Application for Use of AI Interview Service SHaiN

Sole-source notice

Japanese 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

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.

AI Software and Information Systems

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.

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.

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: 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.

Notice of single tendering procedures is hereby published as follows. Date: July 1, 2026. Contracting entity: Japan Post Co., Ltd, Head Office, Agent: Satoshi HIKAGE. Procurement agency number: 431. Location number: 13.

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13

1 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

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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