AI Speech Synthesis Model Training and App Development for Broadcast Integration
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: AI音声合成技術の放送現場連携にむけたモデル学習およびアプリケーション開発一式
Overview
This procurement concerns the comprehensive development of model training and applications for AI speech synthesis technology aimed at integration with broadcast production sites. The contract is planned as a single tender with the General Incorporated Foundation NHK Foundation. The scheduled contract date is September 16, 2026.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: August 27, 2026
- Procuring entity: Kaneko Yutaka, Director of the Accounting Bureau, NHK
- Planned contract date: September 16, 2026
- Intended vendor: General Incorporated Foundation NHK Foundation
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: High
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The contract is a single tender to a specific foundation (NHK Foundation) with a defined scheduled date, which may limit open competition and require local partnerships.
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: 随意契約に関する公示 / Notice of single tendering procedures
- Publication date: August 27, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 8
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.
1 Procurement content
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27
(2) Purchase subject and quantity: Comprehensive model training and application development for AI speech synthesis technology aimed at integration with broadcast production sites.
2 Scheduled date of single tender contract:
September 16, 2026.
3 Reason for single tendering under the Government Procurement Agreement:
c 'compatibility'.
4 Name of the party scheduled for single tender contract:
General Incorporated Foundation NHK Foundation.
5 Responsible department:
2-2-1 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8001, NHK Business Create Co., Ltd. TEL 03-5455-5790.
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8月27日日本放送協会経理局長金子豊◎調達機関番号325 ◎所在地番号13〇第2026-1-100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 AI音声合成技術の放送現場連携にむけたモデル学習およびアプリケーション開発一式2 随意契約の予定日 令和8年9月16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 一般財団法人NHK財団5 担当部局 〒150-8001 東京都渋谷区神南2-2-1株式会社NHKビジネスクリエイト TEL03-5455-5790
Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing AI speech synthesis technology, model training, and application development for broadcast media integration.
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.
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