Software Licenses for Schools and Academies

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  "id": "068300-2025",
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  "date": "2025-10-24T15:54:02+01:00",
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    "name": "Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited"
  },
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          "endDate": "2028-07-14T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2026-07-15T00:00:00+01:00",
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        }
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            "id": "48422000",
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            "description": "Software package suites"
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    "title": "Software Licenses for Schools and Academies",
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      "currency": "GBP",
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    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
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      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
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    "description": "This is an information gathering exercise named Preliminary Market Engagement. The purpose of this exercise is to gather information from suppliers who provide Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools, outlined within the document available on Multiquote, to assist in forming the framework to meet the members requirement.\nWe are looking to review the lot structure of the framework and engage with potential suppliers to create a proposed basket of goods to meet our varying member’s needs.\nFollowing this, we aim to go out to tender, to form a framework that offers Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools to the education sector\nPlease complete the questionnaire along with the Preliminary Market Engagement Declaration. Details are available via MultiQuote: https://suppliers.multiquote.com. MultiQuote reference CA16627\nAny 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.\nIf 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 20th November 2025. MultiQuote reference CA16627",
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      "name": "Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited",
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      "address": {
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Salford",
        "postalCode": "M6 6AJ",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Procurement House, Leslie Hough Way"
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        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Rezia Begum",
        "email": "r.begum@thecpc.ac.uk",
        "telephone": "0161 974 0954"
      }
    }
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        "id": "068300-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068300-2025",
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        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2025-10-24T15:54:02+01:00"
      }
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