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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 November 2015

    Chorus Software as a Service

    Bedfordshire PoliceSupplier(s) Create IntelligenceAwarded 1 November 2015

    £40,000

  • Expired contractPublished 1 November 2015

    Chorus Software as a Service

    CAMBRIDGESHIRE CONSTABULARYSupplier(s) Create IntelligenceAwarded 1 November 2015

    £40,000

  • Stale Pre-tenderPublished 16 October 2015

    NHS Property Services Business Systems Transformation

    Department of Health Northern IrelandRepair and maintenance services

  • Expired contractPublished 12 October 2015

    Technology Framework

    AmicusHorizon LtdSupplier(s)
    5 suppliers
    HardwareAwarded 22 September 2015

    £4,000,000

  • Expired contractPublished 1 October 2015

    Payroll & HR Systems (software as a service)

    Council of the Isles of ScillySupplier(s) MHR International UK LimitedPersonnel and payroll servicesAwarded 24 July 2015

    £77,827

  • Expired contractPublished 16 September 2015

    HR and Finance - Provision of Software Systems - THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

    Ipswich Borough CouncilSupplier(s) - None -Business transaction and personal business software packageAwarded 1 November 2016

    £1

  • Closed tenderPublished 7 September 2015

    TS15025 Supply of Externally Hosted School Nutritional Catering Software and Associated Services

    Derbyshire County CouncilIndustry specific software package

    £30,000

  • Awarded contractPublished 7 September 2015

    Provision of online booking engine services

    Abbey Theatre Amharclann na MainistreachSupplier(s) Tessitura Network, IncSoftware programming and consultancy services

  • Expired contractPublished 1 September 2015

    NPAS IT Strategy Consultancy

    West Yorkshire PoliceSupplier(s) Actica Consulting LimitedAwarded 1 September 2015

    £70,000

  • Expired contractPublished 27 August 2015

    Cambridge Intelligence Limited : Keylines Software Support and Services Agreement

    Thames Valley PoliceSupplier(s) CAMBRIDGE INTELLIGENCE LIMITEDAwarded 27 August 2015

    £34,500

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  • Expired contractPublished 25 August 2015

    Provision of a Careers Management System

    University of SouthamptonSupplier(s) Gti Media LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 30 July 2015

    £31,500

  • Closed tenderPublished 24 August 2015

    Hardware and Software Support and Maintenance for two EMC Centera Storage Systems

    Wirral Metropolitan Borough CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

    £50,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 20 August 2015

    Norton Priory Monastery to Museum P900 Project - Audio Visual and Media Software Package

    Halton Borough CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

    £70,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 13 August 2015

    15-058 Citizen Portal Soultion

    Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilInternet browsing software development services

    £750,000

  • Expired contractPublished 5 August 2015

    L0869; CO Software Licensing - Contract

    Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Trustmarque Solutions LtdMiscellaneous software package and computer systemsAwarded 22 April 2015

    £571,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 3 August 2015

    Technology Framework

    AmicusHorizon LtdComputer-related professional services

    £5,000,000

  • Expired contractPublished 9 July 2015

    Technical software support service for the MCA Consolidated European Reporting System (CERS)

    Maritime and Coastguard AgencySupplier(s) Q Associates LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 22 June 2015

    £45,000

  • Expired contractPublished 26 June 2015

    Postgres Plus Software Subscription & Support

    Health and Social Care Information CentreSupplier(s) EnterpriseDB UK LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 3 July 2014

    £222,666

  • Expired contractPublished 17 June 2015

    Network and Server Support

    York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSupplier(s) Insight Direct (UK) LtdData network management and support servicesAwarded 1 April 2015

    £322,193

  • Expired contractPublished 15 June 2015

    RM5594 SO-9809 IBM Software Subscription & Support

    Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Insight Direct (UK) LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 9 June 2015

    £77,593

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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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