Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
19 August 2026
Type
services
Overview
APUC is seeking to appoint contractors to a Framework Agreement to provide Alumni and Fundraising CRM Systems on behalf of the UK Universities and colleges. Potential Services include but are not limited to: system implementation; migration support; support and maintenance; hosting, renewal of contracts and configuration and development if required by Institutions. This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members and future members within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows: Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members. http://http://apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/ourmembers London Universities Purchasing Consortium(LUPC); https://www.lupc.ac.uk/memberlist North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC); https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC); https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/ourmembers Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
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This notice is for a framework agreement where APUC will appoint contractors to supply and manage Alumni and Fundraising CRM systems for UK universities and colleges. It is aimed at members of the higher‑education purchasing consortia and will cover everything from implementation to ongoing support and hosting.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
OCLC (UK) Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 16 Mar 2026£21m
total awarded
- 2
Sirsi Limited (trading as "SirsiDynix")
1 contract wonlatest 16 Mar 2026£21m
total awarded
- 3
Education Software Solutions Limited
1 contract wonlatest 16 Mar 2026£21m
total awarded
- 4
Ex Libris UK Ltd.
1 contract wonlatest 16 Mar 2026£21m
total awarded
- 5
PTFS Europe
1 contract wonlatest 16 Mar 2026£21m
total awarded
OCLC (UK) Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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19 August 2026
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