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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d39d"
title: "Software Licenses for Schools and Academies"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-licenses-for-schools-and-academies-ocds-h6vhtk-05d39d"
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# Software Licenses for Schools and Academies

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-licenses-for-schools-and-academies-ocds-h6vhtk-05d39d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited: "Software Licenses for Schools and Academies". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £12,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crescent-purchasing-consortium-limited-GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package suites
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-licenses-for-schools-and-academies-ocds-h6vhtk-05d39d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d39d`

## 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/software-licenses-for-schools-and-academies-ocds-h6vhtk-05d39d#tl-md)

## 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.
We 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.
Following 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
Please complete the questionnaire along with the Preliminary Market Engagement Declaration. Details are available via MultiQuote: https://suppliers.multiquote.com. MultiQuote reference CA16627
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.
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 20th November 2025. MultiQuote reference CA16627

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48422000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 14/07/2026 to 14/07/2028
- **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%2F068300-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-24T14:54:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T23:31:53.529Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d39d