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.

10,103 results

Closed tender, closed 15 April 2021Published 16 March 2021
TUCO White Label Delivery App
TUCO LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£5,000,000
Closed tender, closed 30 March 2021Published 16 March 2021
EA Reg Services Beta Platform Project Phase
Environment Agency
£6,000,000
Closed tender, closed 25 March 2021Published 16 March 2021
Mini Competition under RM6068 for the Supply of Citrix Licensing (NDH)
NHS South West - AcutesSoftware package and information systems
£1
Awarded contractPublished 16 March 2021
Tree, Tree Preservation Order and Asset Management System
Derby City CouncilSupplier(s) R&A Software (Systems) LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 1 April 2021
£63,659
Closed tender, closed 15 April 2021Published 16 March 2021
TUCO White Label Delivery App
TUCO LtdSoftware package and information systems
£5,000,000
Closed tender, closed 21 April 2021Published 15 March 2021
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Shannon Commercial Properties DACMechanical engineering services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 11 November 2022Published 15 March 2021
Corporate CRM, My Account, forms and view accounts
Welland Procurement UnitSupplier(s) Granicus-Firmstep LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 12 November 2020
£160,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 12 March 2021
Cash Bursary Alternatives/PRO/PIN/2021
The Open UniversitySales or marketing software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 19 February 2024Published 12 March 2021
CLOUD SOFTWARE BACS SERVICE Via G Cloud
Redditch Borough Council, Bromsgrove District CouncilSupplier(s) AccessPayScraper machinesAwarded 20 February 2021
£24,255
Closed tender, closed 25 March 2021Published 12 March 2021
Mini Competition under RM6068 for the Supply of MS Licensing (NDH)
NHS South West - AcutesSoftware package and information systems
£1
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Expired contract, expired 29 March 2022Published 11 March 2021
Proc650 Talend Licenses
Home OfficeSupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedIT software packageAwarded 30 March 2021
£83,380.66
Awarded contractPublished 11 March 2021
Atlassian Licences Call-Off Contract
NHS Business Services AuthoritySupplier(s) Atlassian Pty LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 22 September 2020
£300,000
Closed tender, closed 9 April 2021Published 10 March 2021
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution
Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre UK LtdSoftware consultancy services
£7,000,000
Expired contract, expired 14 March 2023Published 10 March 2021
CP1986-20 Scomis Group CRM Cloud Software
Devon County CouncilSupplier(s) Softcat PLCCustomer Relation Management software packageAwarded 15 March 2021
£43,000
Closed tender, closed 24 March 2021Published 10 March 2021
Mini Competition under RM6068 for the Supply of VM Ware Product Licensing
NHS South West - AcutesNetworking, Internet and intranet software package
£1
Expired contract, expired 7 March 2022Published 10 March 2021
PHE - Corporate - ICT - Software licenses to deploy security software updates via three quotation
Public Health EnglandSupplier(s) Patch My PCLicense management software packageAwarded 8 March 2021
£17,500
Expired contract, expired 26 February 2021Published 10 March 2021
CO - Mapping Software contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Airbox Systems LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 9 September 2020
£777,040
Expired contract, expired 9 November 2022Published 9 March 2021
Digital Learning Platform
NHS Blood and TransplantSupplier(s) D2L Europe LtdMiscellaneous software package and computer systemsAwarded 10 November 2020
£200,000
Awarded contractPublished 9 March 2021
National Inventory Management Solution
NHS National Services ScotlandSupplier(s) GENESIS AUTOMATION (UK) LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 19 February 2021
£5,140,415
Awarded contractPublished 9 March 2021
Printing of Electoral Material
The City of Edinburgh CouncilSupplier(s) IDOX SOFTWARE LTDBespoke printed matterAwarded 1 March 2021
£105,812

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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TUCO White Label Delivery App

EA Reg Services Beta Platform Project Phase

Mini Competition under RM6068 for the Supply of Citrix Licensing (NDH)

Tree, Tree Preservation Order and Asset Management System

TUCO White Label Delivery App

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Corporate CRM, My Account, forms and view accounts

Cash Bursary Alternatives/PRO/PIN/2021

CLOUD SOFTWARE BACS SERVICE Via G Cloud

Mini Competition under RM6068 for the Supply of MS Licensing (NDH)

Proc650 Talend Licenses

Atlassian Licences Call-Off Contract

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution

CP1986-20 Scomis Group CRM Cloud Software

Mini Competition under RM6068 for the Supply of VM Ware Product Licensing

PHE - Corporate - ICT - Software licenses to deploy security software updates via three quotation

CO - Mapping Software contract

Digital Learning Platform

National Inventory Management Solution

Printing of Electoral Material

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