Development and Maintenance of Kenpo App Version 1 and Infrastructure

Tender Notice:
The following general competitive tender is announced. Date: June 12, 2026. National Health Insurance Association, Director KITAGAWA Hiroyasu. Procurement agency number: 427. Location number: 13.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27.
(2) Procurement subject and planned quantity: Comprehensive application development, infrastructure construction, and maintenance services for Kenpo App Version 1.
(3) Specifications: According to the specification documents.
(4) Contract period: According to the specification documents.
(5) Delivery location: Locations designated by the National Health Insurance Association.
(6) Bidding method: The successful bidder will be determined by comprehensive evaluation bidding method; bidders must submit a bid form with the bid amount and a proposal. The bid amount must be stated excluding tax regardless of tax status.
2. Eligibility criteria:
(1) Must not fall under disqualifications per the National Health Insurance Association accounting rules Articles 30 and 31.
(2) Must have the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare competitive participation qualification grade A for 'service provision' in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region for fiscal years 2025-2027.
(3) Must be recognized as capable of reliably performing the contract.
(4) Must not have false statements in application or attachments.
(5) Must not have severely deteriorated management or credit status.
(6) Must not have damage claims from the National Health Insurance Association.
(7) Must not be under suspension of participation qualification by the Association.
(8) Must have no unpaid insurance premiums for the past year as specified.
(9) Must have privacy mark certification or ISMS/ISO/IEC27001/JISQ27001 certification or equivalent personal information handling standards. Must have quality assurance certification such as ISO 9001:2015 or CMMI level 3 or equivalent quality management system. Bidders must submit a pledge confirming no ties to organized crime groups; failure or false pledge invalidates the bid. Must have no administrative penalties from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in the past year except corrected labor law violations. Must not be publicly listed for illegal long working hours or karoshi-related issues. Must meet other eligibility criteria in the bidding documents.
3. Submission location and inquiries: Address:
6F Yotsuya Tower, 1-6-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8507. Bidding documents available upon submission of receipt form via the Association's website. Contact: National Health Insurance Association Contract Group, Yusaku Sanada, phone 03-6680-8199.
4. Distribution period for bidding documents:
June 12 to July 31, 2026, 17:00.
5. Briefing session:
June 19, 2026, 10:00 at the Association headquarters in Shinjuku. Participants must bring the procurement documents.
6. Pre-submission of operational specifications:
Deadline August 3, 2026, 17:00 at the Association headquarters.
7. Bid and proposal submission deadline:
August 14, 2026, 17:00 at the above address.
8. Technical review committee presentation:
August 24, 2026, 10:00 at the Association headquarters; only bidders passing pre-review may present.
9. Bid opening:
August 26, 2026, 11:00 at the above address.
10. Other:
Contract language and currency are Japanese and Japanese yen only. Bid and contract guarantees are waived. Bidders must comply with all procedural requirements. The successful bidder will be selected by comprehensive evaluation within the price limit set by the Association's accounting rules. No negotiation after bidding. Details in bidding documents.