Digitization of microfilmed ED card images
Open tenderJapanese title: EDカード画像が保存されたマイクロフィルムの電子化
Overview
The Immigration Services Agency is procuring services for the digitization of microfilm containing images of ED cards. The detailed specifications and fulfillment period will be defined in the tender documents.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: May 22, 2026
- Procuring entity: Soichiro NAITO, Director of the Deputy Commissioner Immigration Services Agency
- Submission deadline: July 1, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Bid opening: July 2, 2026, 16:30 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Comprehensive evaluation (price + technical score)
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'services', grade A/B – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender is open and uses an electronic procurement system, but requires compliance with Japanese government qualification standards and submission of detailed documents, indicating moderate participation barriers.
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: 入札公告 / Open competitive tender notice
- Publication date: May 22, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 4
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: May 22, 2026. Responsible officer for expenditure: Soichiro NAITO, Director of the Deputy Commissioner Immigration Services Agency. Procurement agency number: 013. Location number: 13.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27.
(2) Specific services and quantity: Digitization of microfilm on which ED card images are stored.
(3) Specifications: According to the tender documents and specifications.
(4) Fulfillment period: As specified in the specifications.
(5) Fulfillment location: Location designated by the Director of the Deputy Commissioner Immigration Services Agency.
(6) Tender method: The winning bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be truncated). Bidders must state in the bid form the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of tax status.
2. Eligibility for participation:
(1) Must not fall under Article 70 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act. Minors or persons under guardianship with necessary consent may be exceptions.
(2) Must not fall under Article 71 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act.
(3) Must be rated A or B in the Ministry of Justice unified qualification for service provision for fiscal years 2025-2027.
(4) Must have qualifications designated by the responsible officer under Article 73 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act.
3. Submission details:
(1) Submission location, contract terms, tender document distribution and contact: Immigration Services Agency General Affairs Division Budget Section 2, Takakita, Takeda, Nonoyama, 1-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8973, Tel: 03-3592-7516.
(2) Tender documents distributed electronically and at the above location from the announcement date.
(3) No briefing session will be held.
(4) Bid submission deadline: July 1, 2026, 17:00.
(5) Bid opening: July 2, 2026, 16:30 electronically and at the Immigration Services Agency bid room.
4. Other:
(1) Language and currency for contract: Japanese and Japanese yen.
(2) Bid and contract guarantees are exempted.
(3) Bidders must submit documents required for comprehensive evaluation by the deadline. Only those recognized as capable of performing the work by the responsible officer may participate.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids by ineligible parties or violating conditions are invalid.
(5) Contract document required.
(6) Award method: The lowest valid bid within the price limit judged capable by the responsible officer will be awarded.
(7) No negotiation in procedure.
(8) Electronic procurement system is available.
(9) Details per tender documents.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing digitization services, document imaging, and data conversion solutions.
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.
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