AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) awarded Sharp Business UK PLC a contract for leased and purchased multi-functional devices and associated services, covering printers, plotters and photocopiers. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026 and is scheduled to run from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Sharp Business UK PLC under a framework award procedure.
Market significanceThe published gross contract value is £270,712 for a four-year term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Sharp Business UK PLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 270712 GBP · Active
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Award 1 names Sharp Business UK PLC as its supplier; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records a gross value of GBP 270,712.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-06.
Contract period
99% confidence31 October 2026 to 30 October 2030
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-31 and endDate 2030-10-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract gross value
99% confidence£270,712 GBP
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 270712 and currency GBP.
Value attribution
98% confidenceThe published value is for contract 1 linked to award 1.
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 names one supplier, Sharp Business UK PLC.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
96% confidence2 October 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-10-02.
Contract signed
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-06.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Document 094783-2026 records datePublished as 2026-10-07.
Contract start
99% confidence31 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-31.
Contract end
99% confidence30 October 2030
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2030-10-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceLeased and purchased multi-functional devices and associated services
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Award 1 title is 'Leased and Purchased Multi-Functional Devices and Associated Services'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'goods'.
Included classifications
99% confidencePrinters and plotters; photocopiers
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Award item 1 lists CPV 30232100 'Printers and plotters' and CPV 30121100 'Photocopiers'.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1 and its item is associated with lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender data records procurementMethod as 'selective'.
Method detail
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender data records procurementMethodDetails as 'Award under framework'.
Framework reference
99% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-066388
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The relatedProcesses record identifies framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-066388.
Competition indicator
95% confidenceThe source marks the tender as not competitive.
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Tender data records competitive as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence4 years
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The stated period runs from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2030.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as true.
Extensions and renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
93% confidenceFramework call-off/award for device supply and associated services
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The procedure is recorded as an award under framework, while the award title specifies leased and purchased devices and associated services.
Published value basis
99% confidenceGross contract value
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The contract value field is amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown are provided in the supplied data.
Framework detail
98% confidenceThe framework is identified by OCID, but its scope and terms are not included in the supplied notice data.
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Related process references ocds-h6vhtk-066388 without further framework details.
Conflict-of-interest publication
99% confidenceNot published.
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Tender documents include a conflictOfInterest document with description 'Not published'.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tender prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension or renewal options.
- The supplied data identifies the framework but does not provide its scope or terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Kent County CouncilSharp Business UK PLCmulti-functional devicesphotocopiersprintersframework awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
Sharp Business UK PLC is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published gross value for contract 1 is £270,712.
When does the contract run?
The stated term runs from 31 October 2026 to 30 October 2030.
How was the supplier appointed?
The notice records a selective procedure with the detail 'Award under framework'.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.