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# ICT Network, Storage and Service Solutions Framework Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ict-network-storage-and-service-solutions-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-05624b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited: "ICT Network, Storage and Service Solutions Framework Agreement". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £520,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crescent-purchasing-consortium-limited-GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £520,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 August 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Catering equipment, Checking and testing apparatus, Computer equipment and supplies, Instruments for checking physical characteristics, Laboratory pipettes and accessories (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ict-network-storage-and-service-solutions-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-05624b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05624b`

## 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/ict-network-storage-and-service-solutions-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-05624b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ict-network-storage-and-service-solutions-framework-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-05624b#participate

## Description
The CPC is seeking to establish a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of CPC members for ICT Network, Storage and Service Solutions. The Agreement will be split into 4 lots: Lot 1 – On Premise Solutions (Specialist Lot), Lot 2 – Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Solutions (Specialist Lot), Lot 3 – Multi Purpose Lot – For on Premise, Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Solutions, Lot 4 – Outsourced ICT Services. The Framework will be open to CPC members. A list of current members can be found at https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members. The Framework is also open to future members of CPC, with details available here: www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/ Local Authorities may also wish to use the resulting Framework when procuring on behalf of educational institutions. The framework will also be open to the wider public sector details which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations , https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/suppliers/eligible-public-sector-bodies.php

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Chemistry Equipment
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38437000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £104,000
- **Description:** This Lot covers essential chemistry and analytical instruments required to deliver core modules within the Food Science degree programme. The equipment will support hands-on learning in sample preparation, composition analysis, food chemistry, and te...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 30/11/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Dairy Equipment
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38400000, 38437000, 39310000, 42900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £78,000
- **Description:** This Lot includes a range of small-scale, food-safe dairy processing and analysis equipment to support hands-on delivery of food science modules related to milk treatment, product formulation, dairy microbiology, and compositional analysis. Equipment...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 30/11/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Cell Culture Equipment
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £104,000
- **Description:** This Lot supports aseptic techniques and cell culture-based analysis within the Food Science curriculum. It includes critical containment and imaging equipment to enable microbial testing, contamination control, and observational work on cell growth,...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 30/11/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Specialist Equipment
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38437000, 38900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £234,000
- **Description:** This Lot includes advanced scientific instrumentation required to deliver high-level analytical and research-led content within the Food Science degree programme. These instruments support modules in food chemistry, food safety, molecular biology, qu...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 30/11/2026
- **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%2F041386-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-19T09:41:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:41:11.649Z
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