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.

10,085 results

Expired contract, expired 31 January 2022Published 3 December 2019
Cloud Software BACS Services
Basildon Borough CouncilSupplier(s) ACCESS SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITEDFinancial transaction processing and clearing-house servicesAwarded 27 November 2019
£20,500
Closed tender, closed 20 December 2019Published 3 December 2019
Service Desk System
University of YorkSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 October 2021Published 2 December 2019
RM1043/CCT782 Operational Service Management (OSM) Partner (Develop)
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) CGI IT UK LtdAwarded 2 December 2019
£652,000
Expired contract, expired 28 February 2025Published 2 December 2019
RMBC-RW-Mini-Competition for Multifunctional Devices and Print Management Software and Services - AWARD
SE Shared ServicesSupplier(s) Konica Minolta Businss Solutions (UK) LimitedOffice-type offset printing machineryAwarded 29 November 2019
£145,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 29 November 2019
Software package and information systems
NHS Wales - Shared Services PartnershipSoftware package and information systems
£300,000
Closed tender, closed 10 January 2020Published 29 November 2019
Provision on an On-Line Expenses System
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOffice and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
£150,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 29 November 2019
Software package and information systems
University of YorkSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 May 2020Published 28 November 2019
Condeco Room Booking Hardware and Software Contract 2nd Extension
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) EPTURA UK LIMITEDSecurity software packageAwarded 26 November 2019
£15,131
Awarded contractPublished 28 November 2019
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Manchester City CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 27 November 2019
Implement, manage, support and develop a new digital experience and communication platform
Money And Pensions ServiceSupplier(s) NTT DATA UK LIMITEDAwarded 27 November 2019
£830,141
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Awarded contractPublished 27 November 2019
Application Lifecycle Management Review and test management services.
Environmental Protection AgencyIT software development services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2022Published 26 November 2019
UK SBS DDaT19177 Subscription for Changepoint Software
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Changepoint (Canada) ULCSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 28 June 2019
£439,145
Stale Pre-tender, closed 11 December 2019Published 26 November 2019
Pre Market Engagement for Fleet Management Solution 'software as a service'
Hampshire County CouncilFleet management, repair and maintenance services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 9 December 2019Published 25 November 2019
Clarity PPM Professional Services
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
£180,000
Closed tender, closed 9 December 2019Published 25 November 2019
PU-20-0182 - Oracle Cloud Support
Office for National Statistics
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 April 2022Published 25 November 2019
Tribal contract
City of London CorporationSupplier(s) Name not disclosedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 17 April 2019
£115,299
Expired contract, expired 31 May 2021Published 22 November 2019
McAfee SIEM software license renewal
City of London CorporationSupplier(s) Caretower LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 24 June 2019
£67,104
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 22 November 2019
Industry specific software package
Network RailTrain monitoring services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 23 December 2019Published 22 November 2019
2nd Condition Data Collection - IT Solution
Department for EducationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£4,500,000
Closed tender, closed 8 January 2020Published 22 November 2019
Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition and Outsourced Transcription
NHS Shared Business ServicesLicense management software development services
£31,500,000

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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Cloud Software BACS Services

Service Desk System

RM1043/CCT782 Operational Service Management (OSM) Partner (Develop)

RMBC-RW-Mini-Competition for Multifunctional Devices and Print Management Software and Services - AWARD

Software package and information systems

Provision on an On-Line Expenses System

Software package and information systems

Condeco Room Booking Hardware and Software Contract 2nd Extension

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Implement, manage, support and develop a new digital experience and communication platform

Application Lifecycle Management Review and test management services.

UK SBS DDaT19177 Subscription for Changepoint Software

Pre Market Engagement for Fleet Management Solution 'software as a service'

Clarity PPM Professional Services

PU-20-0182 - Oracle Cloud Support

Tribal contract

McAfee SIEM software license renewal

Industry specific software package

2nd Condition Data Collection - IT Solution

Digital Dictation, Speech Recognition and Outsourced Transcription

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