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Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Kent County Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 15:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council, trading as Procurement Services, procured multi-functional devices and digital solutions under the goods category. The requirement includes printers and plotters, identified under CPV 30232100, and was arranged as a single completed lot. The procurement concerns the council’s acquisition of equipment and associated digital solutions rather than construction or consultancy work. The buying organisation is a sub-central public authority based at Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent. The awarded supplier is Sharp Business UK PLC, a large UK-based business headquartered in Wakefield. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to businesses supplying multifunction printing equipment, printers, plotters and related digital solutions to public-sector organisations, particularly those able to operate through an established framework arrangement.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Kent County Council used a selective procedure below the applicable threshold, making the award under a framework; the call-off was non-competitive. Sharp Business UK PLC received the award for the single lot. The award was made on 22 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031. Its gross value is £124,205. The contract is below threshold. The tender was evaluated through the framework award route, rather than an open competition for this call-off. The process is recorded as complete, while the award and contract are active. No separate award values are reported for additional suppliers or lots.

This award demonstrates established public-sector demand for multifunctional printing equipment and digital solutions within Kent County Council’s procurement operation. A competitor seeking to be credible for a future requirement of this type would need a proven ability to supply printers, plotters and multifunction devices at public-sector scale, together with the digital capability needed to support the wider solution. The route used here also shows the commercial importance of holding a place on, or accessing, an appropriate framework, since the council made a below-threshold award under an existing framework without a competitive call-off. Suppliers should therefore combine dependable equipment supply with framework readiness, public-sector contract management and the capacity to serve a large county council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Notice Description

Y26009 Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d38e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070422-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30232100 - Printers and plotters

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£124,205 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kent County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MALLING
Postcode
ME19 4YT
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ46 West Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Electoral Ward
Kings Hill
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sharp Business UK PLC

Further Information

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