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.

10,077 results

Awarded contractPublished 1 June 2019
Building a digital adoption service
Buckinghamshire CouncilSupplier(s) TPXimpact LimitedAwarded 1 June 2019
£74,287
Closed tender, closed 15 July 2019Published 31 May 2019
TC987 LEGAL CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Manchester City Council
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 27 May 2024Published 30 May 2019
Data management, hosting, technical support SASS
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilSupplier(s) Frontline Data LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 28 May 2019
£119,965
Awarded contractPublished 29 May 2019
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
University of BirminghamSupplier(s) Zengenti LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 5 April 2019
£380,000
Expired contract, expired 15 May 2020Published 29 May 2019
Rancher Licensing Renewal
NHS DigitalSupplier(s) Softcat PLCSoftware support servicesAwarded 28 May 2019
£90,000
Closed tender, closed 13 June 2019Published 28 May 2019
Contract for the Provision of Cisco Web Security Appliance licences and Cisco Content Security Managment Appliance Licences
Wyre Forest District CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£30,000
Expired contract, expired 3 April 2024Published 27 May 2019
Information systems
University of EdinburghSupplier(s) INOAPPS LIMITEDInformation systemsAwarded 30 April 2019
£20,524,086
Expired contract, expired 26 May 2020Published 23 May 2019
Adobe Creative Cloud Software
National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) Jigsaw Systems LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 21 May 2019
£14,993
Expired contract, expired 14 June 2020Published 23 May 2019
Software Subscription and Support
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) Boxxe LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 20 May 2019
£98,083
Closed tender, closed 21 June 2019Published 22 May 2019
Software package and information systems
University of East AngliaSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
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Stale Pre-tenderPublished 20 May 2019
Facilities management software package
Network RailIT software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 March 2020Published 20 May 2019
Cloudera Software Subscription
Financial Conduct AuthoritySupplier(s) CLOUDERA (UK) LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 12 March 2019
£175,000
Closed tender, closed 5 July 2019Published 17 May 2019
Software package and information systems
NHS DigitalSoftware development services
£500,000,000
Expired contract, expired 11 October 2019Published 16 May 2019
Condeco Room Booking Hardware and Software Contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) EPTURA UK LIMITEDHardwareAwarded 21 November 2018
£18,157
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2020Published 16 May 2019
HDC 293 Lifeline call handling system
Harborough District CouncilSupplier(s) Legrand Electric LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 8 March 2019
£14,006
Expired contract, expired 28 February 2023Published 16 May 2019
P2018/1756/NE Sharp Software major and minor units and SMS Credits
Darlington Borough CouncilSupplier(s) CDPSoft LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 27 February 2019
£63,000
Expired contract, expired 29 April 2021Published 15 May 2019
The provision of goods and services relating to Asset Management Information System (AMIS) for TfGM
Transport for Greater ManchesterSupplier(s) Infor UK LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 29 March 2019
£736,284
Awarded contractPublished 15 May 2019
Electric Ireland Workforce Management Solution
Electricity Supply Board (ESB)Supplier(s) Simply Workflow LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 5 July 2019Published 15 May 2019
Postal and telecommunications services
Crown Commercial ServiceDrawing and imaging software package
£4,140,000,000
Expired contract, expired 4 December 2021Published 15 May 2019
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Electricity Supply Board (ESB)Supplier(s) Simply Workflow LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 20 December 2018
Value not stated

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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Building a digital adoption service

TC987 LEGAL CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Data management, hosting, technical support SASS

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Rancher Licensing Renewal

Contract for the Provision of Cisco Web Security Appliance licences and Cisco Content Security Managment Appliance Licences

Information systems

Adobe Creative Cloud Software

Software Subscription and Support

Software package and information systems

Facilities management software package

Cloudera Software Subscription

Software package and information systems

Condeco Room Booking Hardware and Software Contract

HDC 293 Lifeline call handling system

P2018/1756/NE Sharp Software major and minor units and SMS Credits

The provision of goods and services relating to Asset Management Information System (AMIS) for TfGM

Electric Ireland Workforce Management Solution

Postal and telecommunications services

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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