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Paint and Decorating Supplies

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

AwardUpdate

09 Oct 2026 at 12:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

31 Jul 2026 at 12:01

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

09 Jul 2026 at 14:45

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

29 May 2026 at 18:45

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

30 Apr 2026 at 15:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited bought a framework for paint and decorating supplies, including oil- and water-based paints and paintbrushes. The framework serves educational establishments that are CPC members, including future members, and is also available to higher education institutions through the North Western and North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortia, as well as eligible public sector bodies. Products are supplied across the United Kingdom. The requirement is for goods rather than decorating or painting services, so it is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and suppliers able to provide a range of paints and related decorating products to institutional and public sector customers.

The procurement is complete and contracts have been awarded through an open procedure. PPG Architectural Coatings UK Ltd, J.P. McDougall and Co Ltd trading as Dulux Decorator Centre, and Crown Paints Limited were selected as framework suppliers. The award date was 8 July 2026 and the contracts were signed on 29 July 2026. The framework period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2028, with two possible 12-month extensions, up to 31 July 2030. The stated framework value is £8 million, excluding VAT. There is one framework, not three separate lots. Evaluation gave equal weight to quality and pricing, each accounting for 50%. Three valid bids were received.

This award shows sustained institutional demand for paint and decorating products through a purchasing consortium framework used by education and other public sector organisations. Suppliers competing for a similar requirement would need a dependable range of oil- and water-based paints and decorating supplies, with the distribution capacity to serve customers across the United Kingdom. The equal weighting of quality and price indicates that competitive pricing alone was not the full basis for selection; suppliers would need to demonstrate product quality alongside value. The three selected suppliers are established, large-scale paint manufacturers or distributors, which gives an indication of the market capability represented in the successful group. Businesses focused on specialist decorating labour rather than supplying products are less closely aligned with this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Paint and Decorating Supplies

Notice Description

This is a framework for Paint and Decorating Supplies. This framework will be available to all Educational Establishments who are CPC members https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/ and all future members . The tender is also available for Higher Education institutions via our colleagues in other Consortia, including NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium) https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members and NEUPC (North East Universities Purchasing Consortium) http://www.neupc.ac.uk/our members ) and the following Public Sector bodies https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/suppliers/eligible-public-sector-bodies.php Please note due to an upload issue from our eTendering portal, the notice is incorrect. The notice states there are 3 Lots / Contracts which this is incorrect. The framework is not split into lots. The framework has 3 suppliers Crown Paints ,PPG Architectural Coatings Limited, and then JP McDougall & Co Ltd trading as Dulux Decorator Centre with a framework value PS8 Million.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extensions allowed: Yes (2 x 12 months)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068f98
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095637-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

39224210 - Painters' brushes

44810000 - Paints

44812200 - Oil and water paints

44812210 - Oil paints

44812220 - Water paints

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,666,666 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,666,666 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
Additional Buyers

NEUPC Ltd

North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M6 6AJ
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Pendleton & Charlestown
Westminster Constituency
Salford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

PPG Architectural Coatings UK Ltd

J.P.MCDOUGALL & CO.LIMITED

Crown Paints Limied

Further Information

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