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DIR Server replacement

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent

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Planning

16 Oct 2026 at 09:56

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent intends to procure replacement storage server hardware for its DIR storage server. This is a goods procurement, rather than a service or works contract. The listed item is hardware, and the stated purpose is replacement of the existing storage server. The buying organisation is based in Maidstone. The delivery location is identified only as being in the United Kingdom, so the specific delivery site cannot be established from the published details. The procurement is planned as a single lot and is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. Suppliers whose business includes supplying storage-server hardware may therefore find the requirement relevant, subject to the detailed technical specification and requirements that will govern the later competition.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has set out an intention to buy, but has not invited tenders. The buyer expects to use a selective process through a dynamic market, for a below-threshold purchase. The planned contract period is from 1 December 2026 to 31 December 2027, and a future notice is expected on 19 October 2026. The buyer's stated enquiry period is expected to end on 26 October 2026, with an expression-of-interest date recorded for 27 October 2026; these are planning-stage dates, not an invitation to submit a tender. The contract includes an option, although the option description is recorded as N/A. No procurement value or budget is stated. Evaluation criteria have not yet been set out.

The planned requirement may suit suppliers able to provide replacement storage-server hardware, including small and medium-sized businesses, which the buyer has identified as suitable to participate. Businesses with relevant hardware supply capability can use the planning period to assess whether their product range, technical support and delivery capacity are likely to fit a server replacement project. The intended contract period suggests a requirement extending beyond a one-off purchase, so suppliers should consider their ability to support the equipment over the contract term. The later competition is expected to draw on a dynamic market and use a selective process. No particular product specification, technical standard, accreditation, service obligation or experience threshold is set out at this planning stage, so suppliers should avoid assuming those will be required until the competition information is published.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DIR Server replacement

Notice Description

DIR Storage Server replacement

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07891c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097747-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - by reference to dynamic market
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

44316400 - Hardware

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Oct 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME15 9BZ
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Park Wood & Mangravet
Westminster Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent

Further Information

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