Purchasing frameworks at CPC members' disposal

As we wave goodbye to the summer holidays and enter that time of year where one door closes and another one opens, now is a great time to start planning procurements for across the 2025-26 academic period.

In this article, we will highlight some of CPC’s 80+ purchasing frameworks that can help you with this planning process, with our selection covering everything from teaching materials and equipment to electronic products and even graduation gowns.

Crescent Purchasing Consortium frameworks are easy to use and all come with dedicated framework manager and helpdesk support. Don’t forget, what sets CPC apart from other service providers is our commitment to Giving Back to the education sector via our charity initiative. Just by using a CPC framework, you are helping support this and the worthy causes it helps.

Electronic Components & Associated Products

The summer holidays may have been an ideal to start replenishing your teaching materials and equipment, but the next best time is today! NWUPC's Electronic Components & Associated Products framework covers everything connected to electronic components in class, from the actual equipment to the testing, and includes both rechargeable and single-use batteries.

Gift Cards & Vouchers

You can purchase a wide range of vouchers and gift cards via our Gift Cards & Vouchers framework, which includes prepaid vouchers and gift cards in both physical and digital editions. The framework offers access to options that are redeemable in-store or online and both single brand and multi-retail sections. If you are replenishing any gift card and voucher stock for the new term, then be sure to utilise this CPC framework for your compliant procurement.

Graduation and Ceremonial Gowns, Photography and Event Services

While graduation season might have come and gone, LUPC's Graduation and Ceremonial Gowns, Photography and Event Services framework is a one-stop-option for your event needs, so why not get ahead of the game in 2025-26? Delivering an efficient and compliant route to market by minimising the resource and providing value for money, this framework is divided into three lots, covering gown hire and purchase, photography and media services.

Photographic Equipment and Consumables

Much like all of our compliant purchasing frameworks, the Photographic Equipment and Consumables offering from NWUPC has been established to make your life easier. This framework covers a wide range of equipment and consumables, including everything from DSLR cameras, camcorders, lensing and lighting to specialist printers, tripods and drones. It also includes film, camera bags and photography paper and covers direct sales not only to students, but to staff at CPC member institutions.

Residential Textiles

If you are involved in any sort of student residential accommodation or conferencing, this framework can provide you with the supply of all sorts of Residential Textiles - not to mention access to a range of bedding and bathroom textiles, kitchen starter packs and a regional window covering supply. Split into three lots, it will help you get your student residential accommodation and conferencing settings all set up in time for the winter ahead. Lot 3 provides a compliant route for the supply of a range of curtains and blinds at member institutions. This is not limited to student, residential and commercial accommodation, but also covers teaching areas, including lecture theatres, bathrooms, offices, storerooms, reception areas, corridors and stairways.

White Goods & Associated Products & Services

This framework covers all sorts of White Goods & Associated Products & Services. It offers CPC’s 10,000+ members a one-stop shop for the procurement of everything from ovens to fridge-freezers to washing machines to heaters and much more besides. The wide scope includes spare parts and services such as installation. As mentioned in a CPC news article, headlines have revealed teachers in parts of the UK have personally washed students' school uniforms and schools are installing washing machines to help combat this. This framework, in partnership with NWUPC, can help your institution, so why not take a look?

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