Software Licenses for Schools and Academies
Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedEstimated Value
Up to £12,000,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
24 October 2025
Type
Not specified
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).
Additional details
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
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Softcat PLC
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 18 Oct 2028£14m
total awarded
- 2
Bromcom Computers Plc
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 18 Oct 2028£8m
total awarded
- 3
BAPON IT SERVICES LTD
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Sept 2026ends 18 Oct 2028£6m
total awarded
- 4
Vision for Education Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 30 Sept 2029£72m
total awarded
- 5
Reed Specialist Recruitment
2 contracts wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 30 Sept 2029£22m
total awarded
Softcat PLC 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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Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedKey Dates
Published
24 October 2025
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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