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title: "Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0782a0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Kent County Council"
published: "2026-10-07"
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# Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions

Buyer: Kent County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0782a0

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## Summary

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.

## 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/094703-2026 |
| 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 | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Oct 2026 - 29 Oct 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £65,101 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Kent County Council |
| 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

- 30121100 - Photocopiers
- 30232100 - Printers and plotters

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 12:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094703-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094703-2026
  7th October 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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