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Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Kent County Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 13:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council, trading as Procurement Services, procured multifunction devices and digital solutions, including photocopiers and printers/plotters. The requirement is for equipment and associated digital solutions; the procurement records identify no more detailed service scope. The contract covers one lot and serves the council’s requirement. The buyer is based in West Malling, Kent. No specific delivery location is identified in the procurement details, so the work location cannot be narrowed beyond the buyer’s location. This is a goods procurement, rather than a works contract.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Sharp Business UK PLC. The award was made through a selective route under a framework, as a below-threshold purchase; the process was not a competitive call-off. The contract was signed on 2 October 2026 and runs from 30 November 2026 to 29 November 2029. Its stated gross value is £105,007. The contract is active. The requirement was handled as a single lot, with the award covering photocopiers and printers/plotters. No evaluation criteria are recorded, so the basis for selecting the supplier cannot be described from the published process details.

For suppliers assessing similar council requirements, this award shows demand for multifunction devices and digital solutions, specifically photocopiers and printers/plotters, through a framework route. A credible competitor would need to supply this equipment and support the associated digital-solutions requirement, and to be capable of meeting the buyer’s needs through an applicable framework. Sharp Business UK PLC, a large supplier, secured the contract, indicating that suppliers with the capacity to deliver an equipment requirement of this scale should be prepared to compete. The published details do not set out particular accreditations, technical standards, staffing levels or prior-experience thresholds, so no specific qualification profile can be inferred.

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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-0782ac
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094730-2026
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

30121100 - Photocopiers

30232100 - Printers and plotters

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£105,007 £100K-£500K

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 Nov 2026 - 29 Nov 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
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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