Software Modification for Postal Mobile Terminal System Phase 3 Gateway Removal
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: 郵便携帯端末システム用ソフトウェアの改修の委託（郵便情報ゲートウェイの廃止対応フェーズ3）1式（予定）
Overview
This single tendering notice concerns the commissioning of software modifications for the postal mobile terminal system, specifically the phase 3 removal of the postal information gateway. The contract is planned for September 24, 2026, and the procuring entity is Japan Post Corporation.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: September 3, 2026
- Procuring entity: Satoshi HIKAGE, Deputy Contract Manager, Japan Post Corporation Headquarters
- Planned contract date: September 24, 2026
- Intended vendor: Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Single tendering limits competition but the scope involves software modification where a foreign partner might contribute; local presence or partnership likely needed.
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: September 3, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 32
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 notice is given concerning a single tendering procedure.
Date: September 3, 2026
Contracting entity: Japan Post Co., Ltd., Head Office
Agent of the Head Office contracting entity: Satoshi HIKAGE
Procurement Agency Number: 431
Location Number: 13
No. 1
1 Procurement details
(1) Classification of the services to be procured: 71, 27
(2) Subject and quantity: Commissioning of modification of software for the postal mobile terminal system (Phase 3 response to the discontinuation of the Postal Information Gateway), 1 set (planned)
2 Scheduled date of single tender contract:
September 24, 2026
3 Reason for single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement:
c "Interchangeability"
4 Name of the intended single tender partner:
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd.
5 Contact department:
TANAKA Minoru, Head Office Contract Management, BPO Division, Japan Post Corporate Service Co., Ltd.
2-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8792, Japan
TEL: 03-3477-0641
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9月3日契約責任者日本郵便株式会社本社契約責任者代理人日景智◎調達機関番号431 ◎所在地番号13〇第1号(No1) 1 調達内容 (1)品目分類番号 71、27 (2)随意契約に付する事項郵便携帯端末システム用ソフトウェアの改修の委託(郵便情報ゲートウェイの廃止対応フェーズ3) 1式 (予定) 2 随意契約の予定日令和8年9月24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パナソニックコネクト株式会社5 問合せ先 〒100-8792東京都千代田区大手町二丁目3番1号日本郵政コーポレートサービス株式会社BPO事業部本社契約担当田中稔電話03-3477-0641 6
Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing software modification and maintenance services for specialized mobile terminal systems in postal or logistics sectors.
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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