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.

10,076 results

Expired contract, expired 29 June 2019Published 29 June 2018
WP1590 Zendesk G-Cloud 9 Call-Off Contract
Government Digital ServiceSupplier(s) ZENDESK UK LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 27 June 2018
£355,500
Expired contract, expired 11 May 2022Published 29 June 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
University of NottinghamSupplier(s) Specialist Computer Centres PLCIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 29 February 2020Published 28 June 2018
CO - HR, Finance and Payroll Management Software contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Workday LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 28 February 2018
£462,360
Stale Pre-tender, closed 5 July 2018Published 28 June 2018
Oracle Cloud service management
Home OfficeSoftware support services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 10 July 2020Published 27 June 2018
DFID 8233 DFID Commercial Platform - Call Down Contract Award
Department for International DevelopmentSupplier(s) PROACTIS GROUP LIMITEDForeign economic-aid-related servicesAwarded 22 June 2018
£372,765
Expired contract, expired 19 March 2019Published 27 June 2018
Tenable Security software subscriptions
HM Land Registry (HMLR)Supplier(s) Softcat PLCSecurity software packageAwarded 25 January 2018
£19,035
Expired contract, expired 31 May 2022Published 27 June 2018
WDH Dynamics Software Licensing
Vico Homes LimitedSupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedMiscellaneous software package and computer systemsAwarded 12 June 2018
£1,912,000
Closed tender, closed 30 July 2018Published 27 June 2018
Business transaction and personal business software package
Swindon Borough CouncilDatabase and operating software package
£5,000,000
Closed tender, closed 3 August 2018Published 27 June 2018
Telecommunication consultancy services
University College LondonDedicated-business telephone network services
£3,500,000
Expired contract, expired 30 June 2021Published 26 June 2018
FME Licensing & Services
Canterbury City CouncilSupplier(s) DOTTED EYES LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 19 June 2018
£49,415
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Expired contract, expired 31 May 2022Published 22 June 2018
Software package and information systems
NHS National Services ScotlandSupplier(s) Softcat PLCIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 21 June 2018
£160,000,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 June 2018
GLA Correspondence Management Syatem
Transport for LondonComputer-related services
£120,000
Expired contract, expired 30 June 2021Published 20 June 2018
CA4909 - SUPC02: Software License Resellers Agreement for Colleges
Doncaster CollegeSupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 20 June 2018
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 20 June 2018
IT software package
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)IT software package
£1,985,000
Expired contract, expired 30 June 2021Published 19 June 2018
FME Licensing & Services
Canterbury City CouncilSupplier(s) DOTTED EYES LIMITEDAwarded 19 June 2018
£49,415
Closed tender, closed 20 July 2018Published 19 June 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Health Service Executive (HSE)Maintenance of information technology software
€1
Awarded contract, expiring 31 March 2033Published 18 June 2018
Software package and information systems
Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Asite LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 18 June 2018
£250,000
Expired contract, expired 20 October 2018Published 18 June 2018
O365 Delivery Partner
Leicestershire PoliceSupplier(s) MINTTULIP LIMITEDAwarded 18 June 2018
£190,000
Expired contract, expired 31 May 2020Published 14 June 2018
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System for Forest Research
Forestry CommissionSupplier(s) UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITEDEnterprise resource planning software packageAwarded 31 May 2018
£510,000
Expired contract, expired 9 December 2018Published 14 June 2018
Annual subscription for iText Core SaaS (up to 60 million files per year) for the period 10/12/2017 - 09/12/2018
HM Land Registry (HMLR)Supplier(s) iTEXT SOFTWARE BVBASoftware package and information systemsAwarded 21 November 2017
£42,012

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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WP1590 Zendesk G-Cloud 9 Call-Off Contract

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CO - HR, Finance and Payroll Management Software contract

Oracle Cloud service management

DFID 8233 DFID Commercial Platform - Call Down Contract Award

Tenable Security software subscriptions

WDH Dynamics Software Licensing

Business transaction and personal business software package

Telecommunication consultancy services

FME Licensing & Services

Software package and information systems

GLA Correspondence Management Syatem

CA4909 - SUPC02: Software License Resellers Agreement for Colleges

IT software package

FME Licensing & Services

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Software package and information systems

O365 Delivery Partner

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System for Forest Research

Annual subscription for iText Core SaaS (up to 60 million files per year) for the period 10/12/2017 - 09/12/2018

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