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 30 April 2019
Technical services
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) TRL LimitedTechnical servicesAwarded 11 April 2019
£346,000
Closed tender, closed 29 May 2019Published 29 April 2019
Information technology services
Transport for LondonHardware integration consultancy services
£160,000,000
Closed tender, closed 29 May 2019Published 29 April 2019
Reseller and Associated Services framework agreement- ICT12833
Transport for LondonSoftware maintenance and repair services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 2 April 2021Published 29 April 2019
Online Tests and Assesments Platform
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) PSI Talent Measurement (UK) LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 21 March 2019
£910,300
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2020Published 26 April 2019
Threat Intelligence Narrative Reporting - SR183965525
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)Supplier(s) COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 29 March 2019
£159,505
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2021Published 26 April 2019
Threat Inteligence Narrative Reporting
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)Supplier(s) BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 25 March 2019
£225,000
Expired contract, expired 5 February 2020Published 26 April 2019
IDAM Beta - Identity Assurance Service - SaaS Licensing
Intellectual Property OfficeSupplier(s) Pirean LtdIT software packageAwarded 26 April 2019
£18,000
Expired contract, expired 25 April 2020Published 26 April 2019
Microsoft Premier Support
Kent PoliceSupplier(s) Risual LtdAwarded 26 April 2019
£8,538
Expired contract, expired 25 April 2020Published 26 April 2019
Microsoft Premier Support
Essex PoliceSupplier(s) Risual LtdAwarded 26 April 2019
£8,538
Closed tender, closed 30 May 2019Published 25 April 2019
Recruitment services
Procurement for HousingPlacement services of personnel
£80,000,000
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Awarded contractPublished 25 April 2019
Software package and information systems
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) PSI Talent Measurement (UK) LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 3 April 2019
£4,000,000
Expired contract, expired 3 April 2021Published 25 April 2019
Prize Linked Savings Software and Managed Service
HM TreasurySupplier(s) INCUTO LIMITEDSoftware testingAwarded 3 April 2019
£82,900
Closed tender, closed 3 June 2019Published 24 April 2019
Computer equipment and supplies
Crown Commercial ServiceOffice and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
£6,500,000,000
Closed tender, closed 30 April 2019Published 23 April 2019
Contract for the Provision of Blackberry Enterprise Mobility Suite - Collaboration Edition Licences & Enterprise Edition Licences
Wyre Forest District CouncilNetworking, Internet and intranet software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 14 April 2021Published 23 April 2019
Contract Award - Provision of Cloud Support for OneView Resource Management Application for Royal Fleet Auxillary Personnel, Resource and Platform Management System
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) Dynama Solutions LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 2 April 2019
£857,500
Closed tender, closed 30 April 2019Published 23 April 2019
Contract for the Provision of Blackberry Enterprise Mobility Suite - Collaboration Edition Licences & Enterprise Edition Licences
Wyre Forest District CouncilNetworking, Internet and intranet software package
£37,500
Closed tender, closed 23 May 2019Published 23 April 2019
Software package and information systems
University of DundeeSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2021Published 18 April 2019
Fraud Detection Software License
Student Loans CompanySupplier(s) Synectics Solutions LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 18 March 2019
£60,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 18 April 2019
Software integration consultancy services
One Housing GroupSystems and technical consultancy services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 1 May 2019Published 17 April 2019
The Data City Explorer: Data City as a Software as a Service (SaaS)
University of YorkComputer-related professional services
£74,000

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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Technical services

Information technology services

Reseller and Associated Services framework agreement- ICT12833

Online Tests and Assesments Platform

Threat Intelligence Narrative Reporting - SR183965525

Threat Inteligence Narrative Reporting

IDAM Beta - Identity Assurance Service - SaaS Licensing

Microsoft Premier Support

Microsoft Premier Support

Recruitment services

Software package and information systems

Prize Linked Savings Software and Managed Service

Computer equipment and supplies

Contract for the Provision of Blackberry Enterprise Mobility Suite - Collaboration Edition Licences & Enterprise Edition Licences

Contract Award - Provision of Cloud Support for OneView Resource Management Application for Royal Fleet Auxillary Personnel, Resource and Platform Management System

Contract for the Provision of Blackberry Enterprise Mobility Suite - Collaboration Edition Licences & Enterprise Edition Licences

Software package and information systems

Fraud Detection Software License

Software integration consultancy services

The Data City Explorer: Data City as a Software as a Service (SaaS)

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