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Digital Transformation Solutions and Enterprise Services

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

Estimated Value

£100,000,000 – £175,000,000

Deadline

3 November 2025

Published

25 September 2026

Type

Not specified

South EastGBopen

Overview

This Framework provides a compliant, flexible, and outcomes-focused route to market for public sector organisations seeking to deliver digital transformation, operational modernisation, and strategic reform. It supports both targeted interventions and end-to-end delivery models across core service areas. Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers is 0.75% Contracting authorities that may use the framework: This Framework is for use by Customers in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies that exist on 29/09/25 and which fall into one or more of the following categories: •Ministerial government departments •Non ministerial government departments •Executive agencies of government •Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), including advisory NDPBs, executive NDPBs, and tribunal NDPBs •Assembly Sponsored Public Bodies (ASPBs) •Police forces •Fire and rescue services •Ambulance services •Maritime and coastguard agency services •NHS bodies •Educational bodies or establishments including state schools (nursery schools, primary schools, middle or high schools, secondary schools, special schools), academies, colleges, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), further education colleges and universities •Hospices •National Parks •Housing associations, including registered social landlords •Third sector and charities •Citizens advice bodies •Councils, including county councils, district councils, county borough councils, community councils, London borough councils, unitary councils, metropolitan This also includes any public bodies or authorities established or restructured as a result of governance changes introduced under the English Devolution bill Suppliers are advised that the Contracting Authority and its Customers reserve the right to supply the tendered goods, services, and commodities to companies that have a majority public sector ownership by any of the public sector bodies referred to above during the Framework period as stated in this document, for the purpose of selling to other public, private and third sector organisations.

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Award Details

Hitachi Solutions Europe Ltd

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Infosys Limited

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£175,000,000

Kadel Consulting Limited

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Softcat Plc

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Telefonica Tech Northern Ireland Limited

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£175,000,000

Version 1 Solutions

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£175,000,000

Goaco Group Ltd

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£175,000,000

Ricoh UK Ltd

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£175,000,000

Roc Technologies Limited

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£175,000,000

The DMS Digital Group

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£175,000,000

Access Paysuite Ltd

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£100,000,000

Investigo Limited

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£100,000,000

Robpin Limited

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£100,000,000

VE3 Global Ltd

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£100,000,000

Better Group Limited

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£125,000,000

Capita Business Services

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£125,000,000

Neo Technology Solutions

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£125,000,000

Inner Circle Consulting Limited

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£125,000,000

WM5G Limited

23 Mar 20261 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030

£125,000,000

Likely incumbents

Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.

5 found
  1. 1

    Sharp Business UK PLC

    20 contracts wonlatest 9 Oct 2026ends 30 Oct 2030
  2. 2

    Kyocera Document Solutions UK

    5 contracts wonlatest 7 Oct 2026ends 21 Jun 2030

    £350m

    total awarded

  3. 3

    Ricoh UK Limited

    4 contracts wonlatest 16 Sept 2026ends 21 Jun 2030

    £350m

    total awarded

  4. 4

    The DMS Digital Group Limited

    4 contracts wonlatest 14 Aug 2026ends 21 May 2030

    £500m

    total awarded

  5. 5

    Insight Systems Ltd

    3 contracts wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 21 Jun 2030

    £350m

    total awarded

Sharp Business UK PLC is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.

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Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)
Typepublic body
RegionUK
Total tenders71
Total spend£6,880,000,000
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Key Dates

Published

25 September 2026

Submission deadline

3 November 2025

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