This framework offers a route to market for any member with a requirement relating to entrance and access control systems. It offers a route to market for all entrance and access control needs including supply, design, installation, bureau services, maintenance and repair.

Entrance and access control systems are the critical primary interface to maintain your organisation’s safety and security access permissions. An access control system is an important and effective part of your overall security system and its benefits include:

• Enhanced security of employees, students, builds and assets
• Supports other in-house security measures
• Reduction in the overall cost of managing security.

This framework has a total of 13 suppliers and is split into two distinct categories that relate to a member’s requirements:

• Lots 1-1O are designed to meet the needs of any member with a requirement for goods and services. Should you require entrance and access control equipment, software, consumables, etc. and installation, commissioning, maintenance, repair or testing services, then you should conduct a further competition through this lot. Lot 1 consists of a national lot and 15 regional lots, members are free to select the relevant regional lot and/or the national lot to service their requirements.
• Lot 2 is designed to meet the needs of any member with a requirement for the supply of Entrance and Access Control goods only. This lot offers a route to market for any member with a requirement relating to the supply of consumables (such as blank ID cards, tokens etc.), software, hardware (card readers, card printers), as well as a Bureau Printing Service. The Bureau Printing Service is an option for members who don’t have onsite access control token production facilities. Members utilising this requirement will confirm their requirements to the supplier who will then securely produce the required tokens on behalf of the member and issue them to the institution.

Key Facts

Start date

12th November 2018

End date

11th November 2022

Key Benefits of this Framework

1. Route to market for any entrance and access control related requirement
2. Compliant with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015)
3. It offers a choice of provider
4. The framework is time saving and easy to use
5. CPC Contract Manager assistance and support
6. Framework specific user guide

How can I use this Framework

Due to the diverse nature of our members’ estates and facilities infrastructure, it would not be feasible to develop a framework price list that would encapsulate the full extent of member requirements in this area. Accordingly, members wishing to meet their requirements through this framework should undertake a further competition to refine and confirm their requirements to the relevant framework suppliers. Within the framework user guide, templates have been provided to assist members in undertaking further competitions.

Due to the complexity of requirements in Lot 1, members are advised to allow between 3-4 weeks for suppliers to respond to further competition requests. Depending on the information provided by each member as part of a further competition, suppliers may be required to undertake a site visit/survey in order to tailor their proposal to the member’s specific requirements. Members are also advised to take account of peak demand periods around half-term and end-of-term periods when a large number of members may look to undertake installation/maintenance works. Members should confirm the required completion date for any works required at further competition stage, so that suppliers can allocate sufficient resources to the works delivery as part of their proposals.

Members with a requirement in Lot 2 are advised to allow between 1-2 weeks for suppliers to respond to further competition requests.

If you require support in running a further competition via this framework, Tenet Services can help. Tenet offer a nationwide service specialising in assisting education establishments to complete further competitions.

Tenet are part of the Crescent Purchasing Group of Companies and operate on a not-for-profit basis.

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The CPC Quote Tool is free to use for all our members and offers quick, compliant access to all suppliers on our frameworks for purchases that fall below £213,477.

"The Quote Tool was easy to use and time saving, resulting in a straightforward process where we just had to put the details in once and could then use the reputable suppliers already recommended."

Deborah Anderson-Dixon, Finance Manager at Sir William Romney's School

For purchases that exceed £213,477, 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 CPC Sourcing Cloud.

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Contract Manager

The contracting authority for this framework is Crescent Purchasing Consortium.