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.

10,097 results

Closed tender, closed 18 December 2020Published 20 November 2020
BDB088C RFT for the Provision of a Library Services Platform & Reading List Management System for Dublin City University
Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 23 December 2020Published 19 November 2020
Lease Management and Accounting System
Nottinghamshire County CouncilBusiness transaction and personal business software package
£80,000
Closed tender, closed 3 December 2020Published 19 November 2020
Software Development Capability - Service delivery for academies and free schools
Department for Education
£12,127,750
Expired contract, expired 31 October 2021Published 19 November 2020
Company Database Software
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Bureau Van DIJK Electronic Publishing LimitedIT software packageAwarded 1 November 2020
£95,000
Closed tender, closed 21 December 2020Published 19 November 2020
School of Chemistry: Supply of Two X-Ray Powder Diffractometers
University of St AndrewsX-ray devices
£333,000
Closed tender, closed 23 December 2020Published 19 November 2020
Lease Management and Accounting System
Nottinghamshire County CouncilBusiness transaction and personal business software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 2 December 2020Published 18 November 2020
Tender for the provision of Microsoft Software Licensing and Implementation Support
Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 October 2021Published 18 November 2020
Provision of a Software Licensing Service
Warrington Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedSoftware supply servicesAwarded 1 November 2020
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 8 November 2021Published 18 November 2020
Provision of Software Engineering Services (Requirement 2)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencySupplier(s) Capgemini UK plcIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 9 November 2020
£3,000,000
Closed tender, closed 5 January 2021Published 18 November 2020
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
North Lincolnshire CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£189,000
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Closed tender, closed 18 December 2020Published 18 November 2020
Library equipment
Education Procurement Service (EPS)Library services
€220,000
Closed tender, closed 7 January 2021Published 18 November 2020
Computer-related equipment
Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC)Computer-related professional services
£40,000,000
Expired contract, expired 15 November 2022Published 17 November 2020
Provision of ServiceNow ITSM Tooling Licenses and Professional Services
Shared Services AllianceSupplier(s) FLYFORM LTDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 18 November 2020
£1,761,639
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 17 November 2020
Software package and information systems
City of London CorporationSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 21 December 2020Published 17 November 2020
X-ray devices
University of St AndrewsX-ray devices
£400,000
Awarded contractPublished 17 November 2020
PPE Ref 5872 - Direct Award For the Provision of Renewal Software License for a proprietary programming.
University of GlasgowSupplier(s) The MathWorks LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 6 July 2020
£111,908
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2020Published 17 November 2020
IT Software Subscription
Met OfficeSupplier(s) CSC Computer Sciences LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 15 June 2020
£35,300
Stale Pre-tender, closed 8 December 2020Published 17 November 2020
Soft Market Testing - Highways Management System
City of London CorporationSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 22 October 2024Published 17 November 2020
2652/MH - Handwritten Assessment Software
University of SheffieldSupplier(s) Academia LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 23 October 2020
£145,600
Closed tender, closed 27 November 2020Published 16 November 2020
Request for Tenders (RFT) for the provision of IBM Security QRadar SIEM Software Subscription and Support to the NTMA
National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA)
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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BDB088C RFT for the Provision of a Library Services Platform & Reading List Management System for Dublin City University

Lease Management and Accounting System

Software Development Capability - Service delivery for academies and free schools

Company Database Software

School of Chemistry: Supply of Two X-Ray Powder Diffractometers

Lease Management and Accounting System

Tender for the provision of Microsoft Software Licensing and Implementation Support

Provision of a Software Licensing Service

Provision of Software Engineering Services (Requirement 2)

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Library equipment

Computer-related equipment

Provision of ServiceNow ITSM Tooling Licenses and Professional Services

Software package and information systems

X-ray devices

PPE Ref 5872 - Direct Award For the Provision of Renewal Software License for a proprietary programming.

IT Software Subscription

Soft Market Testing - Highways Management System

2652/MH - Handwritten Assessment Software

Request for Tenders (RFT) for the provision of IBM Security QRadar SIEM Software Subscription and Support to the NTMA

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