Government Procurement Seminar FY2026: Procurement plans for coming year

On April 9, the Japanese government organised its annual online Government Procurement Seminar. The seminar has been held for over 30 years as part of Japan’s voluntary measures to promote participation by overseas suppliers in government tenders regulated under the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) and various EPAs.

During the seminar, Japan’s central ministries and their affiliated agencies announce their procurement plans for the coming year. Each ministry provides a briefing on the procurement of goods and services in general, with particular focus on telecommunications, computer products and services, and medical technology products and services.

For foreign suppliers, this early announcement of planned procurement can be helpful in preparing the necessary documentation required to participate in bidding procedures.

Beside presentations concerning future GPA-regulated procurement, the government provided overviews concerning:

• Japan's voluntary measures on Government Procurement (Japanese)
• Government Procurement Challenge System (CHANS)
• Measures to promote Work-Life-Balance through Government Procurement (Japanese), and
• Procurement through the Digital Market Place by the Digital Agency

Below are the materials provided during the seminar. The materials contain both Japanese and English descriptions. 

• List of Government Procurement seminars by individual ministries
• List of entities and contactpoints currently covered by the WTO GPA
• List of procurement homepages of central government entities covered
• Government Procurement Challenge System (CHANS) leaflet
• Work-Life-Balance through Government Procurement (Japanese only)
• Digital Market Place (DMP) outline (Japanese only)
• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) procurement plan
• Ministry of Justice (MOJ) procurement plan
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) procurement plan
• Ministry of Finance (MOF) procurement plan
• Ministry of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) procurement plan
• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) procurement plan
• Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) procurement plan
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) procurement plan
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) procurement plan
• Ministry of Defence (MOD) procurement plan
• National Police Agency (NPA) procurement plan
• Supreme Court procurement plan

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