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Kent & Medway ICS - MFD Tender

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has announced plans to buy office supplies and printing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 6 years, up to 8 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.

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

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for office supplies contracts in this region (from 12 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Atamis Reference C481782. Link: https://atamis-1928.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a07Pz000020bca0IAA&searchStr=Kent+and+Medway&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= The potential scope includes MFD hardware, managed print and secure print software, deployment, maintenance, consumables, reporting and end-of-life support across. 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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 096510-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 096513-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 096514-2026
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 096937-2026
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 096956-2026
  6. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 097080-2026
  7. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 099056-2026

About the buyer

  1. Maiden Erlegh Trust - Mobile Device Scheme

    Maiden Erlegh TrustNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestOffice supplies and equipment, IT services and software

    Open10 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £6mestimated

From notice 096510-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 October 2026, last updated 20 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 20 October 2026.