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.

10,075 results

Expired contract, expired 31 August 2022Published 9 January 2018
Sourcing & Contracts Management SaaS
London Borough of CroydonSupplier(s) PROACTIS GROUP LIMITEDAwarded 9 January 2018
£128,800
Awarded contractPublished 9 January 2018
Database software package
Health Service Executive (HSE)Supplier(s) EBSCO International Inc UKDatabase software packageAwarded 9 January 2018
€354,563
Awarded contractPublished 9 January 2018
Financial analysis software package
Government Actuary's DepartmentSupplier(s) Veratta LimitedFinancial analysis software packageAwarded 2 January 2018
£622,375
Awarded contractPublished 9 January 2018
Software package and information systems
University of East AngliaSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 8 January 2018
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
University of East AngliaIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 2 February 2018Published 8 January 2018
Data Logging System for Use within Autoclaves
NHS South West - AcutesChecking and testing apparatus
£164,176
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2020Published 5 January 2018
Software Licenses ( Including Mircorsoft Enterprise and Select)
Norfolk County CouncilSupplier(s) BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 12 December 2017
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 4 January 2018
Public Liaison Unit Correspondence System
Greater London AuthoritySupplier(s) Fivium LTDAwarded 4 January 2018
£149,735
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2018Published 4 January 2018
HMT - Software Licensing contract extension
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Trustmarque Solutions LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 28 February 2017
£482,000
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2019Published 4 January 2018
CO - Room booking software contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Keytree LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 30 November 2017
£33,000
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Expired contract, expired 11 February 2018Published 2 January 2018
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Energy Systems CatapultSupplier(s) DataArtIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 15 August 2017
£200,000
Awarded contractPublished 2 January 2018
Programme Cortisone - Technical Evaluation Applications Integration Architectural Services Partner
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITEDAwarded 2 January 2018
£2,200,000
Awarded contractPublished 2 January 2018
Cloud Assesment and readiness copy
Competition and Markets AuthoritySupplier(s) Actica Consulting LimitedAwarded 2 January 2018
£46,500
Closed tender, closed 29 January 2018Published 22 December 2017
Time accounting or human resources software package
Kingdom Housing Association LtdTime accounting or human resources software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 1 November 2020Published 21 December 2017
ESCC - SIEM Tender - AWARD
SE Shared ServicesSupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedProgramming services of packaged software productsAwarded 19 October 2017
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 23 February 2018Published 19 December 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitMedical software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 12 January 2018Published 18 December 2017
Contract for Swimming Database Software System
Durham County Council
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 23 January 2018Published 14 December 2017
Training services
JiscTraining services
£5,000,000
Closed tender, closed 24 January 2018Published 14 December 2017
Retail trade services
Shannon Airport Authority DACRetail trade services
€10,000,000
Closed tender, closed 10 January 2018Published 13 December 2017
Consumer Prices Web Scraped Data
Office for National StatisticsData management services
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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Sourcing & Contracts Management SaaS

Database software package

Financial analysis software package

Software package and information systems

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Data Logging System for Use within Autoclaves

Software Licenses ( Including Mircorsoft Enterprise and Select)

Public Liaison Unit Correspondence System

HMT - Software Licensing contract extension

CO - Room booking software contract

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Programme Cortisone - Technical Evaluation Applications Integration Architectural Services Partner

Cloud Assesment and readiness copy

Time accounting or human resources software package

ESCC - SIEM Tender - AWARD

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Contract for Swimming Database Software System

Training services

Retail trade services

Consumer Prices Web Scraped Data

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