Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Kent County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- PSL Print Management Ltd SME
- Value
- £910,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Printed matter · Printed matter and related products (CPV 22000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 001408-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Dec 2025
- Published8 Jan 2026Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
Kent County Council have awarded a contract to PSL Print Management for CN240205 - Digital Post. Digital Post is a Software as a Service (SaaS) based Digital Post / Mailroom Solution which automates the acceptance, classification, printing, enveloping and distribution of outgoing mail through a mail delivery partner. This procurement was undertaken via Crown Commercial Services Framework - RM6280 - Postal Services & Solutions. The initial term of the contract is 2 years, with an additional 2 year extension option available.
About the supplier
PSL Print Management Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02084294).