Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools

CPC’s Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools Framework Agreement is for the supply and services for software. The framework is specifically aimed at academies and school requirements.

For college member requirements, there is the Software Licence Resellers Agreement for Colleges Framework Agreement and to compliment these agreements there is also a framework agreement available for Corporate Software.

This Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools Framework Agreement covers the following:

Lot 1 – Microsoft

Lot 2 – Adobe

Lot 3 – Google for Education and Chrome OS

Lot 4 –Data Security, Backup and Recovery (excluding Microsoft, Adobe, Google and Chrome Software)

Lot 5 - Other Off The Shelf Software including Educational Software

Lot 6 – Multi-Purpose Lot (For Lots 1-5) - this lot can be used if your requirement covers two or more lots

Further details of the scope of each lot can be found in the User Guide. It should be noted Lot 6 can be used if your requirement covers two or more lots from lots 1 -5. However, you may use the relevant individual lots if you prefer to split your requirement.

1. Competitive Pricing
2. Range of Suppliers
3. Direct Ward and Further Competition available
4. Further Competition Calculator available
5. The framework is easy to use and saves administrative time
6. Full compliance with the UK Public Contract Regulations 2015
7. Using this framework supports our Giving Back initiative. Our charity's focus is on SEND, wellbeing and absenteeism

You have three options when using this framework agreement that comply with UK Public Contract Regulations:

1. Conduct a Full Further-competition exercise utilising the Further Competition Document template and step-by-step guide provided within the User Guide.

2. Conduct a Further-competition exercise utilising the Further Competition Calculator and Further Competition Document template for use with the calculator and step-by-step guide provided within the User Guide.

3. Direct award – please use the Direct Award Agreement document when a direct award is issued through the framework.

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 £214,904.00

Get a Quote

If your purchase exceeds £214,904.00, 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

Make a Direct Award