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 October 2020Published 30 November 2017
Quest/Dell Software Contract
Health and Social Care Information CentreSupplier(s) Insight Direct (UK) LtdSoftware supply servicesAwarded 26 October 2017
£95,185
Expired contract, expired 29 September 2020Published 30 November 2017
Pivotal Support
Health and Social Care Information CentreSupplier(s) COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITEDSoftware supply servicesAwarded 28 September 2017
£292,363
Closed tender, closed 14 December 2017Published 29 November 2017
SOG-EDU-T-Provision of Consultancy Support for a Digital Roadmap for Education
States of GuernseyConstruction work
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 21 November 2018Published 24 November 2017
Implementation of an Oracle ERP System
Birmingham City UniversitySupplier(s) ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDEnterprise resource planning software development servicesAwarded 29 September 2017
£2,479,800
Closed tender, closed 3 January 2018Published 24 November 2017
Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
City of London CorporationSales, marketing and business intelligence software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 October 2019Published 24 November 2017
IT-LLWR ERP legacy system replacement
LLW Repository LtdSupplier(s) UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 19 October 2017
£676,699
Expired contract, expired 19 September 2017Published 21 November 2017
Renewal of Hyperworks Software Licenses
University of SheffieldSupplier(s) AltairSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 18 September 2017
£40,850
Closed tender, closed 20 December 2017Published 21 November 2017
Installation services of automatic airport check-in devices
Manchester Airport PlcSoftware configuration services
£29,000,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 21 November 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
NHS National Services ScotlandIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£4,000,000
Awarded contractPublished 20 November 2017
Flight simulators
University of HertfordshireSupplier(s) Flight Simulators LtdFlight simulatorsAwarded 2 November 2017
£251,765
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Expired contract, expired 31 October 2023Published 20 November 2017
LUV00689 - Timetabling and Room Booking System
University of LeicesterSupplier(s) Scientia LtdScheduling software packageAwarded 1 November 2017
£400,000
Expired contract, expired 1 October 2023Published 17 November 2017
Scheduling software package
University of LeicesterSupplier(s) Scientia LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 1 November 2017
£400,000
Awarded contractPublished 17 November 2017
Statistical software package
Central Statistics OfficeStatistical software package
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 28 February 2017Published 16 November 2017
High Fidelity, Tetherless, Adult Simulation Mannequin
Teesside UniversitySupplier(s) Gaumard ScientificMedical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care productsAwarded 17 February 2017
£1
Closed tender, closed 13 December 2017Published 15 November 2017
Provision of Performance Coaching and Instant Engagement systems
RadianSoftware implementation services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 21 November 2017Published 14 November 2017
CDPOO1 - C9614 - Agile Coach
Home Office
GBP/DAY 800
Awarded contractPublished 13 November 2017
Recruitment Platform for Government Beta
Civil Service Human Resources (CSHR)Supplier(s) VALTECH LIMITEDAwarded 13 November 2017
£2,200,000
Closed tender, closed 13 December 2017Published 10 November 2017
Software supply services
RadianSoftware implementation services
£280,000
Closed tender, closed 24 November 2017Published 10 November 2017
BTA848/1 Discover England Platform Pilot
VisitBritain / VisitEngland
£250,000
Closed tender, closed 23 November 2017Published 9 November 2017
Cloud Assesment and readiness copy
Competition and Markets Authority
£50,000

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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Quest/Dell Software Contract

Pivotal Support

SOG-EDU-T-Provision of Consultancy Support for a Digital Roadmap for Education

Implementation of an Oracle ERP System

Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package

IT-LLWR ERP legacy system replacement

Renewal of Hyperworks Software Licenses

Installation services of automatic airport check-in devices

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Flight simulators

LUV00689 - Timetabling and Room Booking System

Scheduling software package

Statistical software package

High Fidelity, Tetherless, Adult Simulation Mannequin

Provision of Performance Coaching and Instant Engagement systems

CDPOO1 - C9614 - Agile Coach

Recruitment Platform for Government Beta

Software supply services

BTA848/1 Discover England Platform Pilot

Cloud Assesment and readiness copy

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