ClosedPrinted matter

SC240052 - Print Services Framework[E11]

Maidstone, United KingdomKent County Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Kent County Council are seeking to procure a Print Services Framework. The print framework will allow the council to fulfil its external print requirements and ensure competitive pricing across several specific Lots, and is facilitated through the online print ordering platform Panacea. The framework will consist of 7 suppliers over 2 Lots. Lot 1 will be for print - both digital print and litho print.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 19 Feb 2025.
Value: GBP 630,000
Buyer: Kent County CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value[E12]: GBP 630,000
Published[E9]: 19 Feb 2025
Procedure[E8]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Kent County Council are seeking to procure a Print Services Framework. The print framework will allow the council to fulfil its external print requirements and ensure competitive pricing across several specific Lots, and is facilitated through the online print ordering platform Panacea. The framework will consist of 7 suppliers over 2 Lots. Lot 1 will be for print - both digital print and litho print. This will consist of 4 suppliers. Lot 2 will be for Merchandise. This will consist of 3 suppliers. Suppliers will need to complete and pass a Selection Questionnaire to proceed to the tender stage of this procurement. Kent County Council will be utilising a restricted procedure for this procurement. Please register at Kent Business Portal - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ - for further information.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC
The deadline (2025-03-21T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Kent County Council.
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 22000000 (Printed matter and related products).
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 UTC.
“2025-03-21T12:00:00Z”
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Kent County Council are seeking to procure a Print Services Framework. The print framework will allow the council to fulfil its external print requirements and ensure competitive pricing across several specific Lots, and is facilitated through the online print ordering platform…”
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 19 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-19T11:29:32Z”
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "SC240052 - Print Services Framework".
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 630,000.
“630000 GBP”
Document 90cb1383-fc35-4f10-894c-51e03b745a31-827890, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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