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title: "DIR Server replacement"
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# DIR Server replacement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dir-server-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-07891c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent: "DIR Server replacement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (open for submissions, 9 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-kent-GB-PPON-PLZD-7548-CLJY)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 October 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - by reference to dynamic market
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hardware
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dir-server-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-07891c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07891c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/dir-server-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-07891c#tl-md)

## Description
DIR Storage Server replacement

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 44316400
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2026 to 31/12/2027

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F097747-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-16T08:56:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-18T23:27:51.923Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07891c