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.

10,082 results

Expired contract, expired 31 July 2020Published 6 August 2019
Forcepoint Saas Renewal
London & Quadrant Housing TrustSupplier(s) MTI Technology LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 2 July 2019
£79,145
Expired contract, expired 31 July 2021Published 5 August 2019
Marketing Automation SaaS solution
Department for EducationSupplier(s) Squiz UK LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 11 July 2019
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 5 August 2019
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lincolnshire County CouncilBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 9 August 2021Published 5 August 2019
PR Gloo Communications Management System
High Speed Two (HS2) LtdSupplier(s) Prgloo LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 31 July 2019
£45,600
Expired contract, expired 30 May 2020Published 2 August 2019
Microsoft Software Licenses
British Film Institute (BFI)Supplier(s) CDW LtdLicense management software packageAwarded 30 May 2019
£26,000
Expired contract, expired 30 April 2020Published 2 August 2019
Software Support - 3M Encoder Software License Support
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS TrustSupplier(s) CSC Computer Sciences LimitedSoftware support servicesAwarded 30 April 2019
£10,157
Awarded contractPublished 2 August 2019
Computer-related services
University of GlasgowMaintenance of information technology equipment
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 17 September 2019Published 2 August 2019
Library management system
Library Management System 2019Library software package
£450,000
Closed tender, closed 3 September 2019Published 2 August 2019
Customer survey services
Education Procurement Service (EPS)Miscellaneous networking software package
€600,000
Expired contract, expired 21 October 2020Published 1 August 2019
PHE - Science Hub - Nintex Software & Support
Public Health EnglandSupplier(s) Nintex UK LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 31 July 2019
Value not stated
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Expired contract, expired 31 July 2022Published 1 August 2019
Software License support and maintenance
Staffordshire Police, Staffordshire Fire & Rescue ServicesSupplier(s) Chorus Intelligence LtdAwarded 1 August 2019
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 5 August 2019Published 1 August 2019
T18/28_Brand/Digital Asset Management System
Anglia Ruskin UniversitySoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 6 September 2019Published 31 July 2019
Financial analysis and accounting software package
Citizens Information BoardAccounting system
€280,000
Closed tender, closed 30 August 2019Published 31 July 2019
Computer equipment and supplies
National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway)Computer equipment and supplies
€330,000
Closed tender, closed 19 August 2019Published 31 July 2019
Sensors
Renfrewshire CouncilSystems analysis and programming services
£300,000
Closed tender, closed 13 August 2019Published 30 July 2019
National Pupil Data Achievement and Attainment Tables (NPDAAT) Service copy
Department for Education
£10,000,000
Expired contract, expired 26 June 2020Published 30 July 2019
Software package and information systems
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Connect Internet Solutions LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 2 July 2019
£1,950,000,000
Awarded contractPublished 29 July 2019
NHS Improvement Junior Technology Talent
NHS Trust Development AuthoritySupplier(s) SPARTA GLOBAL LIMITEDAwarded 29 July 2019
£900,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2020Published 26 July 2019
Invitation to Tender for HR Workday Implementation Partner
Ordnance SurveySupplier(s) Kainos Software LimitedSoftware integration consultancy servicesAwarded 1 May 2019
£795,000
Awarded contractPublished 26 July 2019
Time accounting or human resources software package
Dacorum Borough CouncilSupplier(s) MHR International UK LimitedTime accounting or human resources software packageAwarded 28 June 2019
£185,000

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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Forcepoint Saas Renewal

Marketing Automation SaaS solution

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

PR Gloo Communications Management System

Microsoft Software Licenses

Software Support - 3M Encoder Software License Support

Computer-related services

Library management system

Customer survey services

PHE - Science Hub - Nintex Software & Support

Software License support and maintenance

T18/28_Brand/Digital Asset Management System

Financial analysis and accounting software package

Computer equipment and supplies

Sensors

National Pupil Data Achievement and Attainment Tables (NPDAAT) Service copy

Software package and information systems

NHS Improvement Junior Technology Talent

Invitation to Tender for HR Workday Implementation Partner

Time accounting or human resources software package

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