Observability Tenders and Contracts
See open observability tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
Observability sits in IT operations, not security: full-stack observability platforms, application performance monitoring, log management and network and server monitoring tools. Central government, NHS bodies, police forces and universities buy it, usually a named platform running through a reseller on an existing framework.
Open competitions are uncommon here. Most of this category reaches market as a renewal, a direct award, or a framework call-off, so the pre-tender notice carries the useful signal.
285 results
- Awarded contractPublished 4 March 2026
GMCA 1638 - Managed Detection and Response Service
£239,000
- Awarded contractPublished 2 March 2026
Out Of Hours Service (IT)
£186,240.03
- Awarded contractPublished 18 February 2026
ID 5827385 - DfI - Rivers - Infrastructure Monitoring Cameras
£235,203
- Expired contractPublished 6 February 2026
Observability Cloud Consumption Data
£600,000
- Awarded contractPublished 5 February 2026
ABANDONED - HS2 Supply of Fleet of On-Track Machines Procurement
123,950,616.81
- Awarded contractPublished 26 January 2026
GMCA 1714 - Solarwinds Observability Monitoring
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 13 January 2026
IT Log Management Tool
£1,400,000
- Awarded contractPublished 31 December 2025
A1180 SQL Server Monitoring Software
£32,000
- Closed tenderPublished 4 December 2025
ID: 5827385 - DfI - Rivers - Infrastructure Monitoring Cameras
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 4 December 2025
ID 5827385 - DfI - Rivers - Infrastructure Monitoring Cameras
£300,000
- Awarded contractPublished 28 November 2025
Covert Surveillance Observation Vehicle - APEC Systems
£55,000
- Awarded contractPublished 26 November 2025
SolarWinds
£135,497.51
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 11 November 2025
Observability Tool UK1 Notice
£6,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 7 November 2025
Unified Monitoring and Observability Platform
£34,900
- Expired contractPublished 25 October 2025
Solarwinds Support & Maintenance (SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor SLX (unlimited elements-Standard Polling Throughput)
£19,901.16
- Closed tenderPublished 17 October 2025
Central AVL system (CAVL)
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 17 October 2025
Central AVL system (CAVL) Pre Market Engagement
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 15 October 2025
Solarwinds Network/Server Monitoring
£85,500
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 October 2025
Infection Prevention Control Management System
£1,876,878
- Awarded contractPublished 10 September 2025
Maintenance of the New Measurement Train (NMT)
£8,480,000
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about observability platform, observability solution, full stack observability, network observability, application performance monitoring, application performance management, network performance monitoring, server monitoring, enterprise monitoring, log management, infrastructure monitoring in the UK public sector.
How do I find UK public sector observability contracts?
Search the portals for live notices, or move earlier and track the renewal. Observability tools are usually bought as multi-year software subscriptions, so the opening you want is the expiry date on the last award rather than a tender that has already published.
On Stotles you can search 100+ portals in one place, read the buyer's IT strategy documents, and see which awards are coming up for renewal.
What CPV codes cover observability and monitoring software?
Notices in this category most often carry codes for Software package and information systems, IT services (consulting, software development, internet and support) and Network management software services.
Code coverage is loose here. Plenty of on-target notices carry no CPV code at all.
Are observability tenders published as open competitions?
Rarely. Most of the notices behind this page are awarded contracts, with a handful sitting at pre-tender or market engagement stage. The record is dominated by renewals and direct awards for monitoring platforms already in place, plus call-offs against IT products and services frameworks.
So the competitive route in is earlier than the tender. Pre-tender notices and market engagement exercises are where the requirement is still open to influence.
What kinds of organisations buy observability tools?
Demand is spread rather than concentrated. Buyers cover central government departments, NHS bodies, police and fire services, and universities, mostly buying a named monitoring platform through a reseller on an existing framework. The same handful of tools recurs across very different buyers.
The Top buyers and Top suppliers tables on this page are generated live, so use those for the current picture.
What is the difference between observability and monitoring tenders?
Buyers use the two words loosely, and often together in the same notice title. In practice the split is what is being watched. Monitoring notices are more often about the physical estate: alarms, temperature, water quality, condition surveys. Observability notices are almost always IT: application performance, logs, traces and infrastructure health behind a digital service.
This page filters on the IT sense. The monitoring tenders page covers the estate sense.
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