Support Contract for Requirements Definition of Next Administrative Counseling System
Open tenderJapanese title: 次期行政相談総合システムの要件定義に関する支援の請負一式
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is procuring support services for the requirements definition phase of the next administrative counseling comprehensive system. The contract involves assistance in defining specifications and related tasks.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: May 22, 2026
- Procuring entity: Higashi Masayuki, Planning Director of the Accounts Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
- Submission deadline: June 9, 2026
- Bid opening: June 30, 2026, 14:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Comprehensive evaluation (price + technical score)
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'services', grade A–C, Kanto-Koshinetsu region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender requires qualification under MIC unified standards and regional eligibility, with proposal submission and evaluation steps, indicating moderate barriers but an open competitive process.
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing consulting and systems analysis services for government administrative IT systems, particularly in requirements definition and system planning.
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.
Official Source
This opportunity is based on a tender notice published in Kanpo, the official gazette of the Government of Japan.
- Source: Kanpo, Government Procurement Notice Edition
- Official category: 入札公告 / Open competitive tender notice
- Publication date: May 22, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 1
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.
Tender Notice:
The following general competitive tender is announced. Date: May 22, 2026. Responsible officer: Higashi Masayuki, Planning Director of the Accounts Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Procurement agency number: 012. Location number: 13.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27.
(2) Subject and quantity: Contract for support services regarding the requirements definition of the next administrative counseling comprehensive system.
(3) Specifications: According to the tender documentation.
(4) Delivery deadline: According to the tender documentation.
(5) Delivery location: According to the tender documentation.
(6) Bid opening date and location: June 30, 2026, 2:00 PM, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Accounts Division, Tender Room 2.
2. Eligibility for participation:
(1) Must not fall under Article 70 of the Cabinet Order concerning Budget, Auditing and Accounting. Minors, persons under conservatorship or assistance who have obtained necessary consent for contract conclusion may be eligible under special reasons.
(2) Must not fall under Article 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning Budget, Auditing and Accounting.
(3) Must have MIC unified qualification for service provision A, B or C grade and have competition participation qualification in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region.
3. Obligations for bidders:
Those wishing to participate must submit proposals and related documents via the electronic procurement system between June 9, 2026, 10:00 AM and June 16, 2026, 5:00 PM. If unable to use the electronic system, submissions must be made by the deadline to the location indicated in section 6. Only those recognized as capable of fulfilling the contract after proposal review will be eligible to bid. Explanations may be requested regarding submitted proposals.
4. Use of electronic procurement system:
This tender uses the electronic procurement system for bidding, bid opening, and contract procedures. Exceptions for paper submissions require prior approval with a reason statement submitted by June 16, 2026, 5:00 PM. Details are in the tender documentation.
5. Submission of bids:
Bids must be submitted via the electronic procurement system by June 16, 2026, 5:00 PM. Paper bids must be sealed and submitted by the same deadline to the location in section 6.
6. Contact:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Minister's Secretariat, Accounts Division, Contract Section 2, Ryōhei Nakamura, Phone 03-5253-5132, 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8926.
7. Others:
(1) Invalid bids include those from ineligible bidders or those violating bid conditions.
(2) Language and currency for contract procedures are Japanese and Japanese yen only.
(3) Bid and contract guarantees are exempted.
(4) Contract document preparation is required.
(5) Qualification application: Those without competition participation qualification wishing to bid must submit the prescribed application form to the location in section 6.
(6) Bid price calculation: The winning bid price will be the bid amount plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen are truncated). Bidders must state 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of tax status.
(7) Award method: Based on the Cabinet Order Article 79, the winner will be selected by comprehensive evaluation among bidders meeting mandatory performance and functional requirements within the price limit specified in the tender documentation.
(8) Details are as per the tender documentation.
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