Notice Information
Notice Title
Digital Post
Notice Description
Kent County Council have awarded a contract to PSL Print Management for CN240205 - Digital Post. Digital Post is a Software as a Service (SaaS) based Digital Post / Mailroom Solution which automates the acceptance, classification, printing, enveloping and distribution of outgoing mail through a mail delivery partner. This procurement was undertaken via Crown Commercial Services Framework - RM6280 - Postal Services & Solutions. The initial term of the contract is 2 years, with an additional 2 year extension option available.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Kent County Council have awarded a contract to PSL Print Management for CN240205 - Digital Post. Digital Post is a Software as a Service (SaaS) based Digital Post / Mailroom Solution which automates the acceptance, classification, printing, enveloping and distribution of outgoing mail through a mail delivery partner. This procurement was undertaken via Crown Commercial Services Framework - RM6280 - Postal Services & Solutions. The initial term of the contract is 2 years, with an additional 2 year extension option available.
Options: 2 year extension available
Procurement Information
The procurement was undertaken via a Crown Commercial Services framework, RM6280 - Postal Services & Solutions. As such, no publication was required because it was a mini competition via an existing framework agreement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0601c1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001408-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
22000000 - Printed matter and related products
79800000 - Printing and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £910,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Alexander Forster
- Contact Email
- alexander.forster@kent.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 30000415264
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME14 1XQ
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- Penenden Heath
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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