---
title: "DIR Server replacement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07891c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent"
published: "2026-10-16"
---

# DIR Server replacement

Buyer: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07891c

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

DIR Storage Server replacement

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097747-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Postcode area | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME15 9BZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Park Wood & Mangravet |
| Westminster constituency | Faversham and Mid Kent |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 44316400 - Hardware

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 09:56 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097747-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097747-2026
  16th October 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-7459.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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