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.

10,084 results

Expired contract, expired 31 July 2022Published 19 September 2019
Corporate Subscription to Costar Software 2019-2022
Department for Transport (DFT)Supplier(s) Costar UK LimitedHighways consultancy servicesAwarded 1 August 2019
£39,300
Closed tender, closed 2 October 2019Published 18 September 2019
0812 Digital accessibility partner to capability build across Essex County Council
Essex County Council
£60,000
Awarded contractPublished 18 September 2019
Provision of Dynamic Application Security Testing services SAAS.
An PostSupplier(s) BCC RiskadvisorySystems testing services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 2 October 2019Published 18 September 2019
0812 Digital accessibility partner to capability build across Essex County Council
Essex County Council
£60,000
Closed tender, closed 25 October 2019Published 18 September 2019
Database software development services
Scottish GovernmentDatabase software development services
£20,000,000
Awarded contract, expiring 15 July 2029Published 17 September 2019
Industry specific software package
Hampshire County CouncilSupplier(s) Omnico GroupIndustry specific software packageAwarded 6 September 2019
£5,000,000
Expired contract, expired 28 September 2020Published 16 September 2019
Proc448 JBose Fuse Software
Home OfficeSupplier(s) Insight Direct (UK) LtdSoftware-related servicesAwarded 29 August 2019
£46,619
Expired contract, expired 29 June 2021Published 16 September 2019
CA33119 Software License Resilient High Avail FW annual support
Maidstone Borough CouncilSupplier(s) RTF Networks LtdAwarded 16 September 2019
£30,000
Closed tender, closed 27 September 2019Published 13 September 2019
Ongoing Provision of Resource for Product Development and Pipeline Improvement
COMPANIES HOUSE
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 4 June 2020Published 13 September 2019
Proc432 Forgerock license
Home OfficeSupplier(s) BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITEDSoftware-related servicesAwarded 5 June 2019
£61,464
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Expired contract, expired 25 April 2024Published 13 September 2019
Data Centre Server Refresh 2019
University of DerbySupplier(s) XMA LIMITEDInformation systems and serversAwarded 18 April 2019
£999,236
Closed tender, closed 27 September 2019Published 13 September 2019
WP1817: What services and systems the UK Local Authorities and Councils use within the PSN network
Government Digital Service
£40,000
Expired contract, expired 4 September 2022Published 12 September 2019
Cheque Processing Services
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)Supplier(s) Exela TechnologiesBanking servicesAwarded 5 September 2019
£1,131,057
Expired contract, expired 5 September 2022Published 12 September 2019
Cheque Processing Services
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)Supplier(s) EXELA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDBanking servicesAwarded 6 September 2019
£1,131,057
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2019Published 12 September 2019
Single Domain AD Migration Consultancy for NCG **AWARD**
NEWCASTLE COLLEGE GROUPSupplier(s) Softcat PLCSoftware programming and consultancy servicesAwarded 1 July 2019
£117,110
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2020Published 12 September 2019
Digital Forms Building Service (SaaS)
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)Supplier(s) GovForms LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 9 July 2019
£17,500
Expired contract, expired 30 July 2021Published 12 September 2019
THE PROVISION OF LEGAL DOCUMENT HOSTING
Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) EPIQ SYSTEMS, LTD.Document management systemAwarded 24 July 2019
£3,000,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 11 September 2019
Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
Crown Commercial ServiceMaintenance and repair of office machinery
£900,000,000
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2020Published 10 September 2019
Firmstep Platform Renewal
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilSupplier(s) Granicus-Firmstep LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 10 September 2019
£30,500
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2025Published 10 September 2019
MFD Framework RM3781
London Borough of HackneySupplier(s) Canon UK LimitedAwarded 1 December 2020
£811,000

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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Corporate Subscription to Costar Software 2019-2022

0812 Digital accessibility partner to capability build across Essex County Council

Provision of Dynamic Application Security Testing services SAAS.

0812 Digital accessibility partner to capability build across Essex County Council

Database software development services

Industry specific software package

Proc448 JBose Fuse Software

CA33119 Software License Resilient High Avail FW annual support

Ongoing Provision of Resource for Product Development and Pipeline Improvement

Proc432 Forgerock license

Data Centre Server Refresh 2019

WP1817: What services and systems the UK Local Authorities and Councils use within the PSN network

Cheque Processing Services

Cheque Processing Services

Single Domain AD Migration Consultancy for NCG **AWARD**

Digital Forms Building Service (SaaS)

THE PROVISION OF LEGAL DOCUMENT HOSTING

Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture

Firmstep Platform Renewal

MFD Framework RM3781

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