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.

10,098 results

Closed tender, closed 24 September 2020Published 21 August 2020
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
TranslinkIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 21 September 2020Published 21 August 2020
Software implementation services
East Sussex County CouncilSoftware implementation services
£25,000,000
Expired contract, expired 9 August 2021Published 21 August 2020
ATTUne Rail Timetable Creation Software Renewal
High Speed Two (HS2) LtdSupplier(s) Bellvedi LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 7 August 2020
£31,850
Closed tender, closed 2 October 2020Published 20 August 2020
Communications network
Essex County Fire and Rescue ServiceTelecommunications equipment and supplies
£2,500,000
Closed tender, closed 22 September 2020Published 20 August 2020
ESCC - JS Modernising Back Office Systems (ERP Solution)
SE Shared ServicesTime accounting or human resources software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 17 September 2020Published 19 August 2020
Stability Chambers
NHS South West - AcutesRefrigerating and freezing equipment
£135,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2021Published 19 August 2020
Sea Angling Adventures
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilSupplier(s) Sea Angling AdventuresAwarded 19 August 2020
£6,750
Expired contract, expired 9 August 2021Published 19 August 2020
Holter Patch Devices
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustSupplier(s) CardioScan LtdCardiology servicesAwarded 7 August 2020
£120,000
Closed tender, closed 17 September 2020Published 18 August 2020
Software package and information systems
Anglia Ruskin UniversitySoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 21 September 2020Published 17 August 2020
Software package and information systems
Financial Conduct AuthorityIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£2,000,000
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Awarded contractPublished 17 August 2020
Safety Case Management System Development (RWM348)
Committee on Radioactive Waste ManagementSupplier(s) Tessella LtdAwarded 17 August 2020
£135,000
Closed tender, closed 16 September 2020Published 15 August 2020
Public relations services
Royal MintPublic relations services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 14 September 2020Published 14 August 2020
UCLH-2617 Contract Management Software (SaaS)
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£900,000
Closed tender, closed 24 August 2020Published 14 August 2020
Feedback, Surveying and Improving Colleague Experience System
NHS Wales - Shared Services PartnershipContact management software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2023Published 12 August 2020
ENHT - RIS (Radiology Wellbeing Software)
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICS NHS ProcurementSupplier(s) Wellbeing SoftwareMedical software packageAwarded 31 March 2020
£270,000
Closed tender, closed 23 August 2017Published 12 August 2020
EHRC 1718-12 Ransomware Client Security & IT software subscriptions
EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONSoftware package and information systems
£60,996
Closed tender, closed 29 February 2020Published 12 August 2020
Nimbus Cloud Delivery and Support Services
Department for EducationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£2,300,000
Expired contract, expired 28 February 2022Published 12 August 2020
Nimbus Cloud Delivery and Support Services
Department for EducationSupplier(s) NIMBUS DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS LTDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 28 February 2020
£2,300,000
Closed tender, closed 30 June 2020Published 12 August 2020
Provision of License Support for Nexor
Ministry of DefenceSoftware package and information systems
£309,013
Closed tender, closed 4 September 2020Published 12 August 2020
Detection and Response Security Solution
Genomics EnglandSecurity software package
£300,000

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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IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Software implementation services

ATTUne Rail Timetable Creation Software Renewal

Communications network

ESCC - JS Modernising Back Office Systems (ERP Solution)

Stability Chambers

Sea Angling Adventures

Holter Patch Devices

Software package and information systems

Software package and information systems

Safety Case Management System Development (RWM348)

Public relations services

UCLH-2617 Contract Management Software (SaaS)

Feedback, Surveying and Improving Colleague Experience System

ENHT - RIS (Radiology Wellbeing Software)

EHRC 1718-12 Ransomware Client Security & IT software subscriptions

Nimbus Cloud Delivery and Support Services

Nimbus Cloud Delivery and Support Services

Provision of License Support for Nexor

Detection and Response Security Solution

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