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.

10,090 results

Expired contract, expired 10 March 2023Published 13 March 2020
Purchase of 3 Year LabVIEW Software Licence and Hardware
University of SheffieldSupplier(s) National Instruments UK & IrelandIndustry specific software development servicesAwarded 10 March 2020
£48,742
Expired contract, expired 10 March 2021Published 13 March 2020
Annual Subscription to a concurrent Plant Simulation Software License
University of SheffieldSupplier(s) Simulation SolutionsIndustry specific software packageAwarded 10 March 2020
£31,839
Stale Pre-tender, closed 5 January 2020Published 12 March 2020
Notice of Contract Award_EA Landscapes
Money And Pensions ServiceInformation technology services
£70,350
Expired contract, expired 22 February 2023Published 12 March 2020
Contract Award Notice - Accounts Payable Fraud and Error Software
NHS Business Services AuthoritySupplier(s) Fiscal Technologies LtdFinancial analysis software packageAwarded 19 February 2020
£45,906
Closed tender, closed 20 April 2020Published 11 March 2020
Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Virtualisation Software and Associated Reseller Services
The Office of Government Procurement
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 10 April 2020Published 11 March 2020
Software support services
Maynooth UniversitySoftware-related services
€350,000
Closed tender, closed 31 March 2020Published 10 March 2020
GB-London: Market Testing - Financial Management System
Royal Museums GreenwichFinancial systems software package
£75,000
Expired contract, expired 9 March 2023Published 10 March 2020
Anti Corruption Database Software
Humberside PoliceSupplier(s) Specialist Computer Centres PLCAwarded 10 March 2020
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 20 April 2020Published 9 March 2020
Software-related services
The Office of Government ProcurementSoftware supply services
€26,500,000
Closed tender, closed 29 June 2020Published 9 March 2020
Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Virtualisation Software and Associated Reseller Services
The Office of Government ProcurementSoftware configuration services
Value not stated
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Expired contract, expired 1 March 2023Published 9 March 2020
Internet Firewalling
Stroud District CouncilSupplier(s) WN CORPORATE SERVICES TRADING LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 30 January 2020
£40,742
Expired contract, expired 11 February 2025Published 9 March 2020
Database software development services
Tourism NISupplier(s) Made to Engage LtdDatabase and operating software development servicesAwarded 9 March 2020
£551,450
Closed tender, closed 23 March 2020Published 9 March 2020
Technical Delivery Partner
HM Land Registry (HMLR)
£8,000,000
Awarded contractPublished 9 March 2020
Software integration consultancy services
Copeland Borough CouncilSupplier(s) MYPOCKETSKILL LTDSoftware integration consultancy servicesAwarded 22 November 2019
£36,500
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2020Published 6 March 2020
Microsoft Licences
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedLicense management software packageAwarded 1 March 2020
£26,950
Closed tender, closed 1 April 2020Published 5 March 2020
ICT Infrastructure
North Star Housing GroupComputer network services
£1,400,000
Closed tender, closed 24 April 2020Published 5 March 2020
ICT Infrastructure
North Star Housing GroupTelecommunications equipment and supplies
£1,400,000
Expired contract, expired 27 February 2021Published 5 March 2020
Solarwinds software License purchase requirement
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) Centreprise InternationalSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 27 February 2020
£85,663
Awarded contractPublished 4 March 2020
Enterprise resource planning software package
Heriot Watt UniversitySupplier(s) ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDTime accounting or human resources software packageAwarded 27 February 2020
£4,952,683
Closed tender, closed 17 March 2020Published 3 March 2020
NLEDP 154 - Cyber Security Operations Team
Home Office
£3,000,000

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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Purchase of 3 Year LabVIEW Software Licence and Hardware

Annual Subscription to a concurrent Plant Simulation Software License

Notice of Contract Award_EA Landscapes

Contract Award Notice - Accounts Payable Fraud and Error Software

Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Virtualisation Software and Associated Reseller Services

Software support services

GB-London: Market Testing - Financial Management System

Anti Corruption Database Software

Software-related services

Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Virtualisation Software and Associated Reseller Services

Internet Firewalling

Database software development services

Technical Delivery Partner

Software integration consultancy services

Microsoft Licences

ICT Infrastructure

ICT Infrastructure

Solarwinds software License purchase requirement

Enterprise resource planning software package

NLEDP 154 - Cyber Security Operations Team

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