Design, Development, Operation and Maintenance of Pathogen Management System FY2026-2030
Open tenderJapanese title: 令和8~12年度病原体等管理システムの設計開発・運用保守業務一式
Overview
This tender is for the comprehensive design, development, operation, and maintenance of a pathogen management system covering fiscal years 2026 to 2030. The contract period runs until March 31, 2031, with the performance location designated by the disbursement officer.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 5, 2026
- Procuring entity: 厚生労働省大臣官房会計課長吉田一生
- Submission deadline: July 27, 2026, 11:00 JST
- Performance period: Until March 31, 2031
- Bid opening: August 7, 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, Kanto-Koshinetsu region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender is open and competitive with clear evaluation criteria, but requires compliance with specific Ministry qualifications and submission of detailed performance documents, which may require local partnership 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: June 5, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 11
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 is a general competitive tender. Date: June 5, 2026. Responsible officer: Yoshida Issei, Director of the Accounting Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Procurement agency number: 017. Location number: 13.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27.
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Comprehensive design, development, operation, and maintenance services of the pathogen management system for fiscal years 2026 to 2030.
(3) Specifications: According to the tender explanatory documents and specifications.
(4) Contract period: From contract date until March 31, 2031.
(5) Performance location: Designated separately by the disbursement officer.
(6) Tender method: Tender price is total price. The successful bidder will be decided by comprehensive evaluation method; documents related to performance, functions, and technology must be submitted. The winning price will be the bid price plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be truncated). Bidders must state in the bid the amount corresponding to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of tax status.
(7) Use of Government Electronic Procurement System (GEPS): This tender will be conducted via GEPS. Those unable to use GEPS may apply in writing to the disbursement officer to submit paper bids.
2. Eligibility:
(1) Must not fall under Article 70 of the Budget and Accounting Act.
(2) Must not fall under Article 71 of the Budget and Accounting Act.
(3) Must not be under suspension by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
(4) Must have A grade qualification for 'service provision etc.' from the Ministry's Accounting Division Director for Kanto-Koshinetsu region in FY 2025-2027 unified qualification.
(5) Must not have false statements in application documents.
(6) Must not have extremely deteriorated management or credit.
(7) Must meet other qualifications set by the disbursement officer under Article 73 of the Budget and Accounting Act.
3. Inquiries: Submission location, contract terms, and contact:
11F, Central Government Building No.5, 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8916, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Minister's Secretariat, Accounting Division, Contract Section 1, Takamatsu, Tel: 03-5253-1111 ext. 7918. Tender explanatory documents available on procurement portal site.
4. Other:
(1) Language and currency for contract: Japanese and Japanese yen.
(2) Bid and contract guarantees: exempted.
(3) Required documents: Bidders must submit documents proving capability to perform the work by the specified deadline and respond to explanations requested by the disbursement officer. Bidders must also submit a pledge stating they are not affiliated with organized crime groups.
(4) Invalid bids: Bids from ineligible bidders, those failing obligations, or violating conditions will be invalid. Bids without the pledge or with false pledges will be invalid.
(5) Contract document required.
(6) Award method: The disbursement officer will select the bidder who meets all mandatory requirements and has the highest comprehensive evaluation score within the price limit set by Article 79 of the Budget and Accounting Act.
(7) No negotiation in procedure.
(8) Details per tender explanatory documents.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing software development, system integration, and IT operation services related to pathogen or biological 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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