Software Licenses for Schools and Academies
Crescent Purchasing Limited · Local or regional public body
In brief
Crescent Purchasing 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 estimated value is £12,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 15 July 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
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 7.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 34 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
This is an information gathering exercise named Preliminary Market Engagement. The purpose of this exercise is to gather information from suppliers who provide Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools, outlined within the document available on Multiquote, to assist in forming the framework to meet the members requirement. We are looking to review the lot structure of the framework and engage with potential suppliers to create a proposed basket of goods to meet our varying member’s needs. Following this, we aim to go out to tender, to form a framework that offers Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools to the education sector Please complete…Read the full description
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 068300-2025
About the buyer
Procurements
34Awards
9Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Levett Consultancy Ltd2 contracts
- 3XT Solutions Ltd1 contract
- AA Global Language Services Ltd1 contract
- Academia Ltd1 contract
- Alphaplus Consultancy Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open IT and software tenders- £210mframework ceiling
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- £9.25mestimated
- £15mframework ceiling
From notice 068300-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 24 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.