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Opportunity overview
Atamis Reference C481782.
Link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Pz000020bca0IAA&searchStr=Kent+and+Medway&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County=
The potential scope includes MFD hardware, managed print and secure print software, deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support across.
This is preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender. We seek market practice, feasible options, dependencies and risks, rather than a priced bid or a proposed contract-specific solution. Responses will not be scored for award.
Classification
CPV30121100 — Photocopiers
CPV79824000 — Printing and distribution services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
We invite market feedback to shape a future multi-organisation managed print specification, procurement route, contract model and implementation plan.
The deadline for premarket engagement has been extended to 11/11/2027, 12pm.
Due
11 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled
Documents
Entry 1
Id
099056-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
7 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
7 VERSIONS
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096510-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
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096513-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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096514-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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096937-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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096956-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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097080-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
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099056-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement by Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust for a potential Kent & Medway MFD arrangement. The potential scope includes MFD hardware, managed print, secure print software, deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support. This is not an invitation to tender: the buyer is seeking market practice, feasible options, dependencies and risks, not priced bids.
Who this may suit
Relevant to organisations with evidenced capability across multifunctional device estates, managed print and secure-print software. Supplier eligibility, formal submission requirements, commercial terms and final procurement scope are unknown at this planned stage.
Key points identified
Market-engagement response focusProvide market practice, feasible options, dependencies and risks; not a priced bid or contract-specific solution.Evidence: "We seek market practice, feasible options, dependencies and risks, rather than a priced bid or a proposed contract-specific solution."
Potential scopeMFD hardware, managed print, secure print software, deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support.Evidence: "The potential scope includes MFD hardware, managed print and secure print software, deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support"
Supplier eligibility requirementsUnknown.Evidence: No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice content.
94% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified5 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Early-stage market engagement by Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust for a potential Kent & Medway MFD arrangement. The potential scope includes MFD hardware, managed print, secure print software, deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support. This is not an invitation to tender: the buyer is seeking market practice, feasible options, dependencies and risks, not priced bids.
Who this may suit
Relevant to organisations with evidenced capability across multifunctional device estates, managed print and secure-print software. Supplier eligibility, formal submission requirements, commercial terms and final procurement scope are unknown at this planned stage.
Key deliverables
Potential MFD hardware
Potential managed print and secure print software
Potential deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Market-engagement response focus
99% confidence
Provide market practice, feasible options, dependencies and risks; not a priced bid or contract-specific solution.
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"We seek market practice, feasible options, dependencies and risks, rather than a priced bid or a proposed contract-specific solution."
"The potential scope includes MFD hardware, managed print and secure print software, deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support"
Supplier eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice content.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Suitable-for-SME field is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Suitable-for-VCSE field is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Value minimum, maximum and currency are null.
Pricing requirement at this stage
99% confidence
No priced bid requested.
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"rather than a priced bid"
Commercial terms
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No commercial terms are stated in the supplied content.
Delivery
Delivery location
98% confidence
Unknown.
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The only supplied location is labelled "Buyer location" and does not state a delivery location.
Potential delivery activities
98% confidence
Deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support are within the potential scope.
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"The potential scope includes ... deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support"
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end dates are null.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming planned preliminary market engagement; not bidding open.
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Display status is "upcoming"; stage is "planning"; notice type is "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender"; "This is preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender."
Procurement route
98% confidence
Conflicting/unclear: source metadata states Open procedure, while the notice text describes preliminary market engagement rather than an invitation to tender.
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procurement_method_details: "Open procedure"; "This is preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender."
Submission deadline
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Submission deadline is null.
Award scoring
99% confidence
Responses will not be scored for award.
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"Responses will not be scored for award."
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Not an invitation to tender
99% confidence
This is market engagement only; no bid, award or contract-specific solution is requested at this stage.
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"This is preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender."; "rather than a priced bid or a proposed contract-specific solution"
Scope uncertainty
96% confidence
The stated scope is potential and may change following market engagement.
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"The potential scope includes" and "We seek market practice, feasible options, dependencies and risks"
Procedure metadata inconsistency
98% confidence
The supplied metadata says Open procedure, but the notice explicitly says preliminary market engagement and not an invitation to tender. The eventual procurement route is therefore unclear.
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procurement_method_details: "Open procedure"; "This is preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender."
Timetable and commercial uncertainty
99% confidence
No submission deadline, contract dates, value or commercial terms are supplied.
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Relevant fields are null; no such terms are stated in the notice text.
Publication-date discrepancy
99% confidence
The process published timestamp is 13 October 2026, while the supplied document publication timestamp and source update are 20 October 2026; the supplied evidence does not resolve which is the notice publication date.
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process published_at: "2026-10-13T12:44:11+01:00"; document published_at and source_updated_at: "2026-10-20T14:25:33+01:00".
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