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Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

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11 Aug 2026 at 13:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council, trading as Procurement Services, procured multifunction devices and digital solutions for its requirements. The awarded purchase is classified as goods and specifically covers printers and plotters. The procurement was managed by Kent County Council, a sub-central public authority. The requirement relates to one procurement lot and is associated with a framework arrangement. The title indicates a broader combination of multifunction devices and digital solutions, while the recorded awarded item identifies printers and plotters as the defined product category. This is therefore relevant to manufacturers, authorised distributors, managed print providers and technology suppliers able to provide business printing equipment and associated digital solutions to a local authority buyer. The purchasing organisation is based in West Malling, Kent.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective procedure as a below-threshold award under a framework. The process was non-competitive at this stage. One lot was completed. Ricoh UK Limited received the active award, and the contract was signed on 22 July 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £85,952. The award covers the recorded printers and plotters requirement. The procurement was evaluated and concluded through the framework award route rather than an open competition for this call-off. The outcome demonstrates a three-year local-authority requirement for multifunction device and digital-solution goods, with Ricoh UK Limited selected as the supplier.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need to supply printers and plotters as part of a multifunction-device and digital-solutions offer suited to a county council. Relevant businesses include equipment manufacturers, authorised distributors and managed print or workplace-technology providers with the capability to support a public-sector framework route. The selected supplier was a large organisation, indicating that capacity to fulfil a multi-year authority-wide goods requirement may be important. Suppliers should be able to present a coherent product range rather than a single standalone device, and demonstrate dependable delivery and account management for a local-government customer. Experience of framework awards and below-threshold call-offs would also help a competitor compete effectively when this buyer next considers a comparable requirement.

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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-06e151
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076220-2026
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
£85,952 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 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

Ricoh UK Limited

Further Information

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