Buyer profile
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
Total contracts
8
Known spend
£5bn
6 disclosed
Average value
£756m
Per contract
Active suppliers
1
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
Crown Paints Limied,PPG Architectural Coatings UK Ltd,J.P McDougall and Co Ltd Trading as Dulux Decorator Centre
1 winlatest 29 Jul 2026£3m
What they buy
By CPV categoryBusiness servicesCPV 79
2 contracts · £10m
Sewage, refuse & cleaningCPV 90
1 contract · £3bn
Hotel, restaurant & retailCPV 55
1 contract · £1bn
Security & defenceCPV 35
1 contract · £10m
Radio, TV & telecomsCPV 32
1 contract · £10m
Construction materialsCPV 44
1 contract · £8m
SoftwareCPV 48
1 contract0
Renewal radar
Awarded contracts predicted to come up for re-tender in the next 18 months
- 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
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (8)
CA18345 - building cleaning services 5
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
CA18290 - security equipment & associated services
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
CA18183 - communication and connectivity products and services framework
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
CA17978 - outsourced catering services 5
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.
CA17950 - HR, payroll and employee screening services 2
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.
CA17731 - paint and decorating supplies
This is a framework agreement for supplying paint and decorating materials to schools, colleges, universities, and certain public sector organisations across the UK. If you win, you'll be on an approved supplier list that these organisations can order from over the contract period.
CA17570 - temporary and permanent staffing 2 framework
This process is a re-tender of the current Temporary & Permanent Staffing Framework let by CPC and expiring in July 2026. CPC intends to put a Framework in place for the supply
CA17094 - CPC/RB/01/2025 - software licences & associated services for academies and schools
The CPC (a buying consortium for schools and academies) is setting up a framework agreement to supply software licences and related services to UK educational institutions. Schools and colleges can use this framework to buy Microsoft, Adobe, Google, data security software, and other educational software through approved suppliers.