Secretariat Operation and Public Relations Implementation Services for Preconception Care Promotion Project

Public Notice of Bidding (Comprehensive Evaluation and Award Method) We will conduct a general competitive tender (comprehensive evaluation and award method) as follows. October 9, Reiwa 8 (2026) Authorized signatory for expenditure Director General, Department of Child Health, Children and Families Agency Hidemasa Nakamura ◎Procurement Organization Number: 028 ◎Location Number: 13 1. Procurement Details (1) Item Classification Number: 73 (2) Subject: Secretariat Operation and Public Relations Implementation Services for Preconception Care Promotion Project, etc. (3) Specifications: As per the tender explanation document and specifications. (4) Performance deadline: From the date of contract conclusion to March 31, Reiwa 9 (2027) (5) Bidding method Determination of the successful bidder for this project will be based on a comprehensive evaluation and award method (additive method). Therefore, please submit documents containing the bid amount for the implementation of this project (hereinafter referred to as "bid form"), documents regarding the specific methods for implementing this project and methods for ensuring its quality for comprehensive evaluation (technical proposal), and documents for confirming the necessary qualifications such as competitive participation qualifications. The amount stated in the bid form shall be the total amount including all expenses required for this work during the contract period. However, travel expenses, fees, and venue rental fees shall not be included in the bid amount and will be paid separately after the contract. The successful bid price will be the amount obtained by adding 10% of the bid amount to the amount stated in the bid form (if there are fractions of less than 1 yen in that amount, the fraction will be rounded down). Therefore, bidders shall state in their bid form an amount equivalent to 100/110 of their estimated contract desired amount, regardless of whether they are taxable businesses or tax-exempt businesses for consumption tax and local consumption tax. (6) Use of the Electronic Procurement System This procurement project primarily uses the electronic bidding function of the Electronic Procurement System (hereinafter referred to as "GEPS"). However, if it is unavoidable due to the business operator's circumstances, paper bidding procedures may also be used. URL: https://www.p-portal.go.jp/pps-web-biz/UZA01/OZA0101 2. Competitive Participation Qualifications (1) Not a person falling under the provisions of Article 70 of the Order for the Execution of the Budget, the Settlement of Accounts and the Accounts. However, minors, persons under guardianship, and persons under assistance who have obtained the necessary consent for concluding the contract fall under special circumstances in the same article. (2) Not a person falling under the provisions of Article 71 of the Order for the Execution of the Budget, the Settlement of Accounts and the Accounts. (3) Not currently under a suspension of designation by any government ministry or agency. (4) Must be rated in grade "A" or "B" by the Director of the Accounting Division, Minister's Secretariat, Cabinet Office, in the "Services, etc." category of the Reiwa 7, 8, and 9 (2025, 2026, and 2027) Cabinet Office Competitive Participation Qualifications (Unified Qualifications for All Ministries and Agencies), and must have qualifications to participate in tenders in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region. (5) Must be a person recognized as not having made false statements in their qualification application or attached documents. (6) Must be a person recognized as not having a critically deteriorated financial condition or creditworthiness. (7) Must be qualified as a participant determined by the authorized signatory for expenditure based on the provisions of Article 73 of the Order for the Execution of the Budget, the Settlement of Accounts and the Accounts (must be enrolled in social insurance, etc. (meaning Employees' Pension Insurance, Health Insurance (covered by the Japan Health Insurance Association), Seamen's Insurance, National Pension, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance, and Employment Insurance) and have no arrears in insurance premiums for the relevant systems). (8) Applicants wishing to participate must submit a pledge stating that they do not fall under the category of organized crime groups. (9) If an applicant has been prosecuted for violating laws and regulations under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet Office, received administrative disposition, or received administrative guidance (limited to those publicly announced by administrative agencies) within one year prior to the deadline for submitting bid forms for this tender, it must not hinder the fair implementation of this work or the public's trust in this work. (10) Joint venture bidding 1. If the work cannot be undertaken individually, participation as a joint venture (an organization composed of multiple private businesses for the purpose of jointly carrying out the work; hereinafter the same) that can properly perform the work is permitted. In such cases, a joint venture must be formed, and a representative company and representative must be appointed by the time of submission of tender documents, and other participants will be group companies. The representative company and group companies may not participate in other joint ventures or participate in bidding individually, and a joint venture agreement or similar document must be prepared. 2. When participating in a tender as a joint venture, each private business must meet the participation qualifications in 2(1) to (9) of this public notice. 