Process Simulation Software License Renewal

Sole-source notice

Japanese title: プロセスシミュレーションソフトウェアライセンス更新一式

This procurement is for the renewal of licenses for process simulation software. The contract is planned as a single tendering procedure due to compatibility requirements with existing systems. The expected contract date is August 19, 2026.

Software and Information Systems

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Sole-source notice
  • Publication date: July 22, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Saitou Nanako, Procurement Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
  • Planned contract date: August 19, 2026
  • Intended vendor: AspenTech Japan K.K.
  • Status: Active
  • Technology relevance: Medium
  • Business-action likelihood: Low – The procurement is a single tendering contract to AspenTech Japan K.K. due to compatibility reasons, limiting opportunities for new entrants.

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing industrial process simulation software or software license management solutions, especially those with existing compatibility with AspenTech products.

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 22, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 31

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 given as follows. Date: July 22, 2026. Contracting officer: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Procurement Division Director, Hashimoto Takuya. Procurement agency number: 808. Location number: 08. Notice number: 85.

1. Procurement details:
(1) Product classification numbers 71, 27
(2) Subject and quantity: Process simulation software license renewal 1 set.

2. Scheduled date of single tendering contract: August 19, 2026.

3. Reason for single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement: c "Interchangeability".

4. Name of the party expected to be contracted by single tendering: AspenTech Japan K.K.

5. Contact department: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Center Central Business Office 1 Group 1-1 Building 3rd Floor, Procurement Division, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8561, Japan. Contact person: Saitou Nanako. TEL 050-3522-4696.

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22日契約担当職国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所調達部長橋本卓也
◎調達機関番号808 ◎所在地番号08 〇産総第85号

1 調達内容
(1) 品目分類番号71、27
(2) 購入等件名及び数量プロセスシミュレーションソフトウェアライセンス更新一式

2 随意契約の予定日令和8年8月19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アスペンテックジャパン

5 担当部局 〒305-8561茨城県つくば市東1-1-1国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所つくばセンター中央事業所1群1-1棟3階調達部齋藤菜々子 TEL050- 3522-4696

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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