Procurement and Maintenance of Server Infrastructure HW/SW for Common Platform Renewal

Sole-source notice

Japanese title: 随意契約に付する事項共通基盤更改に伴うサーバ基盤 HW/SW等購入、保守の委託

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This page is based on the official tender notice and presents information processed, translated, and edited by JBid.

Overview

This single tendering procedure concerns the purchase and maintenance of server infrastructure hardware and software related to the renewal of the common platform. The contract is scheduled for award on October 21, 2026, with Japan IBM Corporation as the intended vendor due to compatibility reasons under the Agreement on Government Procurement.

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Sole-source notice
  • Publication date: September 30, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Jun Tachibana, Executive Vice President, Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.
  • Planned contract date: October 21, 2026
  • Intended vendor: Japan IBM Corporation
  • Status: Expired
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Low – The procurement is a single tendering contract awarded to Japan IBM Corporation for compatibility reasons, limiting open competition and foreign participation.

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: Sole-source procurement notice
  • Publication date: September 30, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 28

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 announced as follows. Date: September 30, 2026. Contract manager: Jun Tachibana, Executive Vice President, Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. Procurement agency number: 431. Location number: 13. No. 1 (No1)

1 Procurement details
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27
(2) Commission for purchase and maintenance of server infrastructure hardware/software etc. accompanying the renewal of the common platform related to the single tendering contract.
2 Scheduled date of single tendering contract:
October 21, 2026.
3 Reason for single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement:
c "Interchangeability".
4 Name of the party scheduled for single tendering contract:
Japan IBM Corporation.
5 Responsible department:
12F Otemachi Place West Tower, 2-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8794, Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd., General Affairs Department, Contract Section, Shohei Yamashita, TEL 03-3477-2581.
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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30日契約責任者株式会社かんぽ生命保険代表執行役副社長立花淳◎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共通基盤更改に伴うサーバ基盤 HW/SW等購入、保守の委託2 随意契約の予定日　令和8年10月21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　日本アイ・ビー・エム株式会社5 担当部局 〒100-8794　東京都千代田区大手町二丁目3番1号大手町プレイスウエストタワー12階株式会社かんぽ生命保険総務部契約担当山下将平　電話03-3477-2581

Business Signal

Business Relevance

Use this notice for preparation or market research; it does not establish an open opportunity to submit a bid now.

  • Product fit: Potential
  • Current-case feasibility: Not applicable
  • Evidence confidence: Low
  • Supply-chain security: Unknown

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.

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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