず、見積もった契約金額の110分の100に相当する金額を入札書に記載すること。2 競争参加資格(1)国立大学法人京都大学契約事務取扱規則第4条の規定に該当しない者であること。(2)国の競争参加資格 (全省庁統一資格)において令和8年度に近畿地域の「物品の製造又は物品の販売」のA、B又はC等級に格付けされ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。(3)入札説明書で指定する内容等を満たす者であること。(4)購入物品に係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)国立大学法人京都大学から取引停止の措置を受けている期間中の者でないこと。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合せ先 〒606-8501 京都市左京区吉田本町京都大学会計管理部経理課経理調達掛松澤由宜 電話075-753-2167 E-mail: [email protected](2)入札説明書の交付方法 本公告の日から電子ファイルにて交付するので、件名、社名、 担当者名及び連絡先(所在地、電話番号等) を明記し、3(1)の問合せ先に申し込むこと。 また、申し込む際の電子メールの件名は、 【社名】「(件名)の入札説明書交付希望」とすること。(3)入札書の受領期限 令和8年9月29日17時00分(4)開札の日時及び場所 令和8年11月2日14時00分 京都大学会計管理部第二会議室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報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、学長から当該書類に関官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国立大学法人京都大学が判断した入札者であって、国立大学法人京都大学契約事務取扱規則第13条の規定に基づいて作成され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を定めた調達であると示されている場合は、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. GPU wording alone does not confirm architecture, CXL compatibility or suitability for a particular memory product.
- 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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