Entrustment of Modification for Shipping Management System (NC3 Function Migration)
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: 随意契約に付する事項発送管理システムの改修の委託(NC3システム機能移行対応) 1 式(予定)
Overview
This procurement concerns a single tender contract for modification of a shipping management system to support migration of NC3 system functions. The contract is planned to be awarded on October 30, 2026, to Hitachi, Ltd. The reason for single tendering is interchangeability under the Agreement on Government Procurement.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: October 9, 2026
- Procuring entity: HIKAGE Satoshi Agent of Head Office contracting entity Japan Post Co., Ltd
- Planned contract date: October 30, 2026
- Intended vendor: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Single tendering to Hitachi, Ltd. limits open competition but the contract date allows some lead time for partnership or local collaboration.
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: October 9, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 55
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) Entrustment of modification for shipping management system (Response to NC3 system function migration) 1 set (planned)
2 Scheduled date of single tender contract:
October 30, 2026
3 Reason for single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement:
c Interchangeability
4 Name of the party scheduled for single tender contract:
Hitachi, Ltd.
5 Contact point:
2-3-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8792 Japan Post Corporate Service Co., Ltd. BPO Division, Head Office Contract Section, TANAKA Minoru 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10月9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発送管理システムの改修の委託(NC3システム機能移行対応) 1式(予定)2 随意契約の予定日 令和8年10月30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 株式会社日立製作所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
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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