Application for Use of AI Interview Service SHaiN
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: 随意契約に付する事項 AI面接サービスSHaiN基本利用申込1式
Overview
Japan Post Co., Ltd plans to award a single tender contract for the basic use application of the AI interview service SHaiN. The contract is scheduled for July 22, 2026, and the reason for single tendering is interchangeability under the Agreement on Government Procurement. The contracting party is Talent and Assessment Co., Ltd.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: July 1, 2026
- Procuring entity: Satoshi HIKAGE, Agent of Head Office contracting entity Japan Post Co., Ltd
- Planned contract date: July 22, 2026
- Intended vendor: Talent and Assessment Co., Ltd.
- Status: Awarded
- Technology relevance: High
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Single tendering with a specified vendor reduces open competition, but the procurement is recent with a clear contact point, allowing some opportunity for partnership or future engagement.
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: 随意契約に関する公示 / Notice of single tendering procedures
- Publication date: July 1, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 79
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.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Classification codes 71, 27.
(2) Single tendering subject: Basic use application for AI interview service SHaiN, one set.
2. Scheduled date of single tender contract:
July 22, 2026.
3. Reason for single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement:
c Interchangeability.
4. Name of the party planned for single tender contract:
Talent and Assessment Co., Ltd.
5. Contact:
TANAKA Minoru, BPO Division, Japan Post Corporate Service Co., Ltd, 2-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8792, Japan. Tel: 03-3477-0641.
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7月1日契約責任者日本郵便株式会社本社契約責任者代理人日景智◎調達機関番号431 ◎所在地番号131 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 71、27(2)随意契約に付する事項 AI面接サービスSHaiN基本利用申込1式2 随意契約の予定日 令和8年7月22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 株式会社タレントアンドアセスメント5 問合せ先 〒100-8792 東京都千代田区大手町二丁目3番1号日本郵政コーポレートサービス株式会社BPO事業部本社契約担当田中稔 電話03-3477-0641
Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing AI-based interview and recruitment technology services.
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.
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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