Construction of FY2026 Integrated Cultural Heritage Information Management and Discovery Platform
Open tenderJapanese title: 令和8年度文化遺産情報統合管理探索基盤の構築一式
Overview
This tender is for the construction of an integrated platform for managing and discovering cultural heritage information for fiscal year 2026. The contract period is from July 31, 2026 to March 31, 2027, with the performance location designated by the responsible officer. Bidders must submit comprehensive evaluation documents and meet specified qualification criteria.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: May 26, 2026
- Procuring entity: Yuuichi TOKIWAGI, Director Budget and Accounts Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Culture Sports, Science and Technology
- Submission deadline: July 17, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Performance period: July 31, 2026 – March 31, 2027
- Bid opening: July 31, 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/B, Kanto-Koshinetsu region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive tender with clear qualification requirements and a briefing session, but local qualification and comprehensive evaluation criteria may require a Japanese partner or adaptation.
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 26, 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 26, 2026. Responsible officer: Yuuichi TOKIWAGI, Director Budget and Accounts Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Culture Sports, Science and Technology. Procurement agency number: 016. Location number: 13. Item classification numbers: 71, 27. Procurement subject and quantity: Construction of the FY2026 Integrated Cultural Heritage Information Management and Discovery Platform, one set. Specifications: According to the tender explanatory documents. Performance period: From July 31, 2026 to March 31, 2027. Performance location: Designated by the responsible officer. Tender method: The successful bidder will be decided by comprehensive evaluation method; bidders must submit documents for comprehensive evaluation. The winning price will be the bid amount plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be truncated); bidders must state in the bid form the amount corresponding to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of tax status. Competitive participation qualifications:
(1) Must not fall under Article 70 of the Budget and Accounting Act; minors or persons under guardianship with necessary consent may be exceptions.
(2) Must be rated A or B in the 'service provision etc.' category for the Kanto-Koshinetsu region in the FY2026 national unified qualification.
(3) Must have qualifications designated by the responsible officer under Article 73 of the Budget and Accounting Act.
(4) Must not be under suspension of transactions by the Ministry's responsible officer. Submission place and inquiries: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Minister's Secretariat, Budget and Accounts Division, Contract Section 4, Sato Kei, 3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8959, phone 03-5253-4111 ext. 2229. Tender explanatory documents available from the above location from the date of this notice. Tender briefing session: June 2, 2026, 14:00, Ministry of Education tender room. Bid submission deadline: July 17, 2026, 17:00. Bid opening: July 31, 2026, 14:00, Ministry of Education tender room. Electronic procurement system available at https://www.geps.go.jp/. Language and currency: Japanese and Japanese yen. Bid and contract guarantees are exempted. Bidders must submit sealed bids with comprehensive evaluation documents and proof of ability to perform the specified services or equivalent, and for goods, proof that the goods are equivalent to those specified, including samples. The responsible officer may request explanations before bid opening. Invalid bids include those from unqualified bidders or those failing obligations. Contract document required. Successful bidder determined by comprehensive evaluation within the estimated price limit, meeting minimum requirements specified in the tender documents. Negotiations not conducted. Environmental conditions may be specified in tender documents; bidders should understand these before bidding.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing integrated information management platforms, digital cultural heritage solutions, and data discovery systems.
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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