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Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Kent County Council

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26 Oct 2026 at 13:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council, trading as Procurement Services, bought multifunction devices and digital solutions, specifically photocopiers and printers/plotters. The equipment is for the council’s requirement; the procurement data does not identify a delivery site or further explain the digital solutions. The scope is recorded as a single lot and is categorised as a goods purchase. This is a council procurement rather than a general technology-services requirement, so it is most relevant to suppliers of office printing and copying equipment, together with associated digital solutions. The selected supplier is Sharp Business UK PLC, based in Wakefield.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Sharp Business UK PLC. The council used a selective route, making an award under a framework agreement; the process was non-competitive. The contract was signed on 22 October 2026 and runs from 30 November 2026 to 29 November 2031. Its stated gross value is £48,904. The process comprised one lot, covering the devices and digital solutions. The award record does not set out evaluation criteria or explain how the supplier was selected under the framework. This is a below-threshold award, rather than an open competition for this purchase.

For suppliers monitoring Kent County Council’s purchasing, this award is evidence of demand for multifunction devices, photocopiers, printers and plotters, with digital solutions included in the requirement. A credible future competitor would need to supply the relevant equipment and support the associated digital solution element, and be eligible to deliver through the framework route used for this award. The requirement is a single-lot goods purchase, indicating that the council procured the equipment and solutions together rather than as separate lots. Suppliers focused only on unrelated IT services or other office products are less directly aligned. Sharp Business UK PLC was selected for this requirement, making its ability to meet the combined equipment and digital-solutions scope a useful benchmark for suppliers assessing similar council purchasing.

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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-079014
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100998-2026
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
£48,904 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Nov 2026 - 29 Nov 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
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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