Alert System Development for Watershed Flood Control Digital Twin
Open tenderJapanese title: 流域治水デジタルツイン構築業務におけるアラートシステム構築及び運用・保守業務一式
Overview
Hiroshima University seeks a contractor for the development, operation, and maintenance of an alert system as part of constructing a digital twin for watershed flood control. The contract period runs from the contract date until December 28, 2027, with work performed at the Hiroshima University Town & Gown Office in Higashihiroshima City. Participation requires meeting specified qualifications and compliance with tender conditions.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: July 17, 2026
- Procuring entity: Koji YANAGISAWA, The Officer for Contractual Affairs, Executive (Finance and General Affairs), Hiroshima University
- Submission deadline: August 27, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Bid opening: September 8, 2026, 14:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Lowest-price award
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'services', grade A–D, Chugoku region – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender is open competitive with qualification requirements and a defined submission deadline, but local qualification and procedural conditions may require a Japanese partner or adaptation.
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 17, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 43-44
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 as follows. Date: July 17, 2026. Procuring entity: National University Corporation Hiroshima University, Contract Officer (Finance and General Affairs) Koji YANAGISAWA. Procurement agency number 415, location number 34. No. 17-1 Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27.
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Development, operation, and maintenance of an alert system as part of the construction of a digital twin for watershed flood control, one set.
(3) Characteristics of the procurement subject: As described in the tender explanatory document.
(4) Performance period: From contract signing date through December 28, 2027.
(5) Performance location: Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima University Town & Gown Office.
(6) Tender method: The winning bid price is determined by adding 10% of the bid amount to the bid amount (fractions less than one yen are rounded down). Bidders must enter in the bid form an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of consumption tax status.
2. Eligibility for participation:
(1) Must meet qualifications specified by the Contract Officer in the explanatory document.
(2) Must hold Grade A, B, C, or D qualification for service provision in the Chugoku region for fiscal 2026 under the national unified qualification system.
(3) Must not be under suspension of transactions by the Contract Officer. 3-4. Submission location, contract terms, explanatory document distribution location, and contact: Hiroshima University Finance and General Affairs Office, Accounting Group, Chief Hirano Yoko, phone 070-6547-2669. Explanatory document distribution starts from this notice date at the above location. Tender briefing session: July 22, 2026, 11:00 AM (online). Bid submission deadline: August 27, 2026, 5:00 PM. Bid opening: September 8, 2026, 2:00 PM, Hiroshima University Headquarters Building 3F, Tender Room. Language and currency: Japanese and Japanese yen. Bid and contract guarantees are exempted. Bidders must submit sealed bids with documents proving ability to deliver the specified items by the deadline. Bidders must respond to inquiries from the Contract Officer regarding submitted documents before bid opening. Invalid bids include those from unqualified bidders or those failing required obligations. Contract document preparation is required. The successful bidder is the qualified bidder with the lowest valid bid within the estimated price limit, subject to suitability and fairness considerations. Negotiations are not conducted. Other details are in the explanatory document. If environmental conditions related to this procurement are specified in the explanatory document, bidders should fully understand them before bidding.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing digital twin systems, alert system development, and software operation and maintenance services related to environmental or flood control applications.
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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