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Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Kent County Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 12:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council, trading as Procurement Services, procured multi-function devices and digital solutions. The goods covered by the award are photocopiers and printers, including plotters. This is an equipment requirement rather than a wider digital transformation service: the published award identifies the devices but does not describe further solutions or associated services. The purchasing organisation is the council, and the procurement is recorded as one lot. No delivery location is stated for the equipment, so the award does not identify a specific council site or town. Sharp Business UK PLC was selected to supply the equipment. The requirement gives suppliers in the office printing and imaging market a clear indication that Kent County Council buys multifunction printing equipment through a framework arrangement.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Kent County Council used a selective, below-threshold award under a framework, without a competitive call-off. Sharp Business UK PLC received the award. The contract was signed on 22 September 2026 and runs from 30 October 2026 to 29 October 2030. Its gross value is £65,101. The award covers one lot of photocopiers and printers/plotters. The published information does not set out separate evaluation criteria or participation requirements for this award, and does not identify a specific framework name or call-off competition. The contract is therefore an outcome of a framework route, with a single named supplier and a four-year contract period; the value relates to this contract and should not be read as a wider framework value.

For suppliers looking to compete for this buyer’s requirement when it next comes to market, the award demonstrates demand for multifunction devices, photocopiers and printers, including plotters, through a framework route. A credible competitor would need to supply and support business-grade printing equipment at the scale of a council-wide procurement, and be positioned to contract through the relevant framework rather than rely on an open standalone tender. The selected supplier, Sharp Business UK PLC, is a large business, indicating that a supplier with the operational capacity to fulfil a public-sector equipment contract is well placed. The award provides no evidence of particular technical accreditations, service levels, installation requirements or digital solution capabilities, so these should not be assumed to have been decisive in this procurement. The opportunity is most relevant to office imaging and print-equipment suppliers with framework access and public-sector delivery capacity.

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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-0782a0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094703-2026
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

30121100 - Photocopiers

30232100 - Printers and plotters

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£65,101 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Oct 2026 - 29 Oct 2030 4-5 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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