Set of Servers for Data Management
Open tenderJapanese title: データ管理用サーバー一式
Overview
This tender is for the procurement of a set of servers intended for data management at RIKEN. The contract requires delivery by March 26, 2027, and includes conditions on bid submission and qualification criteria, including after-sales service capabilities. Tender documents are available for download from RIKEN's procurement information website.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: October 16, 2026
- Procuring entity: SAKANIWA Rei, Director of Procurement Department, Accounting and Procurement Headquarters, RIKEN
- Submission deadline: December 7, 2026, 15:00 JST
- Bid opening: December 18, 2026, 13:30 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 – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive tender with clear submission guidelines, but requires compliance with Japanese qualification grades and after-sales service capabilities, suggesting a need for local support or partnership.
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: October 16, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 19
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 general competitive tender is announced as follows. Date: October 16, 2026. Contract Officer: SAKANIWA Rei, Director of Procurement Department, Accounting and Procurement Headquarters, RIKEN. Procurement agency number: 814. Location number: 11. Tender number: 2026 Harima No. 48-1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification number: 14.
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Set of servers for data management.
(3) Characteristics of the procurement: As per the tender specifications and documents.
(4) Delivery deadline: March 26, 2027.
(5) Delivery location: RIKEN.
(6) Tender method: Applications must include a document stating the bid price and a document describing the performance and functions related to the proposal (hereinafter referred to as the 'bid document'). The winning bid price will be the bid amount plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than one yen are rounded down), so bidders must state in the bid document an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt entities.
2. Eligibility for participation:
(1) Must not fall under the provisions of Article 5 of RIKEN's contract handling rules.
(2) Must be rated A, B, or C in either RIKEN's competitive contract participation qualification or the national competitive participation qualification (unified qualification for all ministries) for 'manufacturing of goods' or 'sales of goods' in fiscal year 2026.
(3) Must prove a system for prompt after-sales service and maintenance for the procured goods.
3. Submission location and inquiries:
(1) Submission location and contact: Procurement Section Chief WAHIRO, Procurement Department, Accounting and Procurement Headquarters, RIKEN, 1-1-1 Koto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Phone: 0791-58-0063.
(2) Tender document distribution method: Download from RIKEN procurement information website from the date of this notice.
(3) Bid submission deadline: December 7, 2026, 15:00.
(4) Bid opening date and location: December 18, 2026, 13:30, RIKEN Harima District Central Management Building 2F Meeting Room A.
4. Others:
(1) Language and currency for contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese currency.
(2) Bid and contract guarantee: exempted.
(3) Obligations required of bidders: Bidders must submit, by the bid submission deadline, documents proving their ability to deliver the goods specified in this notice and technical review materials based on RIKEN's specifications along with the sealed bid document. Bidders must respond to explanations requested regarding these documents up to three days before the bid opening date.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids by those not qualified or who fail to fulfill obligations will be invalid.
(5) Necessity of contract document: required.
(6) Method of deciding the winning bidder: The valid bidder with the lowest price within the estimated price limit will be awarded.
(7) Negotiations during procedures: none.
(8) Further details are as per the tender documents.
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10月16日契約担当役国立研究開発法人理化学研究所経理・調達本部調達部長坂庭励◎調達機関番号814 ◎所在地番号11〇2026播磨第48号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 14(2)購入等件名及び数量 データ管理用サーバー一式(3)調達案件の特質等 入札説明書及び仕様書のとおり。(4)納入期限 令和9年3月26日(5)納入場所 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所(6)入札方法 入札金額を記載した書類及び提案に係る性能、機能等を記載した書類(以下 「入札書」という。)をもって申し込むこと。 なお、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円未満の端数が生じた場合は、切り捨てた金額とする。)をもって落札価格とするので入札者は、 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)国立研究開発法人理化学研究所契約事務取扱細則第5条の規定に該当しない者であること。(2)国立研究開発法人理化学研究所競争契約参加資格又は国の競争参加資格 (全省庁統一資格)のいずれかにおいて令和8年度に「物品の製造」又は「物品の販売」の「A」、 「B」 又は「C」の等級に格付けされている者であること。(3)調達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。3 入札書の提出場所等(1)入札書の提出場所、問合わせ先 〒679-5148 兵庫県佐用郡佐用町光都1- 1-1国立研究開発法人理化学研究所経理・調達本部調達部播磨調達課長和広 電話0791-58-0063(2)入札説明書の交付方法 本公告の日から理化学研究所調達情報HPよりダウンロードすること。(3)入札書の受領期限 令和8年12月7日15時00分(4)開札の日時及び場所 令和8年12月18日13時30分 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所播磨地区中央管理棟2階会議室A4 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)入札者に求められる義務この一般競争に参加する者は、封印した入札書の他に本公告に示した物品を納入できることを証明する書類及び本研究所の交付する仕様書に基づく技術審査資料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。なお、入札者は、 開札日の3日前までの間において、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した入札及び入札者に求められる義務を履行しなかった者のした入札は無効とする。(5)契約書作成の要否 要(6)落札者の決定方法 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者を落札者とする。(7)手続き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。
Business Signal
Business Relevance
Potential relevance requires a targeted fit check. Confirm the supplier's documented capabilities against the actual requirements and verify a participation route.
- Product fit: Potential
- Current-case feasibility: Unknown
- Evidence confidence: Low
- Supply-chain security: Unknown
Earliest required deadline in the examined route (Japan time): 2026-12-07T15:00:00+09:00
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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