Provision of generative AI environment for illegal/harmful SNS content judgment
Open tenderJapanese title: 生成AIを用いたSNSにおける違法・有害情報判定環境の提供役務1式
Overview
The National Police Agency is procuring a service to provide an environment that uses generative AI to judge illegal and harmful information on Social Networking Services (SNS). Delivery deadline and location will be as specified in the tender documents.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: July 6, 2026
- Procuring entity: Mari SHIGENARI, Finance Division, Commissioner-General's Secretariat, National Police Agency
- Submission deadline: August 27, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Bid opening: August 28, 2026, 15:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'services', grade A–C – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: High
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive tender with clear eligibility criteria, but participation likely requires compliance with Japanese government procurement rules and possible local partnership.
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: 入札公告 / Open competitive tender notice
- Publication date: July 6, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 1
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.
The following general competitive tender is announced. Date: July 6, 2026. Responsible officer for expenditure commitment: Mari SHIGENARI, Finance Division, Commissioner-General's Secretariat, National Police Agency. Procurement agency number: 009. Location number: 13. No. 118.
1 Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27.
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Provision of services for an environment to determine illegal and harmful information on Social Networking Services (SNS) using generative AI, 1 set.
(3) Characteristics of the procurement subject: As described in the tender documents.
(4) Delivery deadline: As described in the tender documents.
(5) Delivery location: As described in the tender documents.
(6) Tender method: The winning bid price will be the bid amount plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be rounded down). Bidders must state in the bid form an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt entities.
(7) This procurement is subject to the electronic procurement system (Government Electronic Procurement System (GEPS)). However, if electronic submission is difficult, paper bids are allowed. Details are in the tender documents.
2 Eligibility for participation:
(1) Must not fall under Article 70 of the Cabinet Order on Budget Auditing and Accounting. Minors, persons under guardianship or assistance who have obtained necessary consent for contract conclusion may be exceptions under special reasons.
(2) Must not fall under Article 71 of the Cabinet Order on Budget Auditing and Accounting.
(3) Must be rated A, B, or C in the 'Provision of services etc.' category under the Cabinet Office competitive participation qualification for fiscal years 2025-2027.
(4) Must not be under suspension of designation by the National Police Agency.
(5) Must not be a business controlled by organized crime groups or equivalent entities excluded from government contracts. Application for participation qualification is accepted as per the public notice dated March 31, 2025. Submission location and contact: Finance Division, Commissioner-General's Secretariat, National Police Agency, 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8974. Contact: FUJIOKA Toshihiko, phone 03-3581-0141 ext. 2298. Tender documents available for download from the procurement portal from the date of this notice. Bid submission deadline: August 27, 2026, 17:00. Bid opening: August 28, 2026, 15:00 at the National Police Agency Finance Division bid room. Language and currency: Japanese and Japanese yen. No bid or contract guarantee required. Bidders must submit documents proving eligibility by the deadline via the electronic procurement system or by paper if electronic submission is difficult. Bids from ineligible bidders or those who fail to fulfill obligations will be invalid. Contract creation is required. The winner will be the lowest valid bidder judged capable of delivering the goods within the price limit set by the expenditure commitment officer. No negotiation in the procedure. Details in the tender documents.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing generative AI solutions, content moderation technologies, and social media monitoring platforms.
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.
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