Project Management and Requirements Support for Childcare Facility Platform Renovations
Open tenderJapanese title: 保育業務施設管理プラットフォームの令和8年度改修の工程管理支援業務及び令和9年度改修の要件定義支援業務一式
Overview
The Children and Families Agency is procuring comprehensive services for project management support for the FY2026 renovation and requirements definition support for the FY2027 renovation of the childcare facility management platform. The contract period runs until March 31, 2027, with fulfillment location designated by the procuring official.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 2, 2026
- Procuring entity: Kubokura Osamu, Counsellor, Growth Bureau, Children and Families Agency
- Submission deadline: July 21, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Performance period: Until March 31, 2027
- Bid opening: August 3, 2026, 11:00 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 local qualifications and submission of detailed documentation, and the fulfillment location is designated by the official, indicating moderate barriers and need for local adaptation or partnership.
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: June 2, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 2
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: June 2, 2026. Official in charge of disbursement: Kubokura Osamu, Counsellor, Growth Bureau, Children and Families Agency. Procurement agency number: 028. Location number: 13.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27.
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Comprehensive project management support services for the FY2026 renovation and requirements definition support services for the FY2027 renovation of the childcare facility management platform.
(3) Specifications: According to the tender explanatory documents and procurement specifications.
(4) Fulfillment period: From contract signing date until March 31, 2027.
(5) Fulfillment location: The place designated by the official in charge of disbursement.
(6) Tender method: The bid amount shall be a lump sum. The winning bid price shall be the amount stated in the bid plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen are rounded down). 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.
(2) Must not fall under Article 71 of the same act.
(3) Must not be under suspension from the Cabinet Office.
(4) Must have the unified qualification for competitive participation for FY2025-2027 in the category of 'service provision' with rating A, B, or C from the Cabinet Office Accounting Division, and have competitive participation qualification in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region.
(5) Must not have false statements in qualification application or attached documents.
(6) Must not have extremely deteriorated management or credit status.
(7) Must have qualifications set by the official in charge of disbursement based on Article 73 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act, including social insurance enrollment and no insurance premium arrears.
(8) Must have past experience implementing similar projects commissioned or subsidized by national or local governments.
(9) Bidders must submit a pledge stating they do not belong to organized crime groups. Bidders who have been subject to legal violations, administrative penalties, or administrative guidance in the past year must not impair fair execution or public trust in this project.
3. Submission details:
(1) Place to obtain tender explanatory documents, submit bid forms and evaluation documents, contract terms, and inquiries: 21F Kasumigaseki Building, 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6090, Children and Families Agency Growth Bureau Childcare Policy Division Childcare DX Section (Takahashi, Tabata, Inoue), Email: [email protected].
(2) No explanatory meeting will be held.
(3) Submission deadline for proposal and bid forms: July 21, 2026, 17:00.
(4) Bid opening date and place: August 3, 2026, 11:00; no in-person attendance in principle; results will be communicated by email.
4. Others:
(1) Language and currency for contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese yen.
(2) No bid or contract guarantee required.
(3) Bidders must submit documents proving capability to perform the work by the specified deadline and respond to inquiries from the official in charge. Bidders must also submit the pledge regarding organized crime groups.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids from ineligible participants or those violating conditions or failing obligations will be invalidated. Bids without the required pledge or with false pledges will be invalid.
(5) Contract document required.
(6) Award method: Within the price limit based on Article 79 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act, the successful bidder will be selected by comprehensive evaluation among those meeting all mandatory performance and functional requirements specified in the tender explanatory documents.
(7) Further details in the tender explanatory documents.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing project management, software platform renovation, and digital transformation services related to childcare facility management 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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