• Preferred Networks won a joint contract with Deloitte to develop, test AI agents for Japan’s transport ministry procurement.
• Project targets bid-document consistency checks across drawings, bills of quantities, specifications; aims to cut rework, post-tender queries.
• Separate AI agent will support technical proposal reviews via fact-checking, requirement matching, redaction suggestions; final scoring stays with officials.
• Work runs through March 2027; ministry plans to share resulting architecture, workflows, evaluation design for broader public-sector use.

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