Record Information Management - Y27003
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) · Local authority
In brief
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
It is a framework worth up to £50,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 March 2027.
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 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 37 awards in the last 12 months).
Framework
Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £50,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.
What the notice says
Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of Record Information Management. This Framework will provide end-to-end solutions for the secure storage, management, digitisation, governance and disposal of physical and digital information assets. It covers records storage and lifecycle management, IT asset disposal, document scanning and workflow automation, information governance and cloud services, alongside specialist advisory support, enabling organisations to manage information securely and compliantly throughout its lifecycle. This questionnaire is designed to understand supplier experiences, challenges, and…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 081287-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
91Awards
55Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- The DMS Digital Group Limited3 contracts
- Capita Business Services2 contracts
- Evolve North Ltd2 contracts
- Investigo Limited2 contracts
- Ricoh UK Ltd2 contracts
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £82kestimated
- £4.5mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £2.8mestimated
- £630kestimated
From notice 081287-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.