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Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

CA18322 - Preliminary Market Engagement - Office & Education Supplies Framework

Office & Computing EquipmentCPV 30000000 30100000 30190000 30192000
Value£25.0m
Deadline5 Nov 2026
Published5 Aug 2026
RegionUK-wide
Timeline
Published 5 Aug 202692 days leftCloses 5 Nov 2026
Contract value in context
£25.0mtotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£27.0m

This is a large award for Office & Computing Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 8,857 valued Office & Computing Equipment tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited publishes Office & Computing Equipment work continuously — 7 notices, roughly one every 70 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

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The brief

CPC intends to put a Framework in place for the supply of Office & Education Supplies, open to both manufacturers and resellers that will offer additional benefits through collaborative and innovative partnerships with CPC Members.

The Framework will be for the supply of a wide range of Stationery, Cleaning consumables, Arts and Craft, Sports supplies, office supplies etc, to be purchased in varying quantities during the Framework period.

The framework will be open to current and future CPC member institutions across the UK (https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members), including eligible organisations registered on the UK Register of Learning Providers with a valid UKPRN (https://www.ukrlp.co.uk/). and will also be made available for use by all eligible wider public sector contracting authorities via Crescent Services (https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/csl).

Please see link to Multiquote to access this opportunity CA18322 https://suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx?u=true&r=Home.aspx Includes Lots: Lot 1: Office & Education Supplies Lot 2: Paper To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18322.

Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18322 as the reason for registration.

Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

CPC intends to put a Framework in

CPC intends to put a Framework in place for the supply of Office & Education Supplies, open to both manufacturers and resellers that will offer additional benefits through collaborative and innovative partnerships with CPC Members.

02

The Framework will be for the supply

The Framework will be for the supply of a wide range of Stationery, Cleaning consumables, Arts and Craft, Sports supplies, office supplies etc, to be purchased in varying quantities during the Framework period.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

4580 daysof bid-team effort
£30.8k£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

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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