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PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

GB-Colchester: 0505-PA Supply of Multi Functional Device's (MFD's)

How to read contract values: notice stages, dates and worked examples

Colchester City Council · published 20 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID3d281b2d-dc72-4790-b657-3b2e0ee841f4-918374
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-ea89a7a0-0d66-4a23-a642-eb186b4923ef
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-232137
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£67,000
award field
Tender value
£67,000
tender field
Procurement method
Not specified
Category
goods
CPV
30121100
Photocopiers
Delivery
East of England, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Supply of Multi Functional Devices to Colchester CC and Colchester Borough Homes for minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 years. Additional information: Direct Award following Early Market Engagement via GCA Framework RM6361 - Multifunctional Devices, GovPrint Hardware, Managed Print Provision and Digital - Lot 2: Multifunctional Print Devices (MFDs) Print Management and/or Digital Workflow So. Awarded for 3 years with the option of 2x1 year extension

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

Source-date conflictAt least one reported end date precedes its corresponding start date. Check the official notice before using the schedule.
  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release20 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published29 Apr 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published30 Mar 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published29 Apr 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published29 Apr 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

Published name only

KONICA MINOLTA Business Solutions UK Ltd

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 20 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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