Software License Reseller Agreement (SLRA) for Colleges

This Framework Agreement allows you to buy through several options. Call-off can be by means of a Direct Award, Desktop Exercise or a Further Competition. You should choose the correct lot to use when placing a call-off contract from the Framework Agreement by assessing your requirement against the available lots. Once an Institution has determined which lot is the most suitable for their requirement then the Institution may place a call off contract to a supplier identified within the Lot using one of the following methods.

The agreement is split into the following lots:

Lot 1 – Microsoft and Associated Services - Microsoft software and licences, including associated support, maintenance, renewals, and Microsoft-specific consultancy for Members.  

Lot 2a - Adobe Software Specific to ETLA Agreements - Adobe Enterprise Licenses software and licences, including associated support, maintenance, updates, renewals, and related services.  

 Lot 2b – Adobe VIP Agreements, and Other Abode Products - Covers the provision of Adobe VIP and other Adobe software (excluding enterprise licences) and licences, including associated support, maintenance, updates, security patches, performance enhancements, and licence renewals.  

 Lot 3 - VMware and Associated Services - Provision of VMware software and licences, including associated support, maintenance, updates, security patches, performance enhancements, renewals, and VMware-specific consultancy.  

 Lot 4 - Commercial Off The Shelf Software (COTS) - Sourcing and provision of a broad range of software solutions and licences, including Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products and associated services.  

 Lot 5 – Extended to additional services for Cloud Readiness, Cyber assessment and software asset management services 

Lot 5A – Software Asset Management Services (SAM) - Software Asset Management services support the tracking and management of software licences to ensure compliance, reduce risk, and optimise costs.  

Lot 5B - Cloud Readiness - Cloud Readiness Assessments evaluate an organisation’s readiness to move to cloud infrastructure, covering infrastructure review, gap analysis, strategy development, and risk assessment. 

Lot 5C – Cyber Assessment Services - Cyber Security Assessment Services provide in-depth evaluations of an organisation’s security controls to ensure effective protection against cyber threats and compliance with relevant regulations.   

• New pricing to include consumption-based models via Software As A Service have also been added. 

• Suppliers checked to ensure they are responsible and sustainable suppliers; 

• software auditing services, asset management and professional consultancy services. 

• The Framework allows the flexibility to determine specific requirements at the call off stage. 

• Offers access to Eduserv Chest Agreements providing best value pricing • Gives robust performance management by setting clear KPI’s to be monitored over the life of the agreement. 

• Offers improved terms and conditions specific to software licensing

1. Using this framework supports our Giving Back initiative. Our charity's focus is on SEND, wellbeing and absenteeism

Direct Award, Desktop Exercise or a Mini-Competition Available. Full details can be found in the user guide.

Important Procurement Act 2023 requirement

It is very important for CPC members to register on the new Find a Tender Service to create your organisation’s unique procurement identifier, known as an API Key. You then need to add the API Key to your profile on our MultiQuote eSender portal to run compliant mini competitions for our frameworks. It is a requirement under Procurement Act 2023 that relevant notices are published to the Find a Tender Service and MultiQuote can only publish your notices if you have added your API Key. See our Find a tender service registration web page for a step-by-step guide on how to register.

The CPC Quote Tool makes it easy to perform and manage a further competition exercise on this Framework. It's free to use for all our members and offers quick, compliant access to all suppliers on purchases that fall below £207,720.00

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If your purchase exceeds £207,720.00, the CPC Sourcing Cloud is available that complies with the regulations to allow electronic tender returns whilst still being free to use for our members. Find out more about the CPC Sourcing Cloud.

Direct award is best suited to procurements such as (but not limited to):

• Low value / low complexity requirements
• Where goods or services are exclusive to one supplier / provider
• Continuity or additions to existing goods or services
• Urgent / one-off requirements

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