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Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

This is an information gathering exercise named Preliminary Market Engagement. The purpose of this exercise is to gather information from suppliers who provide Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools, outlined within the document available on Multiquote, to assist in forming the framework to meet the members requirement. We are looking to review the lot structure of the framework and engage with potential suppliers to create a proposed basket of goods to meet our varying member’s needs. Following this, we aim to go out to tender, to form a framework that offers Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools to the education sector Please complete the questionnaire along with the Preliminary Market Engagement Declaration. Details are available via MultiQuote: https://suppliers.multiquote.com. MultiQuote reference CA16627 Any resulting framework from this exercise will be available to Further Education Institutions, Universities, Sixth Forms, Academies, Schools, Museums and other similar organisations who are CPC Members (https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php) and all CPC future members (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-information-about-schools). Local Authorities may also wish to use the resulting framework when procuring on behalf of Educational Establishments. If you wish to be involved in this Preliminary Market Engagement, please complete the questionnaire and sign and return the embedded Preliminary Market Declaration document by 11.59pm on 20th November 2025. MultiQuote reference CA16627

Classification

  • CPV48422000 — Software package suites

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CA16627
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
5 Jan 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
14 Jul 2028, 23:59
Starts
15 Jul 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
14 Jul 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48422000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package suites

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068300-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
24 Oct 2025, 15:54

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
20 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
Engagement

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX
Name
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD34
Country
GB
Locality
Salford
Postal Code
M6 6AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Procurement House, Leslie Hough Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicUndertaking
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public undertaking

Identifier

Id
PZPR-8554-XHNX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Rezia Begum
Telephone
0161 974 0954

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Salford · UKD34 · M6 6AJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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