Security Software Lease for MOFA Network and LAN System Upgrade

Open tender

Japanese title: 外務省情報ネットワーク・LANシステムの更改に係るセキュリティ対策用ソフトウェアの賃貸借

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is soliciting bids for the lease of security software related to the renewal of its information network and LAN system. The contract period is from September 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027, with the fulfillment location to be specified by the official in charge.

Cybersecurity

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Open tender
  • Publication date: June 24, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Kiyoyuki SUGAHARA, Director of the Financial Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Submission deadline: August 17, 2026, 12:00 JST
  • Performance period: September 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027
  • Bid opening: August 19, 2026, 15:00 JST, location: see the official notice
  • Award method: Lowest-price award
  • Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods sales', grade A – verify in the tender documents
  • Status: Active
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive bidding is used but local procedures and specification access require confidentiality pledge; the fulfillment location is designated by the official, indicating some local control and possible need for a Japanese partner.

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing cybersecurity software solutions for government network infrastructure upgrades.

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.

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: 入札公告 / Open competitive tender notice
  • Publication date: June 24, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 1-19

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.

Tender Notice:
The following is announced for open competitive bidding. Date of expenditure commitment: June 24, 2026. Official in charge of expenditure commitment: Kiyoyuki SUGAHARA, Director of the Financial Affairs Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Procurement agency number: 014. Location number: 13. No. 97.
1 Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27.
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Lease of security software related to the renewal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs information network and LAN system.
(3) Specifications: According to the tender explanatory documents.
(4) Performance period: From September 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027.
(5) Performance location: The place will be designated by the official in charge of expenditure commitment.
(6) Bidding method: The total price for the entire work described in
(2) above will be used. The winning bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus an additional 10% of that amount (fractions less than one yen will be rounded down). Bidders must state in the bid the amount corresponding to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt businesses for consumption tax and local consumption tax.
(7) This procurement will be conducted using the "Electronic Procurement System" for bidding and bid opening procedures. However, if it is difficult to use the "Electronic Procurement System," bidding and document submission will be done on paper. Details are as stated in the tender explanatory documents.

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Disclaimer

This page is based on the official Kanpo tender notice, with translation and a preliminary business assessment by I.J. Do. The official Japanese notice and tender documents are binding.

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