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

Stale Pre-tenderPublished 3 October 2018
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lincolnshire County CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 29 September 2020Published 3 October 2018
18-045 Risk Based Verification Software
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Callcredit Public Sector LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 27 September 2018
£28,000
Expired contract, expired 31 January 2023Published 2 October 2018
Software package and information systems
One Housing GroupSupplier(s) IDE Group Manage LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 17 September 2018
£560,000
Closed tender, closed 30 October 2018Published 1 October 2018
Tender for Cloud Hosted Financial Management System
Welland Procurement UnitFinancial systems software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 15 October 2018Published 1 October 2018
WP1663 Private Beta/Beta to understand how we can move away from PSN to use networks in the future
Government Digital Service
£250,000
Expired contract, expired 23 August 2019Published 28 September 2018
COTS Software Licensing
UK Hydrographic OfficeSupplier(s) ESRI (UK) LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 21 August 2018
£217,038
Closed tender, closed 11 October 2018Published 27 September 2018
Oracle Business Analyst
Home Office
GBP/DAY 500
Closed tender, closed 11 October 2018Published 27 September 2018
Oracle Business Analyst (DBA)
Home Office
GBP/DAY 550
Closed tender, closed 31 October 2018Published 27 September 2018
Financial systems software package
Melton Borough CouncilFinancial systems software package
£3,785,000
Expired contract, expired 22 September 2019Published 25 September 2018
Atlassian Jira Software - Contract Award Notice
NHS Business Services AuthoritySupplier(s) Atlassian Pty LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 21 September 2018
£11,814
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Stale Pre-tenderPublished 25 September 2018
Procurement software package
The Office of Government ProcurementWeb server software development services
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 24 September 2018
RFT for the Supply of 28 Breathing Apparatus Sets and Facemasks
Shannon Airport Authority DACSupplier(s) Respro LtdFirefighting, rescue and safety equipment
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 May 2024Published 24 September 2018
Oracle Cloud Fusion SaaS for Atlas programme
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeSupplier(s) ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 31 May 2018
£6,181,886
Awarded contractPublished 19 September 2018
IP Phones, Licences and Software Subscription for use with Cisco Communication product set.
Department of Agriculture, Food and the MarineTelecommunications equipment and supplies
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tender, closed 3 October 2018Published 19 September 2018
DWP Digital Group - North East Supplier Event
Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 August 2019Published 18 September 2018
Software subscription
Met OfficeSupplier(s) Shift 6 LTDSoftware supply servicesAwarded 23 May 2018
£31,500
Expired contract, expired 31 July 2019Published 18 September 2018
Campus software license agreements 2018-19 - call off contract from SUPC awarded Software License Re-sellers Agreement
Leeds Trinity UniversitySupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 31 July 2018
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 14 June 2019Published 18 September 2018
CO - Software licenses contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Salesforce UK LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 14 May 2018
£88,400
Expired contract, expired 28 January 2021Published 17 September 2018
Telecommunications equipment and supplies
Department of Agriculture, Food and the MarineSupplier(s) BT IrelandTelecommunications equipment and suppliesAwarded 13 February 2018
€1,750,000
Awarded contractPublished 14 September 2018
Maintenance of information technology software
Scottish Police AuthoritySupplier(s) ABM Facility Services UK LimitedMaintenance of information technology softwareAwarded 16 March 2018
£587,640

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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Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

18-045 Risk Based Verification Software

Software package and information systems

Tender for Cloud Hosted Financial Management System

WP1663 Private Beta/Beta to understand how we can move away from PSN to use networks in the future

COTS Software Licensing

Oracle Business Analyst

Oracle Business Analyst (DBA)

Financial systems software package

Atlassian Jira Software - Contract Award Notice

Procurement software package

RFT for the Supply of 28 Breathing Apparatus Sets and Facemasks

Oracle Cloud Fusion SaaS for Atlas programme

IP Phones, Licences and Software Subscription for use with Cisco Communication product set.

DWP Digital Group - North East Supplier Event

Software subscription

Campus software license agreements 2018-19 - call off contract from SUPC awarded Software License Re-sellers Agreement

CO - Software licenses contract

Telecommunications equipment and supplies

Maintenance of information technology software

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