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

Closed tender, closed 20 March 2019Published 21 February 2019
Invitation to Tender for HR Workday Implementation Partner
Ordnance SurveySoftware integration consultancy services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 19 March 2019Published 20 February 2019
Computer equipment and supplies
IDA IrelandCommand, control, communication and computer systems
€900,000
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2018Published 19 February 2019
Software licenses
Met OfficeSupplier(s) Boxxe LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 27 November 2018
£22,268
Expired contract, expired 20 January 2022Published 18 February 2019
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Castles and Coasts Housing AssociationSupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedInformation systems or technology strategic review and planning servicesAwarded 5 February 2019
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 18 February 2019
Software package and information systems
National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 15 February 2019
£6,346,779
Closed tender, closed 20 March 2019Published 18 February 2019
Software integration consultancy services
Ordnance SurveySoftware integration consultancy services
£800,000
Closed tender, closed 25 March 2019Published 18 February 2019
Financial systems software package
Lincolnshire County CouncilFinancial systems software package
£785,000
Expired contract, expired 30 January 2019Published 18 February 2019
250 x Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny-in-One monitor - AWARD
Office for National StatisticsSupplier(s) Banner Group LtdMonitorsAwarded 30 January 2019
£40,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 14 February 2019
Yotta Alloy. Software As a Service
Bath and North East Somerset CouncilSupplier(s) Yotta DCLAwarded 14 February 2019
£54,000
Expired contract, expired 19 April 2021Published 14 February 2019
CXM & CMS/XFP Hosting, Support & Platform Management
Canterbury City CouncilSupplier(s) Spacecraft CreativeAwarded 14 February 2019
£120,000
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Expired contract, expired 31 January 2021Published 14 February 2019
Software package and information systems
Financial Conduct AuthoritySupplier(s) Synthesio LtdAnalytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software packageAwarded 11 February 2019
£298,000
Closed tender, closed 28 February 2019Published 14 February 2019
DInfoCom/0054 - THE PROVISION OF INTEGRATION AS A SERVICE (IaaS)
Ministry of Defence
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 30 April 2023Published 14 February 2019
Printed matter and related products
Sheffield City CouncilMarket research services
£8,000,000
Closed tender, closed 4 March 2019Published 14 February 2019
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Southern Water Services LtdSoftware programming and consultancy services
£60,000,000
Expired contract, expired 1 January 2021Published 13 February 2019
Software Support for Pro Support 24 x 7
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS TrustSupplier(s) DELL CORPORATION LIMITEDSoftware support servicesAwarded 1 January 2019
£8,336
Expired contract, expired 31 January 2021Published 13 February 2019
Forwarder Tier cloud-based infrastructure
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeSupplier(s) AMAZON WEB SERVICES EMEA SARLIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 22 January 2019
£80,000
Closed tender, closed 15 March 2019Published 13 February 2019
RTGS Renewal
Bank of EnglandIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£150,000,000
Expired contract, expired 2 January 2020Published 12 February 2019
ENHT - Telephony Systems Maintenance (2019-2020 +1)
Hertfordshire and West Essex ICS NHS ProcurementSupplier(s) Crystal Communication Solutions LimitedMaintenance services of telecommunications equipmentAwarded 17 January 2019
£78,000
Closed tender, closed 12 March 2019Published 12 February 2019
Joint Procurement for Cloud Based Finance System
Welland Procurement UnitFinancial analysis and accounting software package
£3,200,000
Closed tender, closed 19 March 2019Published 12 February 2019
Compliance software package
Scottish WaterCompliance software package
£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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Invitation to Tender for HR Workday Implementation Partner

Computer equipment and supplies

Software licenses

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Software package and information systems

Software integration consultancy services

Financial systems software package

250 x Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny-in-One monitor - AWARD

Yotta Alloy. Software As a Service

CXM & CMS/XFP Hosting, Support & Platform Management

Software package and information systems

DInfoCom/0054 - THE PROVISION OF INTEGRATION AS A SERVICE (IaaS)

Printed matter and related products

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Software Support for Pro Support 24 x 7

Forwarder Tier cloud-based infrastructure

RTGS Renewal

ENHT - Telephony Systems Maintenance (2019-2020 +1)

Joint Procurement for Cloud Based Finance System

Compliance software package

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