South Korea to split commercial software from Si-Do Saeol project in Q4 2026
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to issue a separate tender for commercial software in the next-generation local administration system, with an estimated budget of up to 80 billion won.
South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety has tentatively decided to separate commercial software from the Si-Do Saeol project, the next-generation common local administration system, and issue the order within the fourth quarter of 2026, according to etnews.com.
The separated commercial software contract is estimated at a budget scale of up to 80 billion won (about 800억원), and the ministry plans to announce detailed measures and a schedule before the bidding process begins.
Si-Do Saeol is a project to rebuild the Si-Do administrative system and the Saeol administrative system used by 17 metropolitan cities and provinces and 228 cities, counties and districts on a cloud basis, and to establish a disaster recovery system. The project period runs from 2026 to 2029, with a total build cost of 285.7 billion won.
Under current regulations, software projects with a total scale of 3 billion won or more are in principle required to separate commercial software that meets the requirements. However, many ordering agencies have not complied, citing statutory exceptions, and critics have said the separation principle has not taken root in practice.
Quick answers
When will the commercial software for Si-Do Saeol be ordered?
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to issue the order within the fourth quarter of 2026, with detailed measures and a schedule to be announced before bidding.
How large is the separated commercial software budget?
The budget for the separated commercial software project is estimated at up to 80 billion won.
What is the Si-Do Saeol project?
It is a project to rebuild the Si-Do administrative system and the Saeol administrative system on a cloud basis and establish a disaster recovery system, running from 2026 to 2029 with a total build cost of 285.7 billion won.