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

Awarded contractPublished 3 March 2021
Software programming and consultancy services
National College of Art & Design (NCAD)Supplier(s) OCLC (UK) LtdOperating systemsAwarded 5 May 2020
€115,150
Stale Pre-tender, closed 11 March 2021Published 3 March 2021
RFI for a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Simulator System
Ministry of DefenceGlobal navigation and positioning systems (GPS or equivalent)
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 3 March 2021
P20-118 Cloud Digital Leadership Research
The Skills Development Scotland Co. LtdSupplier(s) Gartner UK LtdResearch servicesAwarded 24 February 2021
£140,400
Expired contract, expired 3 March 2022Published 3 March 2021
ITS190100 Ivanti software license renewal (call off under LCCITS190020 Software Framework)
Leeds City CouncilSupplier(s) BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 4 March 2021
£24,035
Closed tender, closed 16 March 2021Published 2 March 2021
Financial Systems Digital Delivery Team
Department for Education
£117,650,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 2 March 2021
Multi-vendor cloud software licence optimisation
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Supplier(s) SYNYEGA LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 15 February 2021
£500,000
Expired contract, expired 14 January 2022Published 2 March 2021
Zendesk Software Licenses and Upgrade (con_7301)
Department for EducationSupplier(s) ZENDESK UK LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 15 January 2021
£44,040
Closed tender, closed 15 March 2021Published 1 March 2021
LIP Testing & Deployment Services
LIVESTOCK INFORMATION LIMITED
£2,250,000
Closed tender, closed 15 March 2021Published 1 March 2021
C20611 Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) Data Management and Health Check
Home Office
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 15 March 2021Published 1 March 2021
Online Learning Solution for Professional Development of Tourism Employees
Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Value not stated
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Expired contract, expired 30 March 2022Published 1 March 2021
TVPHC FIM Decommissioing
Thames Valley PoliceSupplier(s) ThirdSpace LtdAwarded 1 March 2021
£14,840
Expired contract, expired 5 May 2022Published 1 March 2021
T0034 RIS Economy Model
National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesAwarded 4 February 2021
£130,915.18
Closed tender, closed 17 March 2021Published 26 February 2021
Mini Competition under RM6068 for the Supply of Microsoft Product Licensing
NHS South West - AcutesSoftware package and information systems
£1
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2021Published 26 February 2021
BEIS DDaT20356 - Support Renewals for EPM System
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 1 January 2021
£168,201.64
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 26 February 2021
Welsh Government Bi-Lingual Applicant Tracking System
Welsh GovernmentTime accounting or human resources software development services
£700,000
Awarded contractPublished 26 February 2021
IMS Database
Scottish Police AuthoritySupplier(s) ABM United Kingdom LtdMaintenance of information technology softwareAwarded 25 February 2021
£498,000
Awarded contractPublished 26 February 2021
IMS Database
Scottish Police AuthoritySupplier(s) ABM Facility Services UK LimitedComputer-related servicesAwarded 25 February 2021
£498,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 26 February 2021
Welsh Government Bi-Lingual Applicant Tracking System
Welsh GovernmentSoftware package and information systems
£700,000
Stale Pre-tender, closed 12 March 2021Published 26 February 2021
UKRI Event Platform
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 29 March 2021Published 26 February 2021
Provision of an Electronic Signature (eSignature) Solution
National Transport Authority
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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Software programming and consultancy services

RFI for a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Simulator System

P20-118 Cloud Digital Leadership Research

ITS190100 Ivanti software license renewal (call off under LCCITS190020 Software Framework)

Financial Systems Digital Delivery Team

Multi-vendor cloud software licence optimisation

Zendesk Software Licenses and Upgrade (con_7301)

LIP Testing & Deployment Services

C20611 Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) Data Management and Health Check

Online Learning Solution for Professional Development of Tourism Employees

TVPHC FIM Decommissioing

T0034 RIS Economy Model

Mini Competition under RM6068 for the Supply of Microsoft Product Licensing

BEIS DDaT20356 - Support Renewals for EPM System

Welsh Government Bi-Lingual Applicant Tracking System

IMS Database

IMS Database

Welsh Government Bi-Lingual Applicant Tracking System

UKRI Event Platform

Provision of an Electronic Signature (eSignature) Solution

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