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 28 September 2018Published 27 August 2018
Canteen and catering services
East Renfrewshire CouncilCanteen and catering services
£450,000
Expired contract, expired 19 June 2020Published 24 August 2018
Accruent SaaS
Ministry of JusticeSupplier(s) Kykloud LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 1 June 2018
£250,000
Expired contract, expired 25 January 2019Published 21 August 2018
CO - Software Support & Implementation services contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Content and CodeIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 19 January 2018
£60,000
Awarded contractPublished 21 August 2018
Business transaction and personal business software package
Swindon Borough CouncilBusiness transaction and personal business software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 24 September 2018Published 20 August 2018
Software package and information systems
Sovini LtdSoftware package and information systems
£185,000
Closed tender, closed 17 September 2018Published 17 August 2018
18-020 Museum Collection Database Software
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough CouncilOffice and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 29 February 2020Published 17 August 2018
CO - Mapping Software contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Airbox Systems LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 20 February 2018
£437,040
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 17 August 2018
Software package and information systems
Crown Commercial ServiceIndustry specific software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 7 September 2018Published 17 August 2018
CO - Software development & support services contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Triad Group PlcIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 6 September 2017
£144,376
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2018Published 17 August 2018
CO - Software pre-implementation services contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Veran Performance LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 13 July 2018
£75,000
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Expired contract, expired 9 June 2018Published 16 August 2018
Subscription to software
University of the West of EnglandSupplier(s) Solutionpath LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 7 June 2018
£432,000
Expired contract, expired 30 July 2019Published 16 August 2018
IT Software Subscription
University of the West of EnglandSupplier(s) Ivanti UK LtdIT software packageAwarded 15 May 2018
£90,551
Closed tender, closed 28 August 2018Published 14 August 2018
Home Office – Police and Public Protection Technology (PPPT) – Police Systems Migration
Home Office
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 10 April 2019Published 13 August 2018
Renewal of Systrack Software Licensing and Support
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Boxxe LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 2 August 2018
£15,477
Closed tender, closed 10 September 2018Published 13 August 2018
SaaS Board Portal competition
Sovereign Network GroupSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 1 July 2023Published 13 August 2018
027/2017E Curriculum Management Tool (ITT) - AWARD
University of the West of EnglandSupplier(s) Worktribe LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 3 May 2018
£450,000
Expired contract, expired 12 August 2020Published 13 August 2018
Purchasing an Appraisal and Performance Management IT System
London Borough of Waltham ForestSupplier(s) Clear ReviewAwarded 13 August 2018
£50,000
Expired contract, expired 1 July 2019Published 12 August 2018
G-Cloud 10
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Multiple suppliers as listed in attached scheduleSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 29 June 2018
£500,000,000
Stale Pre-tender, closed 24 August 2018Published 10 August 2018
Integrated Human Resources System - Soft Market Testing
National Savings and InvestmentsTime accounting or human resources software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 13 August 2021Published 9 August 2018
UK SBS IT18158 NERC RTS IT Security System
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Boxxe LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 6 August 2018
£30,616

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

Accruent SaaS

CO - Software Support & Implementation services contract

Business transaction and personal business software package

Software package and information systems

18-020 Museum Collection Database Software

CO - Mapping Software contract

Software package and information systems

CO - Software development & support services contract

CO - Software pre-implementation services contract

Subscription to software

IT Software Subscription

Home Office – Police and Public Protection Technology (PPPT) – Police Systems Migration

Renewal of Systrack Software Licensing and Support

SaaS Board Portal competition

027/2017E Curriculum Management Tool (ITT) - AWARD

Purchasing an Appraisal and Performance Management IT System

G-Cloud 10

Integrated Human Resources System - Soft Market Testing

UK SBS IT18158 NERC RTS IT Security System

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