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title: "Kent & Medway ICS - MFD Tender"
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# Kent & Medway ICS - MFD Tender

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kent-and-medway-ics-managed-print-service-mps-ocds-h6vhtk-078674). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust: "Kent & Medway ICS - MFD Tender". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dartford-and-gravesham-nhs-trust-nhs-rn7)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Photocopiers, Printing and distribution services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/kent-and-medway-ics-managed-print-service-mps-ocds-h6vhtk-078674#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078674`

## 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/kent-and-medway-ics-managed-print-service-mps-ocds-h6vhtk-078674#tl-md)

## Description
Atamis Reference C481782. 
Opportunity will open on 14/10/2026 at 12pm. 
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 30121100, 79824000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2033
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F096514-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-13T11:44:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-14T02:59:18.258Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078674