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Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

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07 Aug 2026 at 15:50

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 requirement titled “Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions”. The awarded goods are printers and plotters, within a wider requirement for multi-functional device and related digital solutions. The council is a sub-central public authority based in West Malling, Kent. The procurement was arranged as a single lot and concerns the supply of equipment rather than construction or other works.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Kent County Council used a selective procedure, described as a below-threshold award under a framework, without a competitive process for this call-off. One supplier was selected: Sharp Business UK PLC. The contract was signed on 5 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031. Its gross value is £68,608. The award covers the single lot for printers and plotters. The contract is active, and the award is active. The process is linked to a framework agreement, so the route used was a framework award rather than an open tender.

This procurement indicates demand from Kent County Council for a supplier able to provide multi-functional devices, printers and plotters, together with associated digital solutions. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need product capability across business printing and multifunction equipment, as well as the capacity to support a public-sector customer through a framework-based purchasing route. Sharp Business UK PLC, a large supplier, was selected for this requirement, indicating that established capability and the operational capacity to deliver the equipment and associated solutions at council scale are relevant competitive strengths. Suppliers focused only on unrelated digital services or general office goods would be less aligned with this demand.

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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-06df65
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075416-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£68,608 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Aug 20263 weeks ago
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 (t/a Procurement Services)
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

Notice Documents

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