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

Expired contract, expired 23 November 2022Published 17 December 2018
Canteen and catering services
East Renfrewshire CouncilSupplier(s) CRB Cunninghams LimitedCanteen and catering servicesAwarded 14 December 2018
£281,521
Closed tender, closed 31 January 2019Published 17 December 2018
Purchase to Pay module able to integrate with a range of financial software solutions for Royal Berkshire Fire Authority
Royal Berkshire Fire AuthorityFinancial systems software package
£270,000
Awarded contractPublished 14 December 2018
Financial systems software package
Strathclyde Partnership for TransportSupplier(s) TECHNOLOGY ONE UK LIMITEDFinancial systems software packageAwarded 14 December 2018
£232,126
Expired contract, expired 30 April 2022Published 14 December 2018
Supply, support and maintenance of Committee Management System
Newcastle City CouncilSupplier(s) Modern Mindset LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 14 December 2018
£25,000
Closed tender, closed 28 December 2018Published 14 December 2018
IT Infrastructure Programme - Programme Discovery Phase
The Charity Commission For England And Wales
£200,000
Closed tender, closed 6 February 2019Published 14 December 2018
Provision and Implementation of a Fully Integrated Source to Settle Solution
Post Office LtdInformation technology services
£5,000,000
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2019Published 14 December 2018
DEFENCE TARGETING TOOLSET (DTT) SOFTWARE UPKEEP/RELEASE & SUPPORT
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) Raytheon Systems LimitedTechnical servicesAwarded 28 November 2018
£5,396,565
Closed tender, closed 28 December 2018Published 14 December 2018
IT Infrastructure Programme - Programme Discovery Phase
The Charity Commission For England And Wales
£300,000
Awarded contractPublished 14 December 2018
Technical services
Ministry of DefenceTechnical services
£5,396,565
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2021Published 13 December 2018
Social Media Management Solution
Derbyshire County CouncilSupplier(s) Crowd Technologies LtdIndustry specific software packageAwarded 30 November 2018
£81,800
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Closed tender, closed 28 January 2019Published 13 December 2018
ICT17048 - Supply of a Planning Development Management System, including Section 106 Agreement Monitoring Software with Associated Services
Derbyshire County CouncilSoftware package and information systems
£185,000
Closed tender, closed 27 December 2018Published 13 December 2018
Strategic Telephony & Comms Technology Upgrade Discovery
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 12 December 2018
Software package and information systems
Nottingham City CouncilSupplier(s) WSP UK LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 24 October 2018
£994,855
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2020Published 12 December 2018
Room booking by Software as a Service
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeSupplier(s) EPTURA UK LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 12 December 2018
£116,000
Closed tender, closed 10 January 2019Published 11 December 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Poise Purchasing Solutions LimitedRepair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment
£500,000,000
Expired contract, expired 29 February 2020Published 7 December 2018
CO - HR Software licenses and support contract
Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) Workday LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 26 October 2018
£202,306
Closed tender, closed 4 January 2019Published 7 December 2018
Photocopying equipment
Norfolk Community Health and CarePhotocopying equipment
£1,500,000
Closed tender, closed 21 January 2019Published 6 December 2018
DBC (SF) HR System/Software
Hertfordshire County CouncilPersonnel and payroll services
£172,500
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2019Published 5 December 2018
Penetration testing of Condeco SaaS
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeSupplier(s) FIDUS INFORMATION SECURITY LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 30 November 2018
£10,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 5 December 2018
Software package and information systems
Financial Conduct AuthorityIndustry specific software package
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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Canteen and catering services

Purchase to Pay module able to integrate with a range of financial software solutions for Royal Berkshire Fire Authority

Financial systems software package

Supply, support and maintenance of Committee Management System

IT Infrastructure Programme - Programme Discovery Phase

Provision and Implementation of a Fully Integrated Source to Settle Solution

DEFENCE TARGETING TOOLSET (DTT) SOFTWARE UPKEEP/RELEASE & SUPPORT

IT Infrastructure Programme - Programme Discovery Phase

Technical services

Social Media Management Solution

ICT17048 - Supply of a Planning Development Management System, including Section 106 Agreement Monitoring Software with Associated Services

Strategic Telephony & Comms Technology Upgrade Discovery

Software package and information systems

Room booking by Software as a Service

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CO - HR Software licenses and support contract

Photocopying equipment

DBC (SF) HR System/Software

Penetration testing of Condeco SaaS

Software package and information systems

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