AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) has published contract details for Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions. The contract is with Sharp Business UK PLC for multifunction device and digital solutions, covering photocopiers and printers/plotters.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for Sharp Business UK PLC. The contract record states it was signed on 10 October 2026 and runs from 27 November 2026 to 26 November 2030.
Market significanceThe stated gross contract value is £141,792 over a four-year term. The procurement was a below-threshold award under a framework, so the notice does not evidence an open competition for this call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Sharp Business UK PLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £141,792 gross GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Sharp Business UK PLC as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and has amountGross 141792 GBP. This is a contract-level value, not an individual lot value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type: Contract details notice on Find a Tender; document description matches.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status: complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status: active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status: active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 10 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence27 November 2026 to 26 November 2030
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Contract 1 period.startDate and period.endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£141,792 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross: 141792; currency: GBP.
Lot value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No value is supplied for lot 1 or award 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence10 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished: 2026-10-15T15:28:20+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence27 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence26 November 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMulti Functional Devices & Digital Solutions
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Process title and description: Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions / Y26009 Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory: goods.
Classified goods
99% confidencePhotocopiers; printers and plotters
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Award item additional classifications: CPV 30121100 Photocopiers and CPV 30232100 Printers and plotters.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender lots contains lot 1; award 1 and its item relate to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod: selective.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - award under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: Below threshold - award under framework.
Competition indicator
99% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender competitive: false.
Framework relationship
98% confidenceLinked to framework process ocds-h6vhtk-066388
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relatedProcesses includes relationship framework and identifier ocds-h6vhtk-066388.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFour years
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The stated period is 27 November 2026 to 26 November 2030.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false; tender method detail also states below threshold.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework call-off route
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The notice states Below threshold - award under framework and links a framework process.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe £141,792 gross value is reported only at contract level
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Contract 1 contains the value; award 1 and lot 1 have no published values.
Evaluation insight
99% confidenceAward rationale, bid pricing and scoring are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification coverage
99% confidenceSeparate company verification was not applicable; supplier is reported using the notice name
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supplierVerification status: not_applicable; supplier_identity_status: not_applicable.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBidder count and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scores or evaluation narrative are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The £141,792 gross amount is a contract-level value and cannot be separately allocated beyond the single published contract record.
- Information not supplied in the published notice on bid count, award rationale, scores, pricing breakdown, extensions or options.
- No separate verified legal company identity or company number was supplied for the named supplier.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Kent County CouncilSharp Business UK PLCmultifunction devicesphotocopiersprinters and plottersdigital solutionsframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Multi Functional Devices & Digital Solutions contract?
Sharp Business UK PLC is the supplier named on the active award and contract.
What is the contract value?
The published contract-level gross value is £141,792. No separate lot value is published.
When does the contract run?
The contract record gives a start date of 27 November 2026 and an end date of 26 November 2030.
Was this an open competition?
The notice describes a selective, below-threshold award under a framework and marks the procurement as not competitive.
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