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# Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crescent-purchasing-consortium-limited-GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited is a Other public body based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 108 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 108


- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crescent-purchasing-consortium-limited-GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 8 bids (median of 62 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Framework: 39 (57%), Contract: 27 (39%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (4%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 40 (58%), Open: 26 (38%), Selective: 2 (3%), Limited / restricted: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 22 notices, last 24 months (32% of this period)
2. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 13 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 13 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 10 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 8 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Stone Technologies Ltd t/a Converge Technology Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stone-technologies-ltd-t-a-converge-technology-solutions-coh-02658501):** 5 procedures (25 awards)
2. **[Insight Direct](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/insight-direct-coh-02579852):** 5 procedures (28 awards)
3. **[Banner Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/banner-ltd-coh-07464584):** 5 procedures (13 awards)
4. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** 4 procedures (18 awards)
5. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 4 procedures (16 awards)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 7
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crescent-purchasing-consortium-limited-GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crescent-purchasing-consortium-limited-GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt