Aggregated buying through our TePAS framework (RM6098)
2 Sep 2025 11:27 AM
In a world where we rely on technology, keeping your hardware and software up to date and within contract can feel overwhelming and expensive.
Our Technology Products & Associated Services 2 (TePAS 2) framework (RM6098) not only provides a single route to hardware, software and services such as installation, project management and training, but also offers the opportunity to participate in aggregation purchases.
What is aggregation?
Aggregation means ‘collective buying’. It usually involves bringing together more than one organisation with similar needs to buy common goods and services from suppliers. It helps you achieve savings that would not be possible through individual buying.
How does it work?
Suppliers on the Technology Products & Associated Services 2 (TePAS 2) framework (RM6098) are given the opportunity to take part in the aggregation, offering their best price for software licences and IT hardware collectively identified by the group of customers. Any organisation that is eligible to buy through ESPO can join an aggregation.
Last year, 28 customers saved on average 36% (more than £7 million in total) on IT hardware in a local authority hardware aggregation. On average across the Microsoft aggregations, customers have saved up to 3.5% against the standard 1% Licensing Solution Partner (LSP)* margin through our old TePAS framework (RM6068).
Time to supply
Hardware and software aggregations run seasonally and become available for customer participation around 8 weeks before the tender is published, providing customers with a valuable opportunity to increase their purchasing power. Once the tender is published, procurement is typically awarded within 6 to 8 weeks. Following this, with support from the aggregation team, orders can be submitted to the winning supplier.
These timelines may vary depending on the size and complexity of the procurement.
Why get involved?
The benefits of joining this opportunity are:
- It’s free: The aggregation is available as a complimentary service.
- Time efficiency: By utilising the procurement support on offer, your team can benefit from significant process savings, allowing you to focus your time and resources elsewhere.
- Cost savings: Take advantage of negotiated discounts to achieve price savings in a competitive market.
- Compliance: Gain reassurance in knowing that the aggregation provides a legally compliant route to market under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
- Strategic support: Benefit from clear account management via the winning supplier featuring assistance with new products, suggestions to optimise your estate, and ongoing contract management.
- Trusted expertise: Enjoy specialist support from our procurement partner’s in-house software team.
- Commitment-free: There’s no obligation to enter a contract.
Top tip: Start planning your procurement early make the most of the aggregated discounts available!
Up-and-coming aggregation
You can find a list of our upcoming aggregation opportunities for Microsoft licensing products and IT hardware below. To begin the aggregation process, please contact our team, who will guide you through providing further information and completing enrolment forms.
Please use the dates listed below as a guide when considering your interest.
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*An LSP is a Microsoft Partner who is authorized by Microsoft to be named as the Partner of record in enterprise licensing deals. Usually these are Enterprise Agreements.