Upon request, JTPP Helpdesk provides training sessions on aspects of Japanese government procurement to business developers at EU SMEs, staff at trade promotion organisations and others who wish to pursue opportunities in the government procurement market.
In case a government entity has drafted specifications for an upcoming tender, but wants to receive feedback on it from the market, it can issue a request for comments. Interested suppliers can then verify and comment on the feasibility of the specifications.
In Japanese procurement, Prior Information Notices (PIN) are called "Notices of request for submission of materials" and are one of the steps before an actual tender. A government entity is requesting information from the market necessary to draft specifications for a tender. Japanese government entities publish relatively few PINs to an international market, they are often issued for lease contracts.
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Joint venture established in 1987 by the European Commission (DG GROW) and the Japanese Government (METI) for promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan.
The EU-Japan Centre’s activities are subject to the allocation of a Grant Agreement by the European Commission for 2024-2026
