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Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

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Total contracts

47

Known spend

£20bn

36 disclosed

Average value

£552m

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

Open0Awarded17Closed16

Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    VISION FOR EDUCATION

    2 winslatest 09 Sept 2026CH 06433086

    £72m

  2. 2

    REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

    2 winslatest 09 Sept 2026CH 06903140

    £22m

  3. 3

    Softcat PLC

    2 winslatest 30 Sept 2026

    £14m

  4. 4

    LEVETT CONSULTANCY LIMITED

    2 winslatest 20 May 2026CH 06791604

    £10m

  5. 5

    Phoenix Software Ltd

    2 winslatest 20 May 2026

    £10m

  6. 6

    boxxe

    2 winslatest 20 May 2026

    £10m

  7. 7

    Bromcom Computers Plc

    2 winslatest 30 Sept 2026

    £8m

  8. 8

    3XT SOLUTIONS LTD trading as AEO Consulting Ltd

    2 winslatest 18 Feb 2026CH 07531492

    £7m

  9. 9

    Uniware Systems

    2 winslatest 02 Jul 2026

    £6m

  10. 10

    VERICOOL LIMITED

    2 winslatest 02 Jul 2026

    £6m

What they buy

By CPV category
  • Office & computing equipmentCPV 30

    3 contracts · £4m

  • Business servicesCPV 79

    2 contracts · £10m

  • Sewage, refuse & cleaningCPV 90

    1 contract · £3bn

  • Hotel, restaurant & retailCPV 55

    1 contract · £1bn

  • Financial & insuranceCPV 66

    1 contract · £30m

  • Security & defenceCPV 35

    1 contract · £10m

  • Radio, TV & telecomsCPV 32

    1 contract · £10m

  • Construction materialsCPV 44

    1 contract · £8m

Renewal radar

Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months

1 forecast
  • CA17731 - Paint and Decorating Supplies

    Predicted using median duration of UK contracts in the same CPV division (7 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Mar 2027).

    Mar 2027

    40% confident

Tender activity

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All contracts (47)

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ocds-h6vhtk-068f98 · awardUpdate

Paint and decorating supplies

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

This is a framework for Paint and Decorating Supplies. This framework will be available to all Educational Establishments who are CPC members https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regio

£Up to £2,666,666
⏱ 9 Jun 2026
Posted · 2d agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-066891 · award

Corporate software & related products and services - ITT

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

CPC wish to establish a framework, using a Competitive Flexible Procedure, for the supply of Corporate Software and related products and services. The framework will be open to mem

££2,000,000 — £8,000,000
⏱ 7 Apr 2026
Posted · 1w agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06ac30 · award

HR, payroll and employee screening services 2

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

For the past few years, CPC has outsourced the contract management of its HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services framework agreement for various reasons, one of which being ca

££2,500,000 — £2,500,000
⏱ 1 Jul 2026
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06cd3f · tenderUpdate

Communication and connectivity products and services framework

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

CPC intends to put a Framework in place for the supply of Unified Communications and Telephony, Mobile Communications and Broadband Network Services, open to both manufacturers and

£Up to £10,000,000
⏱ 11 Sept 2026
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06812b · award

Temporary and permanent staffing 2 framework

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
North West

CPC has created a Framework for the supply of temporary and permanent staffing, across education and also the wider public sector. The purpose of this Framework is to give CPC memb

££10,000,000 — £70,000,000
⏱ 15 May 2026
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e3b8 · tender

Building cleaning services 5

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

This process is a re-tender of the current Building Cleaning Services Framework let by CPC and expiring in May 2027. CPC intends to put in place an Open Framework for the appointme

£Up to £3,000,000,000
⏱ 15 Sept 2026
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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2f271ee1-b8ec-48f8-8c6e-7d366ee87ee6 · Contract

CA18345 - building cleaning services 5

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
servicesAny regionSME friendly

This process is a re-tender of the current Building Cleaning Services Framework let by CPC and expiring in May 2027. CPC intends to put in place an Open Framework for the appointme

£Up to £3,000,000,000
⏱ 15 Sept 2026
Posted · 1mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06e02f · planning

