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Software Contracts and Tenders

See open software tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Software procurement covers software as a service, subscriptions and licence renewals, bought mainly as ready-made packages rather than built to order. The notices span case management, finance and payroll, HR, housing, document and compliance, project management and e-tendering systems.

Software buying is mostly done as call-offs from G-Cloud's Cloud Software lot, and buyers often test the market with preliminary engagement notices first. Buyers range from councils and housing associations to NHS trusts, universities, fire and rescue authorities and central government bodies.

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  • Expired contractPublished 1 June 2016

    ICT Software Development Partnership

    Blackpool CouncilSupplier(s) Pentagull LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 29 July 2016

    £750,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 31 May 2016

    Software package and information systems

    HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)Software package and information systems

    £15,000,000

  • Expired contractPublished 26 May 2016

    Audit (Q.A.) System - Project 722

    High Speed Two (HS2) LtdSupplier(s) XACTIUM LIMITEDCompliance software packageAwarded 8 April 2016

    £74,803

  • Closed tenderPublished 19 May 2016

    Networks

    Offshore Renewable Energy CatapultCommunications network

  • Closed tenderPublished 19 May 2016

    CCS014/2016 THE PROVISION OF HR PAYROLL SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE AND PAYROLL SERVICE OPERATIONAL PROCESSING

    Middlesbrough CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

    £1,800,000

  • Expired contractPublished 19 May 2016

    ICT Network Support Services

    Offshore Renewable Energy CatapultSupplier(s) IT Professional Services LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 8 August 2016

    £543,993

  • Closed tenderPublished 18 May 2016

    (NU/1166) Supply and Installation of a CAFM System

    Newcastle UniversitySoftware package and information systems

  • Awarded contractPublished 18 May 2016

    Software package and information systems

    University of WestminsterSupplier(s) Marval Software LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 22 March 2016

  • Expired contractPublished 17 May 2016

    IBM Software Subscription, Support Consolidation and Supply Contract

    Health and Social Care Information CentreSupplier(s) Insight Direct (UK) LtdSoftware support servicesAwarded 1 May 2016

    £94,803

  • Closed tenderPublished 17 May 2016

    Procurement of a Software Application for the Collection of Patient Reported Outcomes Data and Related Services

    NHS Sheffield CCGIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

    £164,176

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  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 16 May 2016

    Software package and information systems

    Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumSecurity software package

  • Awarded contractPublished 10 May 2016

    Photocopying and offset printing equipment

    Runshaw CollegeSupplier(s) Agilico Workplace Technologies (North) LtdPrint utility software package

    £420,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 3 May 2016

    Market Operations & Master Data Management

    Bank of EnglandIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

  • Awarded contractPublished 3 May 2016

    Information technology services

    Thames Water Utilities LimitedInformation technology services

  • Expired contractPublished 30 April 2016

    Microsoft Enterprise Premier Support

    Cheshire ConstabularySupplier(s) Microsoft LtdAwarded 30 April 2016

    £40,000

  • Expired contractPublished 27 April 2016

    Provision of Red Hat Software Subscriptions and Support

    Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Insight Direct (UK) LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 12 April 2016

  • Awarded contractPublished 26 April 2016

    Software package utilities

    Genomics EnglandSupplier(s) IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDSoftware package utilities

  • Expired contractPublished 25 April 2016

    Airworthiness Issue Management Software Tool

    Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) tlmNexus LtdAviation ground support software packageAwarded 1 April 2016

    £388,800

  • Expired contractPublished 22 April 2016

    Secure Web Gateway

    Transport for LondonSupplier(s) Insight Direct (UK) LtdAgricultural machineryAwarded 17 March 2016

    £1,600,000

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 20 April 2016

    Software package and information systems

    HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)Software package and information systems

    £15,000,000

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about saas contracts, software contract, software tenders, software as a service, cloud software, software subscription in the UK public sector.

  • What counts as a software tender?

    Buying or renewing a software product counts: a SaaS subscription, a software licence, a G-Cloud Cloud Software call-off, or a bespoke build like a case management or asset management system. Support desks, network contracts and general cloud hosting are a different category and have their own page, IT Contracts and Tenders.

  • Who buys software contracts in the UK public sector?

    Councils, NHS trusts, central government departments, universities, colleges and housing associations all run software tenders. Finance, HR and payroll systems and case management platforms come up often, and a growing share is bought as a SaaS subscription rather than a one-off licence.

  • What's the difference between a SaaS contract and a software licence?

    A SaaS contract buys access to software the supplier hosts and runs, usually as an ongoing subscription with updates and support built in. A software licence more often buys the right to install and run software the buyer hosts itself, sometimes as a one-off cost with support and maintenance billed separately. Both routes now sit side by side on the same G-Cloud framework.

  • How do suppliers bid for public sector software contracts?

    Software tenders are published on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder, and through G-Cloud, where the Cloud Software lot is the main route for SaaS products.

  • What CPV codes cover software tenders?

    Software notices carry 48000000 (Software package and information systems), 72260000 (Software-related services) and 72268000 (Software supply services).

  • Which frameworks are used to buy software in the UK public sector?

    G-Cloud, the Crown Commercial Service framework for cloud services, is a common route. Its Cloud Software lot covers software as a service and licensed packages, and buyers use it for case management, payroll and HR, finance, document and compliance, project management and e-sourcing systems.

    Councils, NHS trusts, colleges, fire and rescue authorities and central government bodies such as the Ministry of Defence and the National Audit Office call off from it, either by direct award or through a further competition between the listed suppliers.

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