Planning

Multi Functional Devices and Digital Solutions

  • Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-079774

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ebfc

Published 1 December 2025, 2:05pm

Last edited 4 December 2025, 2:05pm

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Scope

Reference

Y26009

Description

The Framework covers the provision of a full range of Multi-functional Devices and Digital Solutions to include the following but not limited to:

Leased and Purchased Multi-functional Devices and Digital Solutions

Product ranges must include provision for the following minimum requirements:

•Desktop and floor standing printers

•Wide format printers

•Multi-functional Devices

•High volume Equipment

•Mono, colour, A4 and A3 technology with a range of speeds

•Various finishing options

oStandard network interfaces for print/copy/scan/fax versions (to include java cards as standard)

•Management information Software/user control enabling software

Digital Solutions and Associated Services

Indicative requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:

•AI

•Audio visual solutions

•Communication systems

•Cloud storage

•Document storage, distribution and management

•Facilities solutions

•High volume print Devices

•Hosted services

•Hybrid mail

•ICT hardware

•ICT systems management, support and solutions

•Mail management solutions

•Multi-functional Devices

•Network services

•Outsourced print solutions

•Print management, consultancy and audit

•Scanning and archiving solutions

•Software solutions

•Wide format Devices

Inkjet Printers

To view this notice, please click here:

https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=998941667

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £750,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £900,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2030
  • 4 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 30120000 - Photocopying and offset printing equipment
  • 30121000 - Photocopying and thermocopying equipment
  • 30121100 - Photocopiers
  • 30121200 - Photocopying equipment
  • 30121300 - Reproduction equipment
  • 30124500 - Scanner accessories
  • 30125100 - Toner cartridges
  • 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
  • 30230000 - Computer-related equipment
  • 32200000 - Transmission apparatus for radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radio broadcasting and television
  • 32232000 - Video-conferencing equipment
  • 32320000 - Television and audio-visual equipment
  • 32321200 - Audio-visual equipment
  • 32400000 - Networks
  • 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 48311100 - Document management system
  • 50313100 - Photocopier repair services
  • 50313200 - Photocopier maintenance services
  • 50340000 - Repair and maintenance services of audio-visual and optical equipment
  • 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
  • 64216120 - Electronic mail services
  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72212000 - Programming services of application software
  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
  • 72250000 - System and support services
  • 72260000 - Software-related services
  • 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
  • 72317000 - Data storage services
  • 72318000 - Data transmission services
  • 72400000 - Internet services
  • 72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services
  • 79571000 - Mailing services
  • 79800000 - Printing and related services
  • 79822500 - Graphic design services
  • 79823000 - Printing and delivery services
  • 79993000 - Building and facilities management services
  • 79995100 - Archiving services
  • 79996100 - Records management
  • 79999100 - Scanning services
  • 92512000 - Archive services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

18 December 2025

Engagement process description

This preliminary market engagement is conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its purpose is to inform and shape the upcoming procurement process by engaging with the market in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner.

This notice is issued to:

Invite suppliers to participate in pre-market engagement

The purpose of this engagement is to:

Understand market capability and capacity

Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism

Explore innovative solutions

Identify potential risks and delivery models

Encourage feedback on existing framework Y20031 - MFD

Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities:

Online questionnaire

1:1 meetings

How to participate: Please contact us via the Delta portal messaging service to register your interest in participation of this preliminary engagement notice.

Participation is voluntary and will not affect future tender opportunities.

All information shared during this engagement will be made available to all interested suppliers to ensure fairness.

This is not a call for competition.


Contracting authority

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYCX-4938-CCHM

1 Abbey Wood Road

West Malling, Kent

ME19 4YT

United Kingdom

Contact name: Julie Cripps

Email: julie.cripps@csltd.org.uk

Region: UKJ46 - West Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government