Preliminary market engagement - building materials, tools & hardware supplies

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

CPC’s current framework agreement for Building Materials is expiring in February 2027, and as a result, we are now beginning the process of engaging with the market to assist in th

£Up to £10,000,000
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06dcd7 · planning

Preliminary market engagement - office & education supplies framework

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

CPC intends to put a Framework in place for the supply of Office & Education Supplies, open to both manufacturers and resellers that will offer additional benefits through collabor

£Up to £25,000,000
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06d5aa · tenderUpdate

Security equipment & associated services

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

CPC wishes to establish a framework for the supply of Security Equipment and related services. Any resulting framework from this exercise will be available to Further Education Ins

£Up to £10,428,801
⏱ 31 Aug 2026
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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443869d1-39d9-4b2e-b3af-7ef4ec2a6995 · Contract

CA18290 - security equipment & associated services

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
goodsAny regionSME friendly

CPC wishes to establish a framework for the supply of Security Equipment and related services. Any resulting framework from this exercise will be available to Further Education Ins

£Up to £10,428,801
⏱ 31 Aug 2026
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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5e8a5e06-29c8-4d0f-a25e-9c88ff4cb16a · Contract

CA18183 - communication and connectivity products and services framework

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
goodsAny regionSME friendly

CPC intends to put a Framework in place for the supply of Unified Communications and Telephony, Mobile Communications and Broadband Network Services, open to both manufacturers and

£Up to £10,000,000
⏱ 20 Aug 2026
Posted · 2mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06b2f0 · tenderUpdate

Outsourced catering services 5

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

This process is a re-tender of the current Outsourced Catering Services Framework let by CPC and expiring in September 2026. CPC intends to put in place an Open Framework for the a

£Up to £1,499,999,982
⏱ 11 Aug 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-066478 · award

Renewable energy consortium

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
North West

This process is a new tendered area to the CPC's portfolio of agreements. The opportunity for this Framework arose from the current CPC framework for Utilities Supplies & Services,

£Up to £700,000,000
⏱ 1 Apr 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-06125a · awardUpdate

CPC/RB/01/2025 - software licences & associated services for academies and schools

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

The CPC intends to establish a multi supplier framework agreement under the Procurement Act 2023 for the supply of software licences, renewals, upgrades, support, and associated pr

££200,000 — £6,000,000
⏱ 3 Mar 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-065669 · award

Electronic payment methods

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
North West

The Electronic Payment Method Framework agreement is a single lot one stop shop for an organisation's entire electronic payment method solution needs. Members can access a wide ran

£Up to £5,000,000
⏱ 18 Mar 2026
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-058142 · awardUpdate

Invitation to tender (ITT) - construction & capital works

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

The Framework will provide fully compliant, flexible and streamlined access to pre-qualified construction partners for the delivery of capital works projects across the education a

££211,111,110 — £211,111,111
⏱ 30 Oct 2025
Posted · 3mo agoView details →
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82f68e72-842f-43f2-b2de-6f692393a187 · Contract

CA17978 - outsourced catering services 5

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
servicesAny regionSME friendly

CPC (a public sector buying consortium) is setting up a new catering services framework to help schools, colleges, universities and public sector bodies across the UK buy outsourced catering. This is a re-tender of their current framework expiring in September 2026, and successful suppliers will be able to bid for work from multiple public sector organisations until October 2034.

£Up to £1,499,999,982
⏱ 11 Aug 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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5d7b000c-f7ea-4e63-b25a-4d34b75c5606 · Contract

CA17950 - HR, payroll and employee screening services 2

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
servicesAny regionSME friendly

CPC is creating a new framework agreement to provide HR, Payroll, and Employee Screening services to schools, colleges, universities, and local authorities across the public sector. They previously outsourced this work but now want to bring it back in-house by setting up a new supplier framework with multiple service lots.

£Up to £10,000,000
⏱ 1 Jul 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0696f8 · planningUpdate

Preliminary market engagement - communications solutions

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

This preliminary market engagement process for the renewal of our current Communications Solutions due to expire in December 2026. This process will allow CPC to consider the chang

£Up to £10,000,000
Posted · 4mo agoView details →