Bidding for National Personnel Authority recruitment system and Procurement Gazette

In the Government Procurement Notice edition of the Official Gazette dated September 24, 2026, the National Personnel Authority announced that it will open a general competitive bid for electronic data processing services related to the internet application and scoring of the FY2027 National Public Service Examination. On the same date, numerous notices regarding discretionary contracts and successful bidders were published, providing direct information for companies seeking to participate in procurement.

The notice edition includes procurements subject to the Agreement on Government Procurement based on the World Trade Organization (WTO). The language to be used for bidding and contracting procedures is Japanese, and the currency is Japanese Yen. The delivery of bidding instructions and the submission of bids are conducted through the electronic procurement system (Government Electronic Procurement System (GEPS), https://www.p-portal.go.jp/).

National Personnel Authority Opens General Competitive Bid for Examination Data Processing Services

According to the notice from the National Personnel Authority (Procurement Agency Number 006), the project title is “Electronic Data Processing Services for Internet Application and Scoring, etc., of the FY2027 National Public Service Examination (One Set),” with item classification numbers 71 and 27. The performance period is from the date of contract conclusion until January 31, 2028.

• Expenditure Authorized Officer: Ryo Ide, Director of the Accounting Division, Secretariat of the National Personnel Authority
• Bidding Briefing: October 8, 2026, at 14:00, National Personnel Authority Secretariat Meeting Room 1309 (Toranomon Alsea Tower 13th Floor)
• Application Deadline for Participation: October 7, 2026, at 12:00
• Deadline for Submission of Qualification Documents: October 27, 2026, at 12:00
• Deadline for Receipt of Bids: October 29, 2026, at 12:00
• Bid Opening: October 30, 2026, at 14:00
• Qualification for Participation: Grade A for “Provision of Services, etc.” in the FY2025, 2026, and 2027 Cabinet Office Competitive Participation Qualifications (Unified Qualification for All Ministries and Agencies), Kanto/Koshinetsu region

The successful bidder will be the party that submits a valid bid at the lowest price within the limit of the estimated price.

Notices of Discretionary Contracts; NTT DATA and NEC Named as Counterparties

In the notices regarding discretionary contracts published on the same date, several agencies disclosed the counterparties with whom they intend to contract.

• Kazuhiro Tsumagari, Director of Business Planning Division, Pension Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: A set of software provision services related to system development accompanying the increase of the upper limit of the standard monthly remuneration grade for employees’ pension insurance; scheduled date: October 15, 2026; reason: “protection of exclusive rights”; counterparty: NTT DATA Corporation
• Taku Nishimura, Director General of Chubu Regional Development Bureau: A set of lease agreements for administrative information server equipment, etc., for the 2026 fiscal year; scheduled date: October 27, 2026; reason: “compatibility”; counterparty: JECC Corporation
• Takuya Hashimoto, Director of Procurement Department, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST): A set of sample vacuum transfer equipment; scheduled date: October 14, 2026; reason: “protection of exclusive rights”; counterparty: Equip Co., Ltd.
• Yuji Nishikawa, President of Asahikawa Medical University: One set of upgrade for the superconducting magnet whole-body MR system Discovery MR750w 3.0T; scheduled date: October 5, 2026; reason: “absence of competition due to technical reasons”; counterparty: GE Healthcare Japan Co., Ltd. Asahikawa Sales Office
• Yutaka Kaneko, Director General of Accounting Bureau, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK): A set of DataRobot licenses (scheduled date: October 14, 2026; counterparty: NTT DATA Corporation) and a set of updates for SHV transmission equipment NTP servers and KVM matrices (scheduled date: October 14, 2026; counterparty: NEC Corporation)

Public Notice of Successful Bidders, etc.; Ground Improvement of Naha Port Exceeds 1.4 Billion Yen

In the public notice of successful bidders, etc., Eiji Ide, Counselor for Accounting, Minister’s Secretariat, Cabinet Office, announced a discretionary contract with Dentsu Inc. (1-8-1 Higashishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo) for the implementation of government public relations related to the 2026 fiscal year international public relations campaign theme. The winning bid price was 75,964,706 yen, the decision date was August 14, 2026, and the reason was “protection of exclusive rights.”

• Tomofumi Miyatsu, Director of Development and Construction Department, Okinawa General Bureau: A set of ground improvement works for the quay (-10m) (seismic) at Naha Port (New Port Pier Area) for the 2026 fiscal year; successful bidder: Toa Corporation / Omoto Gumi Co., Ltd. / Kokuba Gumi Co., Ltd. Specific Construction Joint Venture; winning bid price: 1,433,036,000 yen; estimated price: 1,562,770,000 yen; comprehensive evaluation method
• Cabinet Office: A set of data update services (Part 2) for the land use status management system for the 2026 fiscal year; successful bidder: Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd.; winning bid price: 37,400,000 yen; estimated price: 38,962,000 yen; lowest price method
• Tomohiro Ushiyama, Director General of Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications: A set of contract work for the renewal of the surveillance camera system at the Miura Radio Monitoring Center; successful bidder: J.T. Co., Ltd.; winning bid price: 12,430,000 yen
• Yasuhiro Imai, Warden of Abashiri Prison: A set of equipment update and maintenance for the correctional facility security system, etc., at Abashiri Prison for the 2025 fiscal year; successful bidder: Nittan Co., Ltd.; winning bid price: 98,164,000 yen

Corrections and Cancellations: University of Tsukuba and Others Revoke Notices

The public notice edition also included corrections and cancellations of bid notices. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) cancelled the “Provision of Cloud Services for Migration Infrastructure (One Set)” published on August 19, 2026 (Extra Government Procurement No. 153, page 14). Naoki Himitani, Vice President in charge of Finance at the University of Tsukuba, cancelled the “School Bus Operation Services for the Attached Kirigaoka Special Needs School (One Set)” published on August 26, 2026 (Extra Government Procurement No. 158, page 24).

Nagahiro Minato, President of Kyoto University, corrected the item classification number from “71, 27” to “14” and the delivery deadline to December 24, 2027, for the entry published on September 7, 2026 (Extra Government Procurement No. 166). Hiroshi Kawabata, Director of the Kyoto Medical Center of the National Hospital Organization, revised the contract period for the electricity procurement contract published on September 9, 2026 (Extra Government Procurement No. 168) to end by March 31, 2027.

Additionally, Masaru Kitsuregawa, President of the National Institute for Informatics (NII), invited the provision of materials for European and US lines for the next-generation academic information network (SINET), seeking international lines of 400Gbps or more between Japan-Europe and Japan-US. Akihiro Nagata, Secretary General of the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN) headquarters, announced the implementation plan for the integrated library system of Nagaoka University of Technology and National Colleges of Technology, and Naoki Ikegami, Director of the Accounting Division of the Minister’s Secretariat at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, invited opinions regarding the renewal, operation, and maintenance of the DPC database management and operation system.

Participation in this public notice edition is predicated on using the electronic procurement system, with the receipt of bid documents and the opening of bids concentrated from late October to mid-November. As deadlines range from October 26 to November 13, companies considering participation must promptly proceed with the preparation of qualification verification documents and applications for briefing sessions.

Source: Official Gazette, September 24, 2026, Government Procurement Public Notice Edition (Extra Government Procurement) / Bid notices, public notices regarding discretionary contracts, public notices of successful bidders, etc., announcements regarding requests for materials, public notices regarding requests for opinions, corrections/cancellations of bid notices.