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title: "CN250573 KSS Instrument Maintenance"
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# CN250573 KSS Instrument Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250573-kss-instrument-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-065d96). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "CN250573 KSS Instrument Maintenance". Published status: complete. Published Value: £105,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** £105,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Repair and maintenance services of measuring apparatus, Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £105,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250573-kss-instrument-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-065d96#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065d96`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250573-kss-instrument-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-065d96#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn250573-kss-instrument-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-065d96#participate

## Description
Kent Scientific Services (KSS) has concluded a procurement process and awarded an agreement to a service provider for the maintenance and servicing of its gas and liquid chromatography equipment.
The agreement covers the provision of preventative maintenance (PM) and corrective maintenance (CM) servicing for the instrumentation specified in the tender documents.
Please note that the estimated contract value of the service is £105,000 (excluding VAT). This estimation is based on the actual cost of Preventative Maintenance servicing combined with the anticipated cost of Corrective Maintenance servicing throughout the commission. The actual contract value is subject to the frequency of CM  (Engineer call-outs) and the cost of parts that are required during the contract term. Therefore, the contract value is indicative and may exceed the figure specified within this notice.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38000000, 50410000, 50411000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £105,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES LDA UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-73734`
  - Value: £105,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £105,000
  - Signed Date: 01/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017594-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-08T14:26:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T04:54:29.187Z
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