Official UK procurement notice
Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools
Authority: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCPC will be re-tendering the current CPC will be re-tendering the current Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools Framework which is due to expire on 08/08/2025 with the potential to extend till 08/08/2026
The Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools Framework Agreement is for the supply and services for software. The current framework is specifically aimed at academies and school requirements and covers the following:
- Lot 1 - Microsoft
- Lot 2 - Adobe
- Lot 3 - Google for Education and Chrome OS
- Lot 4 -Data Security, Backup and Recovery (excluding Microsoft, Adobe, Google and Chrome Software)
- Lot 5 - Other Off The Shelf Software including Educational Software
- Lot 6 - Multi-Purpose Lot (For Lots 1-5) - this lot can be used if your requirement covers two or more lots
CPV: Software package suites
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 10 Aug 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools” 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
- Goods
- 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
- 16 Jun 2025, 09:44 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jun 2025, 09:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032468- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0548fcFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 10 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published16 Jun 2025, 09:44 BST
- Tender notice expected298 days ago1 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts78 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Pipeline notice published16 Jun 2025, 09:44 BSTUK1
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender