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.

10,094 results

Closed tender, closed 20 August 2020Published 20 July 2020
BEMS (Building Energy Management System) Servicing & Maintenance
North Lanarkshire CouncilEnergy-management services
£1,000,000
Expired contract, expired 9 July 2021Published 20 July 2020
Provision of Jira Cloud Access with Confluence subscriptions.
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory AgencySupplier(s) Clearvision CMIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 10 July 2020
£53,558.06
Closed tender, closed 20 August 2020Published 17 July 2020
Energy-management services
North Lanarkshire CouncilEnergy-management services
£1,000,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 17 July 2020
Supply, configuration & implementation of a configured Enterprise Resource Planning Software as a Service (ERP SaaS) Solution & the ongoing support & maintenance of the configured ERP SaaS Solution
Ministry of JusticeEnterprise resource planning software package
£100,000,000
Awarded contractPublished 17 July 2020
Development & Alumni CRM
University of EdinburghCustomer Relation Management software development servicesAwarded 17 July 2020
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 2 September 2020Published 17 July 2020
Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA) 2020
Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumBusiness transaction and personal business software package
£150,000,000
Closed tender, closed 31 July 2020Published 17 July 2020
Procurement of Agile Development Services
Education and Skills Funding Agency
£9,500,000
Expired contract, expired 31 August 2021Published 16 July 2020
Ivanti and Entrust Licence Renewal
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) Boxxe LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 7 July 2020
£34,579
Expired contract, expired 31 August 2025Published 16 July 2020
Revenue & Benefits Solution Migration
Kingston upon Hull City CouncilSupplier(s) Capita Business Services LtdAwarded 1 September 2020
£850,000
Awarded contractPublished 15 July 2020
Brent Cloud Programme - Implementation Services
London Borough of BrentSupplier(s) Infosys LtdAwarded 15 July 2020
£1,950,000
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Awarded contractPublished 15 July 2020
Customer Relation Management software development services
University of EdinburghCustomer Relation Management software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 2 September 2020Published 15 July 2020
Software package and information systems
Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumPresentation software package
£250,000,000
Closed tender, closed 29 July 2020Published 15 July 2020
Agile Service Delivery for Funding Systems
Education and Skills Funding Agency
£8,400,000
Closed tender, closed 14 August 2020Published 14 July 2020
Traffic control services
Staffordshire County CouncilTraffic-signal maintenance services
€320,000
Closed tender, closed 14 August 2020Published 14 July 2020
IA2113 - Contract for an ITS Hosted & Communication System
Staffordshire County CouncilTraffic control services
£270,000
Awarded contractPublished 14 July 2020
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Education Procurement Service (EPS)Supplier(s) Illumina Cambridge LtdLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Awarded 10 July 2020
€400,000
Awarded contractPublished 14 July 2020
Matlab Campus Wide License - University of Aberdeen
University of AberdeenSupplier(s) The MathWorks LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 10 July 2020
£142,200
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 13 July 2020
Enterprise resource planning software package
Ministry of JusticeIT software package
£100,000,000
Closed tender, closed 27 July 2020Published 13 July 2020
Agile Digital Development and Lifecycle Management
Education and Skills Funding Agency
£8,400,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 July 2020
Finance, Expenses & HR software
Qualifications WalesFinancial information systems
£220,000

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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BEMS (Building Energy Management System) Servicing & Maintenance

Provision of Jira Cloud Access with Confluence subscriptions.

Energy-management services

Supply, configuration & implementation of a configured Enterprise Resource Planning Software as a Service (ERP SaaS) Solution & the ongoing support & maintenance of the configured ERP SaaS Solution

Development & Alumni CRM

Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA) 2020

Procurement of Agile Development Services

Ivanti and Entrust Licence Renewal

Revenue & Benefits Solution Migration

Brent Cloud Programme - Implementation Services

Customer Relation Management software development services

Software package and information systems

Agile Service Delivery for Funding Systems

Traffic control services

IA2113 - Contract for an ITS Hosted & Communication System

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Matlab Campus Wide License - University of Aberdeen

Enterprise resource planning software package

Agile Digital Development and Lifecycle Management

Finance, Expenses & HR software

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