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 13 November 2018
T1923 - Autodesk software licences to subscription, support and updates
Belfast City Council
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 14 December 2018Published 12 November 2018
Database software package
University of SouthamptonDatabase-management system
£700,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2021Published 12 November 2018
Power BI - External Resource Requirements
Sussex PoliceSupplier(s) ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITEDAwarded 12 November 2018
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 12 November 2018
HPRA RFT Software Developer & Support Services- 2018
Health Products Regulatory AuthoritySupplier(s) Corr IT Consulting LtdIT software development services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2021Published 12 November 2018
MORPHEUS Battlefield Management Application
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) Elbit Systems UK LtdCommand and control systemAwarded 5 September 2018
£25,000,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 November 2018
Advertising and marketing services
Network RailMarketing services
£45,000,000
Closed tender, closed 3 December 2018Published 7 November 2018
Online Tests and Assessments Platform
Crown Commercial ServiceSoftware package and information systems
£4,000,000
Expired contract, expired 31 October 2020Published 7 November 2018
Supply of an Adult Learning Management Information Solution with Associated Services
Derbyshire County CouncilSupplier(s) Tribal Education LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 31 October 2018
£174,300
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2018Published 6 November 2018
Sports and Recreation Software and Associated Services
Derby City CouncilSupplier(s) Bramble Hub LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 30 June 2015
£280,000
Closed tender, closed 12 December 2018Published 6 November 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Johnnie Johnson Housing TrustIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
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Awarded contractPublished 5 November 2018
Civil Aviation Authority - Drones Registration Service
Civil Aviation AuthoritySupplier(s) BJSS LimitedAwarded 5 November 2018
£87,400
Closed tender, closed 7 December 2018Published 5 November 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Electricity Supply Board (ESB)IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 3 December 2018Published 2 November 2018
GB-Maidstone: Customer Experience - Web Portal
Golding Homes LtdCustomer services
£300,000
Awarded contractPublished 2 November 2018
HEAnet carrier grade data centre switches
HEAnet CLGSupplier(s) Comsys LtdNetwork infrastructure
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 3 December 2018Published 2 November 2018
Software package and information systems
Crown Commercial ServiceTime accounting or human resources software package
£4,000,000
Expired contract, expired 23 September 2023Published 1 November 2018
Software integration consultancy services
Manchester Airport PlcSoftware testingAwarded 19 October 2018
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 October 2019Published 31 October 2018
UK SBS DDaT18013 Cadency SaaS Subscription Reconciliation Tool
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Academia LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 30 October 2018
£48,204
Expired contract, expired 30 May 2023Published 31 October 2018
Network equipment
HEAnet LimitedSupplier(s) Comsys LtdNetwork infrastructureAwarded 25 June 2018
€275,000
Awarded contractPublished 31 October 2018
NHS Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) London Patient Relationship Manager
NHS Redbridge Clinical Commissioning GroupSupplier(s) Radius Communications LtdAwarded 31 October 2018
£860,000
Expired contract, expired 29 October 2019Published 30 October 2018
Nintex Licensing and Support
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)Supplier(s) AMT Data Technologies LtdSoftware package suitesAwarded 8 October 2018
£17,388

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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T1923 - Autodesk software licences to subscription, support and updates

Database software package

Power BI - External Resource Requirements

HPRA RFT Software Developer & Support Services- 2018

MORPHEUS Battlefield Management Application

Advertising and marketing services

Online Tests and Assessments Platform

Supply of an Adult Learning Management Information Solution with Associated Services

Sports and Recreation Software and Associated Services

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Civil Aviation Authority - Drones Registration Service

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

GB-Maidstone: Customer Experience - Web Portal

HEAnet carrier grade data centre switches

Software package and information systems

Software integration consultancy services

UK SBS DDaT18013 Cadency SaaS Subscription Reconciliation Tool

Network equipment

NHS Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) London Patient Relationship Manager

Nintex Licensing and Support

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