Consular Affairs Information System Cloud Service Fee for Face Matching System Cloud Lift
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: 領事業務情報システム(顔照合システムクラウドリフトに伴うクラウドサービス利用料)
This single tendering procedure concerns the cloud service fee related to the cloud lift of the face matching system within the Consular Affairs Information System. The contract is planned with Fujitsu Limited under the government procurement agreement citing compatibility reasons. The contract date is scheduled for August 19, 2026.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: July 30, 2026
- Procuring entity: Sugawara Kiyoyuki, Director of the Accounting Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Planned contract date: August 19, 2026
- Intended vendor: Fujitsu Limited
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The contract is a single tender with Fujitsu Limited citing compatibility, indicating limited open competition and potential barriers for new entrants.
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing cloud services and facial recognition technology solutions, especially those with experience in government system integration and cloud migration.
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 30, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 23
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 30, 2026. Responsible officer for expenditure commitment: Sugawara Kiyoyuki, Director of the Accounting Division, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Procurement agency number: 014. Location number: 13. No. 111. 1 Procurement details
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27
(2) Purchase subject and quantity: Consular Affairs Information System (Cloud service fee related to the cloud lift of the face matching system). 2 Scheduled date of single tendering contract: August 19, 2026. 3 Reason for single tendering under the provisions of the Government Procurement Agreement: c "compatibility". 4 Name of the party scheduled for single tendering contract: Fujitsu Limited. 5 Responsible department: Consular Affairs Bureau Policy Division, Consular Digitalization Promotion Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8919, Phone 03-3580-3311 ext. 9983, Yamada Tsuguki.
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30日
支出負担行為担当官 外務省大臣官房会計課長菅原清行
◎調達機関番号014 ◎所在地番号13
〇第111号(No.111)
1 調達内容
(1) 品目分類番号 71、27
(2) 購入等件名及び数量 領事業務情報システム(顔照合システムクラウドリフトに伴うクラウドサービス利用料)
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富士通(株)
5 担当部局 〒100-8919東京都千代田区霞が関2-2-1外務省領事局政策課領事デジタル化推進室山田次紀電話03-3580-3311内線9983
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