Electronic Payment Methods
Details
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Topic
- Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
- Published
- 17 February 2026
- Submission
- 18 March 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Electronic Payment Method Framework agreement is a single lot one stop shop for an organisation's entire electronic payment method solution needs. Members can access a wide range of new merchant services technology and electronic point of sale software to meet their ever-changing needs to deliver a bespoke and effective electronic payment solution. Electronic payment systems remove the need to handle cash at the point of sale, improving school epos systems and the customer and user experience, reducing queues, speeding up service, creating value for money for the customer/user, whilst providing full reporting functionality, across a variety of solutions to meet users' diverse needs. Electronic payment method systems can be used in a variety of situations in education establishments such as catering operations, retail (bookshops, clothing & school uniforms, stationery), trips & accommodation, tuition fees, gym/sports club memberships, conference centres & event management, libraries, personal lockers, car parking & barrier systems and much more. Electronic payment method solutions available through this framework can include card machines terminals (countertop, portable or mobile), point of sale terminals, self-service terminals, customer payment kiosks, receipt printers, scanners, biometric readers, cash drawers, vending interface, smart card readers and visitor management systems. Supply, installation, servicing and maintenance.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published17 February 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date18 March 2026
About the buyer
Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not-for-profit purchasing consortium for the UK education sector, covering schools, colleges and universities. CPC runs 87 compliant frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems, 24 of them recommended by the Department for Education. Framework savings for members have reached up to 43% against market pricing. An in-house consultancy team supports members with tender projects and on-site placements. The team also delivers paid procurement support for one-off projects.
Over the past 5 years, most of CPC's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and IT services.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@crescent-purchasing-consortium-cpc.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@crescent-purchasing-consortium-cpc.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@crescent-purchasing-consortium-cpc.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@crescent-purchasing-consortium-cpc.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@crescent-purchasing-consortium-cpc.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@crescent-purchasing-consortium-cpc.gov |
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