Support Services for Formulating IT Infrastructure Migration Plan

Open tender

Japanese title: 「機構IT基盤移行プラン策定支援業務」 一式

This tender is for comprehensive support services to formulate a migration plan for the IT infrastructure of the Independent Administrative Institution for Small and Medium Enterprise Infrastructure Development. The contract period is from the signing date until March 31, 2027, with performance location and detailed specifications defined in the tender documents. Bidders must meet specific qualification criteria and submit bids by October 7, 2026.

Software and Information Systems Digitization

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Open tender
  • Publication date: July 30, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Kenshi ZENISHI, Director of the Finance Department, Independent Administrative Institution for Small and Medium Enterprise Infrastructure Development
  • Submission deadline: October 7, 2026, 12:00 JST
  • Bid opening: October 8, 2026, 11:00 JST, location: see the official notice
  • Award method: Comprehensive evaluation (price + technical score)
  • Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'services', grade A–C – verify in the tender documents
  • Status: Active
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive bidding with qualification requirements and a need for local registration and certification suggests moderate barriers requiring local partnership or adaptation.

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing IT consulting, system migration planning, and software development support services.

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.

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: 入札公告 / Open competitive tender notice
  • Publication date: July 30, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 19

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.

Tender Notice:
The Independent Administrative Institution for Small and Medium Enterprise Infrastructure Development hereby invites general competitive bids as follows. Date: July 30, 2026. Procuring Entity: Finance Department Director, Kenshi ZENISHI. Procurement Number: 598. Location Number: 13.
1. Procurement Details:
(1) Item Classification Numbers 71, 27.
(2) Subject and Quantity: Comprehensive support services for formulating the institution's IT infrastructure migration plan.
(3) Specifications: According to the tender documents and specifications.
(4) Contract Period: From contract signing date until March 31, 2027.
(5) Performance Location: As specified in the specifications.
(6) Bidding Method: Bidders must state the total contract amount. The winning bid price will be the bid amount plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be truncated). Bidders must enter the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of tax status.
2. Eligibility:
(1) Must not fall under disqualifications per the institution's contract handling guidelines Articles 2 and 3.
(2) Neither bidder nor subcontractors may be antisocial forces as defined in the institution's antisocial forces policy.
(3) Must hold unified qualification for fiscal years 2025-2027 in categories: service provision research/study (303), information processing (304), or software development (306), with grade A, B, or C.
(4) Other details in tender documents.
3. Submission and Document Distribution:
Tender documents available from August 18 to September 25, 2026, downloadable from the institution's website. Specifications distributed at the briefing session on August 18, 2026, 14:30, at the institution's 7th floor meeting room 7C. Non-attendees may request specifications by submitting a form with a prepaid envelope. Specifications must be returned after bidding with a withdrawal notice.
4. Bid Submission:
Deadline October 7, 2026, 12:00 noon (must arrive by then). Opening on October 8, 2026, 11:00 at the institution's 2nd floor meeting room 2L. Language and currency: Japanese and Japanese yen. No bid or contract guarantee required.
5. Invalid Bids:
Bids from ineligible bidders or those not fulfilling obligations will be invalid.
6. Contract Award:
Based on comprehensive evaluation of technical and price scores, highest total score wins. No negotiation in procedure. For further details, see tender documents. Contact: Independent Administrative Institution for Small and Medium Enterprise Infrastructure Development, Finance Department Director, NAGANO Honoka, 3-5-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8453, Tel: 03-5470-1507, Fax: 03-5470-1512, Email: [email protected].

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Disclaimer

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