Dilution Refrigeration System for Quantum Research and Development
Open tenderJapanese title: 量子研究開発用希釈冷凍システム一式
Overview
The University of Tokyo is soliciting bids for a complete dilution refrigeration system intended for quantum research and development. Delivery is required by January 29, 2027, to the International Center for Elementary Particle Physics at The University of Tokyo. Bidders must comply with specified qualifications and submit bids via a reverse auction system.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: September 11, 2026
- Procuring entity: FUJII Teruo, President of The University of Tokyo
- Qualification documents deadline: October 7, 2026, 17:00 JST (passed)
- Submission deadline: October 7, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Bid opening: October 28, 2026, 14:00 JST
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods manufacturing or goods sales', grade A–C, Kanto-Koshinetsu region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The procurement is open and competitive with a reverse auction system, but requires compliance with specific qualifications and after-sales service capabilities, indicating moderate barriers to entry.
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: September 11, 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 Procurement details
(1) Item classification number 24
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Complete dilution refrigeration system for quantum research and development
(3) Characteristics of the procurement subject: As described in the bidding instructions.
(4) Delivery deadline: January 29, 2027
(5) Delivery location: International Center for Elementary Particle Physics, The University of Tokyo
(6) Bidding method: The winning bid price will be determined by adding 10% of the amount entered into the reverse auction system (hereinafter referred to as the “system”) to the entered amount (fractions less than one yen will be truncated). Bidders must enter an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount into the system regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt for consumption tax and local consumption tax.
2 Eligibility for participation
(1) Must not fall under the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 of the Contract Handling Regulations of The University of Tokyo.
(2) Must be rated A, B, or C in the 2026 fiscal year Kanto-Koshinetsu region for “manufacture or sale of goods” in the national unified qualification for competitive participation. Applications for this qualification are accepted at designated reception offices as announced in the Government Procurement Gazette No. 58 dated March 31, 2026.
(3) Must prove a system for prompt after-sales service and maintenance for the purchased goods.
(4) Must meet the requirements specified in the bidding instructions.
(5) Must not be under suspension of transactions by the President.
3 Submission location of bid documents etc.
(1) Submission location for documents (excluding bid forms), contract terms, location for distribution of bidding instructions, and contact: The University of Tokyo Headquarters Contract Section (2nd floor, Headquarters Building), 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654. Contact: SAKASEN Hajime, Tel: 03-5841-2148. Refer to The University of Tokyo website under University Guide > Procurement & Contracts > Procurement Information > Bid Announcements. Inquiries should be sent to the centralized procurement team email with the procurement subject in the email title.
(2) Distribution method of bidding instructions: From the date of this announcement, bidding instructions will be distributed electronically via The University of Tokyo website under University Guide > Procurement & Contracts > About Procurement & Contracts > Reverse Auction.
(3) Document receipt deadline: October 7, 2026, 17:00
(4) Bid and bid opening date/time and place: October 28, 2026, 14:00, electronic bidding (reverse auction).
4 Others
(1) Language and currency used in contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese currency.
(2) Bid and contract guarantee: Exempted.
(3) Requirements for bidders: Those wishing to participate must submit documents proving they can supply the goods by the document receipt deadline in 3(3). Bidders must respond if requested by the President for explanations regarding these documents before the bid date.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids from those not meeting eligibility, failing obligations, or other reasons specified in the bidding instructions will be invalid.
(5) Necessity of contract document: Required.
(6) Method of selecting the successful bidder: The bidder judged by the President to be able to supply the goods and who submits the lowest valid bid within the price limit set by the Contract Handling Regulations Article 11 will be selected.
(7) Negotiations during procedures: None.
(8) Other details: As described in the bidding instructions. If environmental conditions related to this procurement are specified in the bidding instructions, bidders should fully understand them 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9月11日国立大学法人東京大学総長藤井輝夫◎調達機関番号415 ◎所在地番号13〇第49号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 24(2)購入等件名及び数量 量子研究開発用希釈冷凍システム一式(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1月29日報(5)納入場所 東京大学素粒子物理国際研究センター(6)入札方法 落札決定に当たっては、リバースオークションシステム(以下「システム」 官という。)に入力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に相当する金額をシステムに入力すること。2 競争参加資格(1)国立大学法人東京大学の契約事務取扱規程第2条及び第3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年度に関東・甲信越地域の「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)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。(4)入札説明書で指定する内容等を満たす者であること。(5)総長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)書類(入札書を除く)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 〒113-8654 東京都文京区本郷7- 3-1東京大学本部契約課(本部棟2階) 酒泉創 電話03-5841-2148東京大学ホームページ(大学案内>調達・契約>調達情報>入札公告) https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/about/ procurement-contracts/nyusatsu/index. php を参照の上、本部契約課集中調達チームのメールアドレス宛に問合わせること。なお、 メールタイトルに調達件名を記載すること。(2)入札説明書の交付方法 本公告の日から東京大学ホームページ(大学案内>調達・契約 >調達・契約について>リバースオークションについて) https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/about/ procurement-contracts/reverse.html において、電子ファイルにて交付する。(3)書類の受領期限令和8年10月7日17時00分(4)入札、開札の日時及び場所 令和8年10月28日14時00分 電子入札(リバースオークション)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、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3(3)の書類の受領期限までに提出しなければならない。 入札者は、入札日の前日までの間において、 総長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入札、入札者に求められる義務を履行しなかった者の入札、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総長が判断した入札者であって、国立大学法人東京大学の契約事務取扱規程第11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.
- 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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