GPU Server System Complete Set
Open tenderJapanese title: GPUサーバシステム一式
Overview
The University of Tokyo is procuring a complete set of GPU server systems to be delivered by March 31, 2027, for the Institute of Medical Science. Bidders must meet qualification criteria including regional manufacturing or sales grades and demonstrate a rapid after-sales service and maintenance system. The contract award will be based on a reverse auction system with specific bid input requirements.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: October 21, 2026
- Procuring entity: FUJII Teruo, President of the University of Tokyo
- Document submission deadline: November 16, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Submission deadline: December 7, 2026, 15:30 JST
- Bid opening: December 7, 2026, 15:30 JST
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods manufacturing', grade A–C, Kanto-Koshinetsu region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender requires regional qualification grades and rapid after-sales service capability, indicating moderate barriers including local partner or service infrastructure needs.
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 21, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 49
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. Date: October 21, 2026. Procuring entity: National University Corporation University of Tokyo, President FUJII Teruo. Procurement agency number: 415. Location number: 13. No. 68.
1 Procurement details:
(1) Item classification number: 14.
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Complete set of GPU server systems.
(3) Characteristics of the procurement subject: As described in the tender specifications.
(4) Delivery deadline: March 31, 2027.
(5) Delivery location: Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo.
(6) Tender method: Each subject in 1(2) will be tendered separately. The winning bid price will be the amount input into the reverse auction system plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be truncated). Bidders must input 100/110 of the estimated contract amount into the system regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt entities.
2 Eligibility for participation:
(1) Must not fall under the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 of the University of Tokyo's contract handling regulations.
(2) Must be rated A, B, or C grade in the manufacturing or sales of goods category for the Kanto-Koshinetsu region in the 2026 fiscal year unified qualification for all ministries and agencies. Applications for this qualification are accepted at designated reception offices as per the March 31, 2026 government procurement notice No. 58.
(3) Must prove a system for rapid after-sales service and maintenance for the purchased goods.
(4) Must meet the requirements specified in the tender specifications.
(5) Must not be under a transaction suspension period by the President.
3 Submission location and others:
(1) Submission location for documents (excluding bid documents), location for contract terms, tender specification distribution, and contact: University of Tokyo Headquarters Contract Section (2nd floor, Headquarters Building), 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8654. Contact: Sakusen So, Tel: 03-5841-2148. Refer to the University of Tokyo website for procurement information and contact the centralized procurement team by email with the procurement subject in the email title.
(2) Tender specification distribution method: From the date of this notice, specifications will be distributed electronically via the University of Tokyo website.
(3) Document receipt deadline: November 16, 2026, 17:00.
(4) Tender and bid opening date and location: December 7, 2026, 15:30, electronic bidding (reverse auction).
4 Others:
(1) Language and currency used in contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese yen.
(2) Bid and contract guarantee deposits are exempted.
(3) Requirements for bidders: Those wishing to participate must submit documents proving they can supply the goods by the document receipt deadline. Bidders must respond to explanations requested by the President regarding these documents before the bid date.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids from ineligible participants, those who fail to fulfill obligations, or other reasons specified in the tender specifications.
(5) Necessity of contract document: Required.
(6) Method of deciding the winning bidder: The President will select the bidder who can supply the goods and submits the lowest valid bid within the estimated price limits based on the University of Tokyo's contract handling regulations.
(7) Negotiations in the procedure: None.
(8) Other details: As per the tender specifications. If environmental conditions related to this procurement are specified in the tender documents, 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10月21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68号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 14(2)購入等件名及び数量 GPUサーバシステム一式(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3月31日(5)納入場所 東京大学医科学研究所(6)入札方法 上記1(2)の件名ごとにそれぞれ入札に付する。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」 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)入札者の競争参加資格 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11月16日17時00分(4)入札、開札の日時及び場所 令和8年12月7日15時30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
Potential relevance requires a targeted fit check. Confirm the supplier's documented capabilities against the actual requirements and verify a participation route. GPU wording alone does not confirm architecture, CXL compatibility or suitability for a particular memory product.
- Product fit: Potential
- Current-case feasibility: Unknown
- Evidence confidence: Low
- Supply-chain security: Unknown
Earliest required deadline in the examined route (Japan time): 2026-11-16T17:00:00+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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