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 17 April 2019Published 17 April 2018
Microsoft Digital Advisory Service
Avon and Somerset ConstabularySupplier(s) Microsoft LtdAwarded 17 April 2018
£65,596
Closed tender, closed 10 May 2018Published 17 April 2018
CA4767 - The Provision of an Applicant Tracking System
Star AcademiesRecruitment services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2019Published 16 April 2018
UK SBS SSAIT18045 Engineering Analysis Software License and Support
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) ANSYS UK LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 23 March 2018
£73,810
Closed tender, closed 27 April 2018Published 15 April 2018
Multifunctional Devices, Print Management Software and Associated Services
Norfolk Community Health and CarePhotocopying equipment
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2019Published 13 April 2018
GCloud 9 Employer Data Registration Service SaaS
Department for EducationSupplier(s) BLUE SHEEP LLPIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 31 March 2018
£1,276,818
Closed tender, closed 23 May 2018Published 13 April 2018
Software package and information systems
Crown Commercial ServiceIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£600,000,000
Expired contract, expired 30 April 2019Published 13 April 2018
Digital Transformation Services
Department for EducationSupplier(s) Methods Business and Digital Technology LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 12 January 2018
£4,000,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 12 April 2018
Photocopying equipment
Norfolk Community Health and CarePhotocopying equipment
£700,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2023Published 11 April 2018
Contract for Software Application Solutions for a Cloud Based BACS Payment System
Wyre Forest District CouncilSupplier(s) Paygate Solutions LimitedBusiness transaction and personal business software packageAwarded 11 April 2018
£25,000
Expired contract, expired 28 March 2021Published 10 April 2018
UK SBS IT18047 Anti-virus Software
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Academia LtdNetworking, Internet and intranet software packageAwarded 14 March 2018
£86,921
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Awarded contractPublished 10 April 2018
Software package and information systems
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)Supplier(s) Confirmit LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 6 April 2018
£1
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2019Published 10 April 2018
VOIP 24 x month renewal
Valuation Office AgencySupplier(s) UNIFY ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITEDRadio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipmentAwarded 28 November 2017
£643,292
Closed tender, closed 23 May 2018Published 10 April 2018
Library Management System (LMS) for Goldsmiths University of London
University of the West of EnglandLibrary management system
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 8 April 2018
Developing a minimum viable user research library
London Borough of HackneySupplier(s) We are Snook LtdAwarded 8 April 2018
£39,775
Expired contract, expired 22 March 2019Published 6 April 2018
GB-Poole: Sophos Anti Virus Security Software
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation TrustSupplier(s) Softbox LtdAnti-virus software packageAwarded 22 March 2018
£84,981
Expired contract, expired 4 March 2020Published 6 April 2018
VOA intranet design & implement improvements
Valuation Office AgencySupplier(s) CLEARPEOPLE LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 4 March 2018
£20,875
Closed tender, closed 12 April 2018Published 5 April 2018
Contract for the Provision of BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite - Collaboration Edition Licences
Wyre Forest District CouncilSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 12 April 2018Published 5 April 2018
Contract for the Provision of BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite - Collaboration Edition Licences
Wyre Forest District CouncilSoftware package and information systems
£10,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 5 April 2018
Information technology services
Network RailSoftware programming and consultancy services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 1 October 2023Published 4 April 2018
Computer-aided design (CAD) software development services
Dublin City CouncilSupplier(s) Bentley systems international limitedTraining servicesAwarded 1 November 2017
€1,000,000

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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Microsoft Digital Advisory Service

CA4767 - The Provision of an Applicant Tracking System

UK SBS SSAIT18045 Engineering Analysis Software License and Support

Multifunctional Devices, Print Management Software and Associated Services

GCloud 9 Employer Data Registration Service SaaS

Software package and information systems

Digital Transformation Services

Photocopying equipment

Contract for Software Application Solutions for a Cloud Based BACS Payment System

UK SBS IT18047 Anti-virus Software

Software package and information systems

VOIP 24 x month renewal

Library Management System (LMS) for Goldsmiths University of London

Developing a minimum viable user research library

GB-Poole: Sophos Anti Virus Security Software

VOA intranet design & implement improvements

Contract for the Provision of BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite - Collaboration Edition Licences

Contract for the Provision of BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Suite - Collaboration Edition Licences

Information technology services

Computer-aided design (CAD) software development services

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