On the 19^th of June 2023, the RIKEN research institute in Wako-shi (Saitama Prefecture, Japan) launched a public tender for a multiphoton laser scanning microscope, to be provided by the 29^th of March 2024. This tender concerns an open tendering procedure under the GPA-rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

More information on the tender can be found on the following link, in Japanese and partially in English. This includes information of the specifications for the telescope, which can be downloaded from the below link after registration.
https://choutatsu.riken.jp/r-world/info/procurement/proc/detail/id/000034946

Tender bids need to be submitted by the 9^th of August 2023, 15:00 Japan time to the below contact. The results will be made public on the 29^th of August 2023, at 14:00 Japan time at the RIKEN premises.