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Crescent Purchasing Limited tenders and contracts

North WestSalfordWebsite

Official name on notices: CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED

Tenders published
14
About one every 26 days
Contracts awarded
11
To 172 different suppliers
Value awarded
£12m
6 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.25m
Median value awarded
Open now
0
10 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

Crescent Purchasing Limited has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. £10mestimated
  2. Preliminary Market Engagement - Office & Education Supplies Framework

    UK-wideOffice supplies and equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £25mframework ceiling
  3. Estates and Facilities Professional Services

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  4. Office Supplies

    UK-wideOffice supplies and equipment

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £25mframework ceiling
  5. Preliminary Market Engagement - Communications Solutions

    UK-wideTelecoms and networks

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £10mestimated
  6. Sports Facilities Installation, Refurbishment, and Maintenance

    UK-wideConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  7. Mechanical & Electrical Maintenance Services

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  8. Preliminary Market Engagement - Building Cleaning Services 5

    UK-wideCleaning

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  9. Preliminary Market Engagement - HR, Payroll and DBS Screening Services

    UK-wideRecruitment and staffing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  10. Paint and Decorating Supplies

    UK-wide

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £5mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)100%
Based on 15 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Crescent Purchasing Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 63% of other public bodies
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
100%
Higher than 76% of other public bodies
Based on 15 procurements
Won by small firms
53%
Lower than 55% of other public bodies
Based on 178 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
9
More than 74% of other public bodies
Based on 115 awards
Split into lots
79%
Higher than 96% of other public bodies
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 65% of other public bodies
Based on 15 procurements
Cancelled
21%
Higher than 98% of other public bodies
Based on 14 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 155 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids37
4–6 bids36
6–8 bids22
8–10 bids22
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids2
20+ bids8
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

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Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from Crescent Purchasing Limited end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Outsourced Catering Services 5A.b.m. Catering Limited, Compass Contract Services Ltd, OCS Group UK Limited. and 20 more—22 Oct 2026
HR, Payroll and Employee Screening Services 2Capita Business Services, SAMpeople, EPM Ltd and 13 more—19 Oct 2026
Corporate Software & Related Products and ServicesSoftcat plc, Bromcom Computers PLC, One Advanced Limited and 13 more—15 Oct 2026
Temporary and Permanent Staffing 2 FrameworkReed Specialist Recruitment Limited, Morgan Hunt UK Limited, Axis Recruitment Limited and 20 more—1 Sept 2026
Paint and Decorating SuppliesPPG Architectural Coatings UK Ltd, J.P McDougall and Co Ltd Trading as Dulux Decorator Centre, Crown Paints Limied—29 Jul 2026
Construction & Capital Works FrameworkSeddon Construction Limited, Senate Mech Limited, Whitfield & Brown (Developments) Limited and 37 more—1 Jul 2026
CPC/RB/01/2025 - Software Licences & Associated Services for Academies and SchoolsInsight Direct (UK) Ltd, Phoenix Software Limited, Academia Ltd and 10 more—7 Jun 2026
Renewable Energy ConsortiumDrax Energy Solutions Limited, TotalEnergies Gas and Power Limited, Bryt Energy Limited and 1 more£700m18 May 2026
Electronic Payment MethodsCRB Cunninghams Limited, North27 Limited, Uniware Systems Limited and 3 more—16 May 2026
Legal ServicesSHAKESPEARE MARTINEAU LLP and MATHER JAMIE LTD- Trustees of the Will Trust of Eric Roderick Brook Drummond Deceased, Veale Wasbrough Vizards LLP, Weightmans LLP and 11 more£10m30 Mar 2026