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APUC Limited · Public body
In brief
APUC Limited has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 33 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
APUC is seeking to appoint contractors to a Framework Agreement to provide Alumni and Fundraising CRM Systems on behalf of the UK Universities and colleges.
Potential Services include but are not limited to: system implementation; migration support; support and maintenance; hosting, renewal of contracts and configuration and development if required by Institutions.
This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members and future members within the UK higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows:
Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members.
http://http://apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC);
https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/ourmembers
London Universities Purchasing Consortium(LUPC);
https://www.lupc.ac.uk/memberlist
North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC);
https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members
North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC);
https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/ourmembers
Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Prior information notice · notice 079023-2026
About the buyer
APUC LimitedLast 12 months
Procurements
24Awards
6Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Ebsco International Inc1 contract
- Education Software Solutions Ltd1 contract
- Ex-Libris (UK) Ltd1 contract
- Kortext Ltd1 contract
- Oclc (UK) Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £460kframework ceiling
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- £29.2mframework ceiling
- £300kestimated
- £315kestimated
From notice 079023-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.