AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hampshire County Council awarded a managed print services call-off to CANON (UK) LIMITED under Crown Commercial Service framework RM6361, Lot 2. The published award value is £3,000,000 and the stated service period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for CANON (UK) LIMITED.
Market significanceA £3.0m public-sector managed print services award covering devices, print management, workflow-related services and production printing in the South East.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CANON (UK) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c69caed6-cd55-496e-8a08-a3da9884acd0-1 · Lots RM6361 Lot 2: Multifunctional Print Devices (MFDs), Print Management and/or Digital Workflow · 3000000 GBP · active
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Verified company name supplied against Companies House number 01264300. The sole active award names Canon UK Limited as supplier and records £3,000,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published 15 October 2026
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Release history and award document datePublished: 2026-10-15T08:41:15+01:00.
Award decision date
99% confidence6 August 2026
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Award ocds-b5fd17-c69caed6-cd55-496e-8a08-a3da9884acd0-1 date: 2026-08-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award status is recorded as active; process display status is awarded.
Contract/service start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Tender description and award contractPeriod state a start date of 2026-10-01.
Contract/service end
99% confidence31 December 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2029-12-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£3,000,000
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Award value and tender value are both GBP 3,000,000.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe full published value is associated with the sole award to CANON (UK) LIMITED.
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and an award value of £3,000,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence24 July 2026, 14:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-07-24T14:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
99% confidence6 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Service commencement
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Tender description and contract period start date.
Published contract end
99% confidence31 December 2029
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Contract period end date.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceComprehensive managed print service
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Tender description.
Included services and equipment
99% confidenceMulti-functional devices, single-function printers, wide-format devices, print and scan services, print management, and high-volume production print services.
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Tender description.
Framework route and lot
99% confidenceCrown Commercial Service RM6361, Lot 2: Multifunctional Print Devices (MFDs), Print Management and/or Digital Workflow.
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Tender description.
Main category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
CPV classifications
99% confidence30120000 Photocopying and offset printing equipment; 50313200 Photocopier maintenance services; 79800000 Printing and related services.
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Published classifications.
Delivery area
98% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurementMethod is selective.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurementMethodDetails.
Framework
99% confidenceCrown Commercial Service RM6361
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Tender description.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2: Multifunctional Print Devices (MFDs), Print Management and/or Digital Workflow
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Tender description.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 December 2029
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Award contractPeriod.
Stated duration
98% confidenceApproximately 39 months
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Calculated from the published start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe award was made through an existing CCS framework rather than an open procedure.
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Procurement method details state call-off from a framework agreement.
Service model
99% confidenceThe scope combines managed devices with print, scan, management and production-print services.
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Tender description.
Competitive detail
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluation approach, scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract status interpretation
99% confidenceThe notice records an active award and a stated commencement date, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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Award status is active; tender description says the call-off contract commenced on 1 October 2026; no signature evidence is supplied.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number 01264300.
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Supplier verification workflow completed with verified status and company-number match.
Lot allocation detail
97% confidenceThe source names framework Lot 2 but provides no separate internal lot record or itemised allocation.
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Lots array is empty; tender description identifies RM6361 Lot 2.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, scoring, award rationale, pricing structure, extension terms and payment terms.
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No such fields or documents are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature; it supports an active award and a stated service commencement date.
- No bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale or detailed pricing information is published.
- No extension, renewal or break terms are published; the recompetition timing is an end-date-based estimate only.
- The notice identifies framework Lot 2 but does not provide separate lot records or an itemised allocation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hampshire County CouncilCANON (UK) LIMITEDmanaged print servicesRM6361CCS frameworkmultifunctional print devicesprint managementpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Hampshire County Council's managed print services award?
CANON (UK) LIMITED is the sole supplier named on the active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £3,000,000.
When does the stated service period run?
The published period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2029.
Which framework was used?
The call-off was made under Crown Commercial Service framework RM6361, Lot 2.
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