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Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

CA17799 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Communications Solutions

Communications EquipmentCPV 32500000
Value£10.0m
Deadline18 Aug 2026
Published18 May 2026
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 18 May 202625 days leftCloses 18 Aug 2026
Contract value in context
£10.0mtotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£10.8m

This is a large award for Radio, TV & Communications Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 6,686 valued Radio, TV & Communications Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

This preliminary market engagement process for the renewal of our current Communications Solutions due to expire in December 2026.

This process will allow CPC to consider the changes enacted under the Procurement Act 2023 and how we may use that legislation to design a route to market which is modern and market relevant.

A suggested Lot structure and scope have been included within this notice but will be determined through this preliminary market engagement process.

Please see the attached document "Preliminary Market Engagement Communications Solutions" for more information.

Includes Lots: Lot 1: Lot 1 - Unified Communications and Telephony Lot 2: Lot 2 Mobile Communications Lot 3: Lot 3 Broadband Network Services To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA17799.

Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA17799 as the reason for registration.

Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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