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 tenders map most often to a general software package and information systems heading, alongside codes for software-related services, software supply services, and maintenance of IT software. A single notice often carries two or three of these together.

Software Contracts and Tenders

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

Software procurement here means SaaS contracts, subscriptions and licences, plus anything bought through G-Cloud's Cloud Software lot, from a council swapping out its finance system to an NHS trust renewing a case management licence. Service desks, networks and cloud hosting sit on the IT Contracts and Tenders page instead.

Most of what is on record is already awarded.

10,104 results

Closed tender, closed 24 May 2021Published 14 April 2021
Competition for the provision of a National eProcurement Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis for the Office of Government Procurement
The Office of Government Procurement
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 1 April 2023Published 14 April 2021
Fraud Detection License
Student Loans CompanySupplier(s) Synectics Solutions LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 16 March 2021
£60,000
Expired contract, expired 12 December 2022Published 14 April 2021
Evosys Workforce Scheduler/Management Software Licensing
Home OfficeSupplier(s) Evolutionary Systems Company LtdIT software packageAwarded 11 December 2019
£1,080,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 14 April 2021
Provision of software license, support and maintenance for Idox Uniform system
Ryedale District CouncilSupplier(s) IDOX SOFTWARE LTDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 15 March 2021
£48,532.03
Expired contract, expired 3 February 2021Published 14 April 2021
Provision of Customer/Employee Experience Platform (G Cloud)
Northern Trains LtdSupplier(s) Qualtrics, LLCCommunication and multimedia software packageAwarded 30 September 2020
£326,287
Expired contract, expired 10 October 2021Published 14 April 2021
Proc462 Cenote Software license
Home OfficeSupplier(s) Insight Direct (UK) LtdIT software packageAwarded 11 November 2019
£13,022.08
Expired contract, expired 25 March 2022Published 13 April 2021
Contract for the Provision of McAfee License Renewal to NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS West Berkshire CCG & NHS Hampshire & Isle of Wight CCG
NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support UnitSupplier(s) EUROPEAN ELECTRONIQUE LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 25 March 2021
£76,582
Closed tender, closed 14 May 2021Published 13 April 2021
One London Local Health and Care Record Dynamic Purchasing System
NHS London Procurement PartnershipSoftware package and information systems
£200,000,000
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2022Published 13 April 2021
Provision of RentArrears Management Software - Direct Award from Lot 2: Cloud Software of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement (RM1557.12).
Longhurst Group LtdSupplier(s) MOBYSOFT LIMITEDData servicesAwarded 29 December 2020
£564,619.61
Closed tender, closed 24 May 2021Published 12 April 2021
Competition for the Provision of a National eProcurement Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) Basis for the Office of Government Procurement
The Minister for Public Expenditure and ReformAuction software development services
€9,100,000
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Awarded contractPublished 12 April 2021
City Data Sharing Platform - Discovery Phase
Greater London AuthoritySupplier(s) Glue Reply (a trading division of Reply Ltd.)Awarded 12 April 2021
£49,725
Closed tender, closed 1 June 2021Published 12 April 2021
Imaging, Radiotherapy, Endoscopy, Ancillary Devices and related goods & services
NHS Supply ChainMedical equipments
£3,720,500,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 12 April 2021
GB-Didcot: UKRI-1443
UK Research & InnovationSupplier(s) ITP Engines UK LtdAnalytical or scientific software packageAwarded 29 March 2021
£38,320
Awarded contractPublished 12 April 2021
Supply of Social Care Case Management Solutions Software
Scotland Excel
Supplier(s)
5 suppliers
Advanced Health and Care Ltd
Azeus UK Ltd
Liquidlogic Ltd
OLM SYSTEMS LIMITED
Servelec Education Ltd
IT software packageAwarded 12 March 2021
£84,000,000
Awarded contractPublished 12 April 2021
Supply of Social Care Case Management Solutions Software
Scotland Excel
Supplier(s)
5 suppliers
Advanced Health and Care Ltd
Azeus UK Ltd
Corelogic Limited
Liquidlogic Ltd
OLM SYSTEMS LIMITED
Software package and information systemsAwarded 12 March 2021
£28,000,000
Closed tender, closed 3 June 2021Published 12 April 2021
Welsh Government Bilingual Applicant Tracking System
Welsh GovernmentTime accounting or human resources software development services
£700,000
Expired contract, expired 12 April 2022Published 12 April 2021
Microsoft Data Accelerator for Policing
Thames Valley PoliceSupplier(s) Simpson Associates Information Services LimitedAwarded 12 April 2021
£66,000
Closed tender, closed 3 June 2021Published 12 April 2021
Welsh Government Bilingual Applicant Tracking System
Welsh GovernmentInternet and intranet software package
£700,000
Awarded contractPublished 9 April 2021
Quality Assurance and Speech Analytics - PP1015
Orbit Group LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 9 April 2021
£150,000
Stale Pre-tender, closed 24 April 2021Published 9 April 2021
Maternity EPR
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS TrustSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about saas contracts, software contract, software tenders, software as a service, cloud software, software subscription, software licensing, SaaS, database software 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 tenders map most often to a general software package and information systems heading, alongside codes for software-related services, software supply services, and maintenance of IT software. A single notice often carries two or three of these together.

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Competition for the provision of a National eProcurement Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis for the Office of Government Procurement

Fraud Detection License

Evosys Workforce Scheduler/Management Software Licensing

Provision of software license, support and maintenance for Idox Uniform system

Provision of Customer/Employee Experience Platform (G Cloud)

Proc462 Cenote Software license

Contract for the Provision of McAfee License Renewal to NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of NHS West Berkshire CCG & NHS Hampshire & Isle of Wight CCG

One London Local Health and Care Record Dynamic Purchasing System

Provision of RentArrears Management Software - Direct Award from Lot 2: Cloud Software of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G-Cloud 12 Framework Agreement (RM1557.12).

Competition for the Provision of a National eProcurement Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) Basis for the Office of Government Procurement

City Data Sharing Platform - Discovery Phase

Imaging, Radiotherapy, Endoscopy, Ancillary Devices and related goods & services

GB-Didcot: UKRI-1443

Supply of Social Care Case Management Solutions Software

Supply of Social Care Case Management Solutions Software

Welsh Government Bilingual Applicant Tracking System

Microsoft Data Accelerator for Policing

Welsh Government Bilingual Applicant Tracking System

Quality Assurance and Speech Analytics - PP1015

Maternity EPR

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