Re-tender completed, Standstill letters to go out this month and will be ready for Feb 2023.
This framework offers access to a range of building materials, tools and timber supplies for construction-based courses for students in education.
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Lot 1 - Building Materials | 3 | View Suppliers | |||||||||||||||
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Lot 2 - Tools Supplies | 6 | View Suppliers | |||||||||||||||
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Lot 3 - Timber Supplies | 3 | View Suppliers | |||||||||||||||
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Lot 4 - One Stop Shop | 2 | View Suppliers | |||||||||||||||
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CPC typically recommend that members undertake a further competition considering their own particular requirements, however please see the user guide for further details.
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.
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.
Sign in to your user account to get a quote.
Don't have a user account? If your institution is already a member, you can create your own user account.
You can buy through our frameworks if your institution is a CPC member. It’s free to join if you are from a school, academy, multi-academy trust, college, university or you offer educational services.
CPC is owned by the education sector and our 88 frameworks are designed to save you money whilst being safe, easy to use and compliant. Your CPC membership also provides:
CPC has over 9000 members, search to see if your institution is already a member. If your institution is not in the list, click the Join CPC today button.
The following documents are associated with this framework. Some are required for successful use of the framework and are clearly marked.
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User Guide | Yes | Download | |
Mini Competition Checklist | It is recommended that members utilise this checklist when undertaking a mini-competition process to maximise the likelihood of obtaining a satisfactory quantity and quality of bid responses from suppliers | Yes | Download |
Read about the latest stocks and availability of construction products with the following statement from John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working group.
Tradepoint (B & Q Limited), a supplier on CPC’s Building Materials, Tools and Hardware Supplies framework have recently announced that they will be changing the current discount of certain products to a simplified general discount system for CPC members.