3. Date and time and location for distribution of tender explanation documents (1) Location for distribution of tender explanation documents and contact point for this tender: 21st Floor, Kasumigaseki Building, 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6090 Mother and Child Health Division, Department of Child Health, Children and Families Agency Contact: Preconception Care Section, Suetsugu, Maruyama TEL: 03-6862-0413 Email: precon@cfa.go.jp (2) Period for distribution of tender explanation documents Friday, October 9, Reiwa 8 (2026) to Friday, November 27, Reiwa 8 (2026) until 16:00 (3) Method of distribution of tender explanation documents Tender explanation documents will be distributed via GEPS or email. If you wish to receive them by email, please contact the address in (1) above. (4) Deadline for receipt of bid forms, etc. Monday, November 30, Reiwa 8 (2026) 15:00 (must arrive by this time) Applicants wishing to participate in this tender must, in principle, submit their bid forms using the electronic bidding function of GEPS. If this method is not possible, bid forms may be submitted by mail, etc. If submitting by paper, it is possible to submit multiple bid forms in advance, considering the possibility of re-bidding. For re-bid forms, write "Re-bid - Xth time" on the envelope. If not received, the responsibility lies with the participant, and it will be considered as not submitted by the deadline. 4. Briefing session regarding the tender A briefing session regarding the tender will be held online on Friday, October 23, Reiwa 8 (2026) from 15:00. Instructions for the implementation method will be provided separately, so please inquire at the contact point in 5 below. 5. Acceptance and response to questions regarding tender explanation documents Questions will be accepted via email as follows. (1) Acceptance point: Email: precon@cfa.go.jp (2) Acceptance period: Until 16:00 on Thursday, November 26, Reiwa 8 (2026) (3) Response: Responses will be provided by email as they are received for questions that arrive by the above acceptance period. *For inquiries regarding GEPS, please contact the Help Desk (https://www.p-portal.go.jp/pps-web-biz/UZA02/OZA0201). 6. Deadline for submission of documents for comprehensive evaluation (technical proposal, bid form, etc.) (1) Submission deadline: Monday, November 30, Reiwa 8 (2026) 15:00 (must arrive by this time) (2) Submission location: Same as 3(1) (3) Submission method Applicants wishing to participate in this tender must, in principle, submit the electronic media of the technical proposal via the GEPS electronic bidding function, and the paper media by mail, etc. (must arrive by the submission deadline). 7. Date and time and location of technical review committee and presentation The technical review committee and presentation are scheduled to be held at the Children and Families Agency on Thursday, December 3, Reiwa 8 (2026) from 14:00 to 17:00. Those who wish to participate in this tender and the technical review committee and presentation should apply to the contact point in 3(1) by the day before the submission deadline in 6(1) (or the preceding business day if it is a weekend or holiday). Please use "【Presentation Application】Secretariat Operation and Public Relations Implementation Services for Preconception Care Promotion Project, etc." as the subject line of the email. 8. Date and time and location of bid opening (1) Bid opening date and time: Wednesday, December 9, Reiwa 8 (2026) from 15:00 (2) Bid opening location: Mother and Child Health Division, Department of Child Health, Children and Families Agency. In principle, bid opening with the attendance of bidders will not be held. The results will be announced to all bidders via email or phone. 9. Other (1) Language and currency to be used in contract procedures: Japanese and Japanese Yen (2) Bid security and contract security: Exempt (3) Matters required of bidders Applicants wishing to participate in this general competitive tender must submit a copy of their Reiwa 7, 8, and 9 (2025, 2026, and 2027) Cabinet Office Competitive Participation Qualifications (Unified Qualifications for All Ministries and Agencies) along with their bid form. Furthermore, if requested to provide explanations regarding said documents by the authorized signatory for expenditure on the day before the bid opening, they must comply. (4) Invalid bids Bid forms submitted by persons who do not meet the competitive participation qualifications specified in this notice, bid forms submitted by persons who have failed to fulfill the obligations required of bidders, and bid forms submitted by persons who have violated other bidding conditions will be considered invalid. In addition, applicants wishing to participate in this general competitive tender must submit a pledge stating that they do not fall under the category of organized crime groups, as separately designated by the authorized signatory for expenditure, along with their bid form. If a pledge is not submitted, a false pledge is made, or a pledge is violated, the bid form of such person will be considered invalid. (5) Requirement for contract document creation: Required (6) Method of determining the successful bidder The successful bidder will be determined from among the bidders who have submitted proposals that meet all the mandatory items among the performance, function, and other requirements specified in the tender explanation document, within the limit of the estimated price prepared in accordance with Article 79 of the Order for the Execution of the Budget, the Settlement of Accounts and the Accounts, using the comprehensive evaluation method specified in the tender explanation document. (7) Other Details will be as per the "Tender Explanation Document." Procuring organization: Children and Families Agency Location: Tokyo Procurement type: Notice of General Competitive Tender (WTO) Category: Goods and Services