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 5 December 2018
Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
Department of FinanceSupplier(s) Kioware Europe LtdMiscellaneous software package and computer systemsAwarded 3 December 2018
£119,930
Stale Pre-tender, closed 14 December 2018Published 5 December 2018
Data Collections
Financial Conduct AuthoritySoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 19 December 2021Published 4 December 2018
(NU/1437) VEEAM Maintenance Renewal - 19/12/18 - 19/12/21
Newcastle UniversitySupplier(s) Softcat PLCEducational software packageAwarded 3 December 2018
£170,000
Expired contract, expired 1 September 2020Published 4 December 2018
Microsoft enterprise Licencing and subscription(SaaS)
London Borough of Waltham ForestSupplier(s) Comparex (UK) LtdAwarded 4 December 2018
£1,540,398
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2024Published 4 December 2018
Tender for Cloud Hosted Financial Management System
Welland Procurement UnitSupplier(s) No award madeFinancial systems software packageAwarded 4 December 2018
£3,785,000
Expired contract, expired 11 November 2019Published 4 December 2018
HMT - Secure Communication Mobile App Software contract
HM TreasurySupplier(s) ARMOUR COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 2 November 2018
£15,600
Expired contract, expired 23 October 2020Published 4 December 2018
DDOS and Robot cloud hosted SaaS
HM Land Registry (HMLR)Supplier(s) BARRIER NETWORKS LIMITEDComputer audit and testing servicesAwarded 10 October 2018
£202,350
Closed tender, closed 21 January 2019Published 4 December 2018
Time accounting or human resources software package
Dacorum Borough CouncilSoftware package and information systems
£185,000
Awarded contractPublished 4 December 2018
Software package and information systems
One Housing GroupCommunication software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 15 January 2019Published 3 December 2018
Legal services
Enterprise IrelandLegal services
€3,400,000
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Closed tender, closed 9 January 2019Published 3 December 2018
Recruitment services
University of ExeterRecruitment services
£2,140,000
Expired contract, expired 29 February 2020Published 30 November 2018
CO - Software licenses & support contract
Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) Workday LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 31 July 2018
£132,490
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 30 November 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Southern Water Services LtdComputer-related professional services
£60,000,000
Expired contract, expired 14 May 2019Published 30 November 2018
CO - Software Implementation support services contract
Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) Workday LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 26 September 2018
£276,284
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2023Published 29 November 2018
Darktrace
Thirteen Housing Group LtdSupplier(s) Boxxe LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 28 November 2018
£507,800
Expired contract, expired 1 November 2023Published 29 November 2018
Software integration consultancy services
Scottish Qualifications AuthoritySupplier(s) TIBCO Software (Ireland) LimitedSoftware integration consultancy servicesAwarded 27 November 2018
£388,708
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2019Published 29 November 2018
Award of Contract for Blade Test Facility 2 Data Acquisition System Replacement
Offshore Renewable Energy CatapultSupplier(s) CCS Media LimitedComputer equipment and suppliesAwarded 27 November 2018
£373,618
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2020Published 28 November 2018
CO - Skills Management & Assessment software contract
Cabinet OfficeSupplier(s) IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 21 September 2018
£116,623
Closed tender, closed 15 January 2019Published 23 November 2018
TC 987 - Provision of the Supply and Implementation of a Legal Case Management System
Manchester City CouncilDocument management software package
£210,000
Closed tender, closed 15 January 2019Published 23 November 2018
Document management software package
Manchester City CouncilDocument management 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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Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

Data Collections

(NU/1437) VEEAM Maintenance Renewal - 19/12/18 - 19/12/21

Microsoft enterprise Licencing and subscription(SaaS)

Tender for Cloud Hosted Financial Management System

HMT - Secure Communication Mobile App Software contract

DDOS and Robot cloud hosted SaaS

Time accounting or human resources software package

Software package and information systems

Legal services

Recruitment services

CO - Software licenses & support contract

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CO - Software Implementation support services contract

Darktrace

Software integration consultancy services

Award of Contract for Blade Test Facility 2 Data Acquisition System Replacement

CO - Skills Management & Assessment software contract

TC 987 - Provision of the Supply and Implementation of a Legal Case Management System

Document management software package

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