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Corporate Software and Related Products and Services

Buyer: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited →

BuyerCrescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£40,000,000
Published16 Oct 2025

What is being bought

This is an information gathering exercise named Preliminary Market Engagement. The purpose of this exercise is to gather information from suppliers who provide Corporate Software and Related Products and Services outlined within the document, to assist in forming agreeable Terms and Conditions for Call-off that meets the needs of CPC’s members and potential suppliers to the framework. In addition to the above we will be looking to review the lot structure of the framework and gain opinions on the framework type (standard framework or open framework). Following this, we aim to go out to tender, to form a framework that offers Corporate Software and Related Products and Services to the education sector and also the wider public sector via Crescent Services Home - Crescent Services Limited. Please complete the questionnaire along with the Preliminary Market Engagement Declaration. Details are available via MultiQuote: https://suppliers.multiquote.com MultiQuote reference CA16588 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 work at this stage. Following this preliminary market engagement process, we will review responses received and make any necessary changes to the planned procurement exercise that will follow. Potential lots may include but are not limited to are: Lot 1 – Financial Management Software Lot 2 – Human Resource Software Lot 3 – Payroll System Software Lot 4 – Multi-Purpose Lot for Lots 1 -3 Lot 5 – Management Information Systems (MIS) Lot 6 – Educational Management and Communications Software excluding MIS Lot 7 – Project Management & Resource Planning Software Lot 8 – Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems Lot 9 – Estates Management Software including CAFM Systems 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). Local Authorities may also wish to use the resulting framework when procuring on behalf of Educational Establishments. The framework will also be available to the Wider Public Sector https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/suppliers/eligible-public-sector-bodies.php) via Crescent Services.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Educational games 37524100Compliance software package 48170000Educational software package 48190000Document management software package 48311000Project management software package 48331000Contact management software package 48333000Facilities management software package 48421000Software package suites 48422000Inventory management software package 48430000Financial analysis and accounting software package 48440000Financial analysis software package 48441000Financial systems software package 48442000Customer Relation Management software package 48445000Time accounting or human resources software package 48450000Enterprise resource planning software package 48451000Information systems and servers 48800000Information systems 48810000Financial information systems 48812000Configuration management software package 48982000Educational software development services 72212190Project management software development services 72212331Customer Relation Management software development services 72212445Time accounting or human resources software development services 72212450Records management 79996100

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 27 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Time accounting or human resources software development services, Project management software package, Time accounting or human resources software package, Document management software package, Financial information systems, Project management software development services, Customer Relation Management software package, Software package suites, Customer Relation Management software development services, Inventory management software package, Facilities management software package, Financial analysis and accounting software package, Enterprise resource planning software package, Financial analysis software package, Contact management software package, Information systems, Compliance software package, Configuration management software package, Educational software development services, Information systems and servers, Educational software package, Records management, Educational games, Financial systems software packageNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 37. The category anchor is Educational games (37524100); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 373294 median · 33 average (80 of 329 with a bid count)4.7 average (82 of 329 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK7231 median · 82.2 average (18 of 72 with a bid count)8.4 average (19 of 72 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)4Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
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 28th November 2025. The questionnaire can be found at: https://suppliers.multiquote.com MultiQuote reference CA16588engagement28 Nov 2025scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05cc6d
Latest release ID066089-2025
Latest release timestampThu Oct 16 2025 17:25:15 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£40,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
16 Oct 2025planningUpdate066089-2025
14 Oct 2025planning065243-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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14 Oct 2025 · 065243-2025 · planning
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