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

Closed tender, closed 25 July 2018Published 14 June 2018
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution
One Housing GroupDatabase-management system
£5,000,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 14 June 2018
Railway traffic control software package
Network RailRailway traffic control software package
£45,000,000
Expired contract, expired 30 June 2023Published 13 June 2018
Interim Direct Engagement Contract
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustSupplier(s) Liaison Financial Services LtdAwarded 13 June 2018
£50,000
Closed tender, closed 25 July 2018Published 13 June 2018
Software package and information systems
One Housing GroupProject management consultancy services
£5,000,000
Expired contract, expired 5 August 2021Published 12 June 2018
MOJ- ICT Consolidation & Management of Tail-End Software Licensing contract
Ministry of JusticeSupplier(s) Trustmarque Solutions LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 6 August 2016
£300,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 11 June 2018
Data services
Network RailInformation systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 25 June 2018Published 11 June 2018
(SM - LYPFT) - Resource Booking System
North of England Commercial Procurement CollaborativeIndustry specific software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 2 July 2018Published 11 June 2018
GB-Birmingham: Support and Maintenance of SunSytems for the Big Lottery Fund
The National Lottery Community FundSoftware maintenance and repair services
£300,000
Closed tender, closed 12 July 2018Published 8 June 2018
Software package and information systems
Department for EducationSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 22 June 2018Published 8 June 2018
Digital, Data & Technology Transformation HE 2020 Programme (Architecture)
National Highways Limited
£2,113,500
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Expired contract, expired 14 June 2025Published 8 June 2018
ICT Infrastructure
Salix Homes LimitedSupplier(s) ANS GROUP LIMITEDInformation technology servicesAwarded 14 May 2018
£2,260,000
Expired contract, expired 12 April 2018Published 8 June 2018
Software license subscription
Newcastle UniversitySupplier(s) itelligenceSubscription servicesAwarded 10 April 2018
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 22 March 2018Published 7 June 2018
Integrated Financial Management System for Further Education
The National College for High Speed RailFinancial systems software package
£450,000
Expired contract, expired 23 April 2022Published 5 June 2018
Information technology services
Salix Homes LimitedSupplier(s) ANS GROUP LIMITEDSoftware implementation servicesAwarded 14 May 2018
£2,260,000
Expired contract, expired 31 May 2022Published 5 June 2018
Software Asset Management System
Stonewater LtdSupplier(s) Cherwell Software LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 22 May 2018
£76,500
Expired contract, expired 30 May 2019Published 5 June 2018
UK SBS IT18130 Adobe ETLA Acrobat site License
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Academia LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 25 May 2018
£26,564
Expired contract, expired 30 June 2021Published 4 June 2018
EW17_026 - Lecture Recording System
The University of KentSupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedIndustry specific software packageAwarded 18 May 2018
£180,600
Closed tender, closed 20 July 2018Published 4 June 2018
Software package and information systems
University of EdinburghSoftware package and information systems
£1
Expired contract, expired 6 May 2021Published 4 June 2018
Microsoft Azure Software Cloud Solution
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Softcat PLCSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 6 May 2018
£149,286
Closed tender, closed 29 June 2018Published 31 May 2018
Computer Booking and Print Solutions for Libraries (Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire)
Gloucestershire County CouncilSoftware package and information systems
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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Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution

Railway traffic control software package

Interim Direct Engagement Contract

Software package and information systems

MOJ- ICT Consolidation & Management of Tail-End Software Licensing contract

Data services

(SM - LYPFT) - Resource Booking System

GB-Birmingham: Support and Maintenance of SunSytems for the Big Lottery Fund

Software package and information systems

Digital, Data & Technology Transformation HE 2020 Programme (Architecture)

ICT Infrastructure

Software license subscription

Integrated Financial Management System for Further Education

Information technology services

Software Asset Management System

UK SBS IT18130 Adobe ETLA Acrobat site License

EW17_026 - Lecture Recording System

Software package and information systems

Microsoft Azure Software Cloud Solution

Computer Booking and Print Solutions for Libraries (Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire)

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