AwardedAwarded 2 April 2026

CN250573 KSS Instrument Maintenance

Kent County Council · Local authority

In brief

Kent County Council awarded laboratory equipment work to Agilent Technologies Lda UK Limited on 2 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £105,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Agilent Technologies Lda UK Limited£105,000
2 April 2026 to 31 March 2027

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 017594-2026
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 032051-2026

About the buyer

Kent County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

244

Awards

157

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From notice 017594-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 February 2026, last updated 8 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.