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# Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems and Associated Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/engagement-business-to-business-crm-systems-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03bc58). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the supply of Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems and Associated Services to form a framework agreement, accessible to the UK Higher and Further Education institutions. APUC will tender utilising a vanguard institution. 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. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 May 2023 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03bc58`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/engagement-business-to-business-crm-systems-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03bc58#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/engagement-business-to-business-crm-systems-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03bc58#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking Contractor(s) for the supply of Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems and Associated Services to form a framework agreement, accessible to the UK Higher and Further Education institutions.
APUC will tender utilising a vanguard institution.
The requirements will reflect at University of Aberdeen, who may award on the basis of this Framework Agreement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £20,000,000
- **Description:** APUC is seeking to appoint contractors to a Framework Agreement to provide Engagement (Business to Business) CRM Systems on behalf of the UK Universities and colleges.
Potential Services include but are not limited to: system implementation; migratio...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009774-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-04T10:36:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-08T00:20:17.495Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03bc58