System adaptation for high-cost medical expense reform (Seamen's Insurance App)
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: 高額療養費制度改正に伴うシステム対応(全国健康保険協会船員保険アプリケーション)
This single tendering contract is for system adaptation related to the reform of the high-cost medical expense system for the Seamen's Insurance Application managed by the National Health Insurance Association. The contract is planned to be awarded to Toshiba Corporation on August 3, 2026. The procurement involves software system modifications to comply with updated regulations.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: June 10, 2026
- Procuring entity:
- Planned contract date: August 3, 2026
- Intended vendor: Toshiba Corporation
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The contract is a single tendering procedure awarded to Toshiba Corporation, indicating limited competition and potential barriers for new entrants, but the technological adaptation aspect may allow for partnership or subcontracting opportunities.
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing software adaptation and integration services for healthcare insurance systems, especially those with experience in regulatory compliance and legacy system compatibility.
Participation fit
This procedure is classified as sole-source and is not an open competitive tender. Direct participation is not applicable, but the notice may indicate existing government demand and active relevant vendors in Japan.
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: 随意契約に関する公示 / Notice of single tendering procedures
- Publication date: June 10, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 39
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.
Notice of single tendering procedures is hereby given as follows. Date: June 10, 2026. Procuring entity: National Health Insurance Association, Director Kitagawa Hiroyasu. Procurement agency number: 427. Location number: 13. 1 Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27
(2) Purchase subject and quantity: System adaptation related to the reform of the high-cost medical expense system (Seamen's Insurance Application of the National Health Insurance Association). 2 Scheduled date of single tendering contract: August 3, 2026. 3 Reason for single tendering under the Government Procurement Agreement: c "compatibility". 4 Name of the intended contractor for single tendering: Toshiba Corporation. 5 Contact department: Headquarters Contract Group, National Health Insurance Association, 6th floor, Yotsuya Tower, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8507. Contact person: Sanada Yusaku, phone 03-6680-8199.
Show original Japanese notice
随意契約に関する公示
次のとおり随意契約について公示します。 令和8年6月10日全国健康保険協会理事長北川博康
◎調達機関番号427 ◎所在地番号13
1 調達内容
(1) 品目分類番号71、27
(2) 購入等件名及び数量高額療養費制度改正に伴うシステム対応(全国健康保険協会船員保険アプリケーション)
2 随意契約の予定日令和8年8月3日
3 随意契約によることとする「政府調達に関する協定」の規定上の理由 c「互換性」
4 随意契約を予定している相手方の名称株式会社東芝5担当部署 〒160-8507東京都新宿区四谷1-6-1 YOTSUYA TOWER 6階全国健康保険協会本部契約グループ担当眞田優作電話03-6680-8199
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