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title: "Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e1fe"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)"
published: "2026-08-12"
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# Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Buyer: Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e1fe

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## Summary

Kent County Council, acting through Procurement Services, procured multi-functional devices and associated digital solutions. The requirement is categorised as goods and includes printers and plotters (CPV 30232100). It is intended for the council’s own operational needs and covers a single requirement. The procurement title identifies both the physical equipment and the related digital solutions, so relevant businesses may include suppliers of multi-functional printers, document output equipment, print hardware and supporting digital services. The buyer is a sub-central public authority based at Kings Hill, West Malling, and the requirement is for Kent County Council rather than a private-sector customer. The selected supplier is a large commercial business operating in this market.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure, described as a below-threshold award under a framework, and the competition was not reopened for this call-off. One lot was completed. Sharp Business UK PLC was awarded the contract, which was signed on 22 July 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2031 and has a gross value of £59,091. The contract is active. The procurement was below the applicable threshold. The outcome shows that Kent County Council sourced this requirement through an existing framework rather than a fully competitive tender, with the award covering printers and plotters within the wider multi-functional devices and digital solutions requirement.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from Kent County Council for multi-functional devices, printers, plotters and related digital solutions. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to supply and support business-grade print and document-output equipment, with the capability to address the associated digital-solutions element rather than hardware alone. The awarded supplier is a large business, indicating that the buyer accepted a provider with the scale to support a public-sector requirement of this type. The route used was an award under a framework, so businesses targeting similar work with this buyer should understand relevant framework arrangements and be able to deliver through them. The requirement is specific to Kent County Council’s operational equipment and digital-output needs.

## Notice

Y26009 Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076506-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £59,091 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) |
| Locality | WEST MALLING |
| Postcode area | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME19 4YT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Electoral ward | Kings Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Sharp Business UK PLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30232100 - Printers and plotters

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 09:24 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076506-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076506-2026
  12th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-066388
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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