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.

10,071 results

Expired contract, expired 31 August 2022Published 24 October 2017
Winter Road Maintenance Weather Station and Data Management Bureau Service.
Leicestershire County CouncilSupplier(s) Vaisala LtdMeteorological instrumentsAwarded 31 August 2017
£300,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2019Published 24 October 2017
PR 17 2017 A. Basware P2P G-Cloud re-contract for P2P and Marketplace
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)Supplier(s) Basware Holdings LimitedElectronic marketplace retailing servicesAwarded 1 April 2017
£362,502
Expired contract, expired 6 September 2018Published 24 October 2017
Provision of Atlassian Development & Hosting Service to the Valuation Office
Valuation Office AgencySupplier(s) THE SERVER LABS LTDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 22 August 2017
£67,830
Expired contract, expired 24 October 2022Published 24 October 2017
CP1404-16 Fully Hosted and Managed Human Resources Management System
Devon County CouncilSupplier(s) MHR International UK LimitedTime accounting or human resources software packageAwarded 24 October 2017
£5,104,000
Closed tender, closed 22 November 2017Published 23 October 2017
Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
City of London CorporationSales, marketing and business intelligence software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 22 November 2017Published 23 October 2017
Information technology services
Salix Homes LimitedComputer back-up services
£1,400,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 19 October 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Intellectual Property OfficeIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 8 November 2017Published 19 October 2017
Software as a Service for a Project Portfolio Management [PPM] Solution
Thames Valley PoliceSoftware-related services
£150,000
Closed tender, closed 30 November 2017Published 18 October 2017
Patents Transformation Project (PTP) - PIN & Request for Information
Intellectual Property OfficeSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 16 October 2023Published 17 October 2017
Web Forms`
Harrogate Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Granicus-Firmstep LtdAwarded 17 October 2017
£216,000
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Stale Pre-tenderPublished 17 October 2017
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Lincolnshire County CouncilSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 1 December 2019Published 17 October 2017
Provision of Microsoft SQL Licences
Wyre Forest District CouncilSupplier(s) Softcat PLCSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 24 November 2016
£58,000
Expired contract, expired 25 September 2018Published 17 October 2017
Campus Agreement - call off from SUPC Software License Reseller Framework Agreement
Leeds Trinity UniversitySupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 29 September 2017
£39,739
Awarded contractPublished 16 October 2017
Educational software package
University of WolverhamptonSupplier(s) Collabco SoftwareEducational software packageAwarded 30 September 2017
£209,000
Expired contract, expired 30 April 2018Published 16 October 2017
Microsoft Sharepoint and Intranet Professional Services
Northumbria PoliceSupplier(s) Black MarbleAwarded 16 October 2017
£100,000
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2022Published 16 October 2017
17-12 Student Portal
University of WolverhamptonSupplier(s) Collabco SoftwareEducational software packageAwarded 30 September 2017
£251,000
Closed tender, closed 20 November 2017Published 16 October 2017
Financial systems software package
Hampshire County CouncilFinancial systems software package
£2,500,000
Closed tender, closed 17 November 2017Published 16 October 2017
Call Centre Software Solution
South Gloucestershire CouncilIndustry specific software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 13 November 2017Published 13 October 2017
SAAS for Debt & Parking Management CPU 1593
Nottingham City CouncilSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 8 October 2019Published 13 October 2017
BT MeetMe Services for UK Export Finance
Department for International TradeSupplier(s) British Telecommunications PLCVideo conferencing software packageAwarded 2 October 2017
£24,000

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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Winter Road Maintenance Weather Station and Data Management Bureau Service.

PR 17 2017 A. Basware P2P G-Cloud re-contract for P2P and Marketplace

Provision of Atlassian Development & Hosting Service to the Valuation Office

CP1404-16 Fully Hosted and Managed Human Resources Management System

Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package

Information technology services

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Software as a Service for a Project Portfolio Management [PPM] Solution

Patents Transformation Project (PTP) - PIN & Request for Information

Web Forms`

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Provision of Microsoft SQL Licences

Campus Agreement - call off from SUPC Software License Reseller Framework Agreement

Educational software package

Microsoft Sharepoint and Intranet Professional Services

17-12 Student Portal

Financial systems software package

Call Centre Software Solution

SAAS for Debt & Parking Management CPU 1593

BT MeetMe Services for UK Export Finance

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