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Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

otherAny regionenglandGB

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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

Notices published per month — last 24 months

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All contracts (47)

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c6d04a5d-42f5-4732-996d-c13790f56681 · Contract

CA17731 - paint and decorating supplies

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
goodsAny regionSME friendly

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.

£Up to £8,000,000
⏱ 9 Jun 2026
Posted · 4mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05d1b1 · award

Legal services

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
North West

The new Legal Services Framework is a re-tender of the previous legal services framework that was managed by a third party on behalf of CPC. This has now been brought in-house and

£Up to £10,000,000
⏱ 5 Dec 2025
Posted · 6mo agoView details →
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39e4560f-6e5a-42c9-af58-b2d891b57ec7 · Contract

CA17570 - temporary and permanent staffing 2 framework

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
servicesAny regionSME friendly

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

£On request
⏱ 15 May 2026
Posted · 6mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-066c89 · planning

Preliminary market engagement - building cleaning services 5

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

This preliminary market engagement process precedes the retender of the CPC Building Cleaning Services Framework which went live in 2023. The framework resulting from this exercise

£On request
Posted · 6mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0669bf · planning

Preliminary market engagement - HR, payroll and DBS screening services

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

This preliminary market engagement process precedes the retender of the HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services which went live in 2022. This process will allow CPC to consider

£Up to £3,000,000
Posted · 7mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0668a9 · tender

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

£Up to £46,000,000
⏱ 7 Apr 2026
Posted · 7mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0668a2 · tender

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

£Up to £46,000,000
⏱ 7 Apr 2026
Posted · 7mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-066897 · tender

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

£Up to £46,000,000
⏱ 7 Apr 2026
Posted · 7mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-065d8a · planningUpdate

Paint and decorating supplies

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

This is an information gathering exercise named Preliminary Market Engagement. The purpose of this exercise is to gather information from suppliers who provide Paint and decorating

£Up to £5,000,000
Posted · 7mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-050b35 · award

Education professional services

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED
North West

About the Education Professional Services Open Framework This Open framework has been awarded as the result of a fully regulated, above public procurement threshold tender exercise

££144,000 — £3,700,000
⏱ 29 Oct 2025
Posted · 7mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-060a6a · planningUpdate

Preliminary market engagement - security equipment & associated services

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

CPC’s current framework agreement for Security Services is expiring in December 2026, and as a result, we are now beginning the process of engaging with the market to assist in the

£On request
Posted · 8mo agoView details →
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9045a35d-18ec-4f72-958c-7b40edd736fb · Contract

CA17094 - CPC/RB/01/2025 - software licences & associated services for academies and schools

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
Any regionSME friendly

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.

£On request
⏱ 6 Jun 2026
Posted · 8mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05eb40 · planningUpdate

Preliminary market engagement - electronic payment methods

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

This preliminary market engagement process precedes the retender of the Cashless Payment System Framework which went live in 2022. This process will allow CPC to consider the chang

£On request
Posted · 9mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05e898 · planning

Preliminary market engagement - temporary and permanent staffing

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

CPC’s current framework agreement for Temporary and Permanent Staffing is expiring in July 2026, and as a result, we are now beginning the process of engaging with the market to as

£On request
Posted · 10mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05d39d · planning

Software licenses for schools and academies

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

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 &

£Up to £12,000,000
Posted · 11mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05cc6d · planning

Corporate software and related products and services

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

Please note that this is not a procurement exercise and therefore by submitting a response to this notice, you are not bidding for a place on the framework or for any associated wo

£Up to £40,000,000
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-05a707 · tender

Invitation to tender (ITT) - construction & capital works

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

The attached pre-market engagement document outlines the proposals we have in place for the route to market, services we envisage to be included and the proposed contract length. S

£Up to £9,500,000,000
⏱ 30 Oct 2025
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-055803 · planningUpdate

Preliminary market engagement - supply of agriculture, farming, fishing and forestry goods and services

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

The attached pre-market engagement document outlines the proposals we have in place for the route to market, services we envisage to be included and the proposed contract length. S

£On request
Posted · 12mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-04e41d · award

ICT network, storage and service solutions framework agreement

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
goodsNorth West

The CPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of CPC members for ICT Network, Storage and Service Solutions. The Agreement will be split into 4 lot

££600,000 — £3,636,364
Posted · 13mo agoView details →
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ocds-h6vhtk-0557a4 · planning

Preliminary market engagement - total facilities management

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
North West

The attached pre-market engagement document outlines the proposals we have in place for the route to market, services we envisage to be included and the proposed contract length. S

£On request
Posted · 15mo agoView details →