Upgrade of Discovery MR750w 3.0T Superconducting Magnet Whole-Body MR System
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: 超電導磁石式全身用 MR装置 Discovery MR750w 3 0T アップグレード1式
Overview
Asahikawa Medical University plans a single tender contract for the upgrade of the Discovery MR750w 3.0T superconducting magnet whole-body MR imaging system. The contract award is expected on October 5, 2026, with GE Healthcare Japan Corporation Asahikawa Sales Office as the intended vendor due to absence of competition for technical reasons.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: September 24, 2026
- Procuring entity: NAISHIKAWA Yuji, President of Asahikawa Medical University
- Planned contract date: October 5, 2026
- Intended vendor: GE Healthcare Japan Corporation Asahikawa Sales Office
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Low – Single tendering with a designated vendor due to absence of competition for technical reasons limits business action opportunities.
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: Sole-source procurement notice
- Publication date: September 24, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 53
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.
The following single tendering procedure is hereby announced.
Date: September 24, 2026
Asahikawa Medical University President NAISHIKAWA Yuji
1. Procuring entity number:
415
2. Location number:
01
3. Details of procurement
(1) Classification codes: 22, 31
(2) Goods and quantity to be procured: Upgrade of Discovery MR750w 3.0T superconducting magnet whole-body MR imaging system, 1 set
4. Scheduled date of single tender contract:
October 5, 2026
5. Reason for single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement:
b "Absence of competition for technical reasons"
6. Name of the party expected to conclude the single tender contract:
GE Healthcare Japan Corporation Asahikawa Sales Office
7. Contact department:
Address: 2-1-1-1 Midorigaokahigashi, Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido 078-8510
Asahikawa Medical University Administrative Office, Accounting Division, Hospital Contract Section
Contact person: Okada Atsushi
Phone: 0166-69-3075
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9月24日国立大学法人旭川医科大学学長西川祐司◎調達機関番号415 ◎所在地番号01〇第3号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 22、31(2)購入等物品及び数量 超電導磁石式全身用 MR装置 Discovery MR750w 3 0T アップグレード1式2 随意契約の予定日 令和8年10月5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 GEヘルスケア・ジャパン株式会社旭川営業所5 担当部門 〒078-8510 北海道旭川市緑が丘東2条1丁目1-1旭川医科大学事務局財務課病院契約係長岡田淳志 電話0166-69-3075
Business Signal
Business Relevance
Use this notice for preparation or market research; it does not establish an open opportunity to submit a bid now.
- Product fit: Potential
- Current-case feasibility: Not applicable
- Evidence confidence: Low
- Supply-chain security: Unknown
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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