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 23 March 2018Published 20 February 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
University of NottinghamIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£90,000,000
Expired contract, expired 29 January 2020Published 20 February 2018
New Finance system
Science Museum GroupSupplier(s) TECHNOLOGY ONE UK LIMITEDFinancial analysis and accounting software packageAwarded 23 January 2018
£554,383
Expired contract, expired 23 March 2018Published 20 February 2018
CPP - ServiceNow 2
Ministry of JusticeSupplier(s) Softcat PLCIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 30 January 2016
£264,569
Expired contract, expired 16 July 2018Published 20 February 2018
SAA PSP Framework - Lot 4-PM South
Ministry of JusticeSupplier(s) Bailey PartnershipConstruction workAwarded 7 July 2014
£1,000,000
Expired contract, expired 16 July 2018Published 20 February 2018
3571-1-Estates-SE-Contract
Ministry of JusticeSupplier(s) W.T. Partnership LtdConstruction workAwarded 16 July 2014
£16,000,000
Expired contract, expired 6 November 2018Published 19 February 2018
Saas COTS application
Department for EducationSupplier(s) Delib LtdEducation and training servicesAwarded 6 October 2017
£33,500
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 19 February 2018
Inventory management software package
Liverpool John Moores UniversityInventory management software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 20 February 2020Published 19 February 2018
AWS
West Midlands Combined AuthoritySupplier(s) AMAZON WEB SERVICES EMEA SARLInformation systems and serversAwarded 14 February 2018
£14,114
Expired contract, expired 11 February 2019Published 19 February 2018
Enterprise Architecture Toolset software
One Housing GroupSupplier(s) Seattle Software LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 14 February 2018
£34,250
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 16 February 2018
Database software development services
Scottish GovernmentDocument management software development services
Value not stated
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Expired contract, expired 31 August 2022Published 16 February 2018
Revenues And Benefits System
Derby City CouncilSupplier(s) Capita Business Services LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 8 May 2017
£940,750
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 16 February 2018
Software package and information systems
University of ExeterContent management software development services
£260,000
Awarded contractPublished 14 February 2018
Single Party Framework Agreement for External Hosting and Related Services
An Bord PleanálaIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 June 2020Published 14 February 2018
HMRC Managed Desktop Service
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)Supplier(s) Fujitsu Services LtdInformation technology servicesAwarded 29 March 2017
£50,000,000
Expired contract, expired 23 January 2022Published 14 February 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
An Bord PleanálaSupplier(s) eBECS Business Solutions IrelandIT software development servicesAwarded 13 February 2018
€919,320
Closed tender, closed 27 February 2018Published 13 February 2018
HMCTS Civil, Family and Tribunals (CFT) Projects-Tribunals Service
HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS)
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 15 March 2018Published 13 February 2018
Communication and multimedia software package
Manchester City CouncilCommunication and multimedia software package
£8,000,000
Closed tender, closed 15 March 2018Published 13 February 2018
TC939 Provision of Telephony / Unified Communications
Manchester City CouncilTelecommunications services
£6,500,000
Closed tender, closed 27 February 2018Published 13 February 2018
HMCTS Civil, Family and Tribunals (CFT) Projects-Tribunals Service
HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS)
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 5 April 2018Published 12 February 2018
Software Licenses, maintenance & support - Oracle
Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)Supplier(s) ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDGateway software packageAwarded 1 May 2015
£59,656,821

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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IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

New Finance system

CPP - ServiceNow 2

SAA PSP Framework - Lot 4-PM South

3571-1-Estates-SE-Contract

Saas COTS application

Inventory management software package

AWS

Enterprise Architecture Toolset software

Database software development services

Revenues And Benefits System

Software package and information systems

Single Party Framework Agreement for External Hosting and Related Services

HMRC Managed Desktop Service

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

HMCTS Civil, Family and Tribunals (CFT) Projects-Tribunals Service

Communication and multimedia software package

TC939 Provision of Telephony / Unified Communications

HMCTS Civil, Family and Tribunals (CFT) Projects-Tribunals Service

Software Licenses, maintenance & support - Oracle

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