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 29 January 2018Published 25 January 2018
Computer Aided Design software licensing
Historic EnglandComputer-aided design (CAD) system
£75,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2018Published 25 January 2018
PS17173 MRC Legal Services
UK Shared Business Services - UKSBSSupplier(s) Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLPLegal servicesAwarded 6 July 2017
£50,000
Closed tender, closed 4 April 2018Published 24 January 2018
Document management system
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustElectronic data management (EDM)
£12,000,000
Expired contract, expired 21 December 2021Published 24 January 2018
Customer Relation Management software package
Paragon Asra Housing GroupSupplier(s) Blacklight Software LtdCustomer Relation Management software packageAwarded 11 January 2018
£450,000
Closed tender, closed 12 February 2018Published 23 January 2018
Contract for Software Application Solutions for a Cloud Based BACS Payment System
Wyre Forest District CouncilBusiness transaction and personal business software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 2 April 2019Published 23 January 2018
Transition to SaaS, PaaS and IaaS / Design and Development Services
Department for EducationSupplier(s) Digi2al LimitedEducation and training servicesAwarded 3 March 2017
£700,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 22 January 2018
Software package and information systems
Derbyshire County CouncilTraining software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 14 February 2018Published 22 January 2018
ICT17048 - Supply of a Planning Development Management System, including Section 106 Agreement Monitoring Software with Associated Services
Derbyshire County CouncilSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tender, closed 22 April 2018Published 22 January 2018
ICT17048 - Supply of a Planning Development Management System, including Section 106 Agreement Monitoring Software with Associated Services
Derbyshire County CouncilSoftware package and information systems
£100,000
Closed tender, closed 21 February 2018Published 21 January 2018
Software package and information systems
Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilSoftware package and information systems
£250,000
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Closed tender, closed 26 February 2018Published 19 January 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Electricity Supply Board (ESB)IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 17 January 2018
Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy
Education Authority Northern IrelandSupplier(s) British Telecommunications PLCTelephone setsAwarded 15 December 2017
£1,500,000
Closed tender, closed 23 February 2018Published 17 January 2018
Financial leasing services
Durham County CouncilFinancial leasing services
£500,000,000
Closed tender, closed 2 February 2018Published 16 January 2018
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Riverside
Value not stated
Awarded contract, expiring in 13 monthsPublished 15 January 2018
Software package and information systems
University of LeicesterSupplier(s) Haplo Services LtdEducational software development servicesAwarded 19 December 2017
£450,000
Awarded contractPublished 15 January 2018
Request for Tenders for the Provision of Lotus Software Maintenance & Support Renewals
Houses of the Oireachtas ServiceSupplier(s) DECISION TIME LIMITEDIT software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 16 December 2020Published 15 January 2018
License management software package
Houses of the Oireachtas ServiceSupplier(s) DECISION TIME LIMITEDElectronic mail software packageAwarded 1 January 2018
€124,082
Awarded contractPublished 15 January 2018
Communication software package
The Police and Crime Commissioner for SussexSupplier(s) Sopra Steria LimitedCommunication software packageAwarded 19 December 2017
£670,675
Closed tender, closed 1 February 2018Published 12 January 2018
Contact Centre Development and Telephony Support and Maintenance - (V1.1)
West Lindsey District CouncilTelephone cables and associated equipment
£175,138
Closed tender, closed 13 February 2018Published 12 January 2018
Electronic information services
Enterprise IrelandBusiness analysis consultancy services
€730,000

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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Computer Aided Design software licensing

PS17173 MRC Legal Services

Document management system

Customer Relation Management software package

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

Transition to SaaS, PaaS and IaaS / Design and Development Services

Software package and information systems

ICT17048 - Supply of a Planning Development Management System, including Section 106 Agreement Monitoring Software with Associated Services

ICT17048 - Supply of a Planning Development Management System, including Section 106 Agreement Monitoring Software with Associated Services

Software package and information systems

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy

Financial leasing services

**Soft Market Testing Exercise** Workforce Management Solution Soft Market Test

Software package and information systems

Request for Tenders for the Provision of Lotus Software Maintenance & Support Renewals

License management software package

Communication software package

Contact Centre Development and Telephony Support and Maintenance - (V1.1)

Electronic information services

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