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Published 29 May 2025, 16:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Electronic Payment Solutions · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 15 May 2034 · starts 16 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CPC will be tendering for suppliers who can provide electronic/cashless payment solutions to members, primarily based in the education sector, but also the wider public sector via Crescent Services Limited.

The current framework agreement can be viewed at:

www.thecpc.ac.uk/services/frameworks/… ↗

The current scope is as follows and is likely to remain broadly the same:

Contactless payment systems remove the need to handle cash at the point of sale, improving school epos systems and the customer and user experience, reducing queues, speeding up service, creating value for money for the customer/user, whilst providing full reporting functionality, across a variety of solutions to meet users' diverse needs.

Cashless payment systems can be used in a variety of situations in education establishments such as catering operations, retail (bookshops, clothing & school uniforms, stationery), trips & accommodation, tuition fees, gym/sports club memberships, conference centres & event management, libraries, personal lockers, car parking & barrier systems and much more.

Cashless payment solutions available through this framework can include card machines terminals (countertop, portable or mobile), point of sale terminals, self-service terminals, customer payment kiosks, receipt printers, scanners, biometric readers, cash drawers, vending interface, smart card readers and visitor management systems. Supply, installation, servicing and maintenance.

The current agreement expires on 15/05/2026.

CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Maintenance and repair of computer equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 16 May 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrsSME
Contract period: 16 May 2026 – 15 May 2034 (8 yrs)
Eligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Electronic Payment Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 May 2025, 16:17 BST
Last source update
29 May 2025, 16:17 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028580
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Computer equipment and suppliesMaintenance and repair of computer equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052922 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

29 May 2025 → 16 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    29 May 2025, 16:17 BST
  2. Tender notice expected391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts165 days ago
    16 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    29 May 2025, 16:17 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: 1130461 · GB-PPON: PZPR-8554-XHNX Procurement House, 23 Leslie Hough Way, Salford, North West, M6 6AJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender