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

Closed tender, closed 13 November 2017Published 13 October 2017
Software package and information systems
Nottingham City CouncilSoftware package and information systems
£5,600,000
Closed tender, closed 13 November 2017Published 13 October 2017
SAAS for Debt & Parking Management CPU 1593
Nottingham City CouncilSoftware package and information systems
£5,600,000
Closed tender, closed 17 November 2017Published 13 October 2017
Industry specific software package
South Gloucestershire CouncilIndustry specific software package
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 7 November 2017Published 11 October 2017
Software package and information systems
Nottingham City CouncilSoftware package and information systems
£22,500,000
Closed tender, closed 7 November 2017Published 11 October 2017
CPU 2154 Finance, HR and Payroll Software and Maintenance
Nottingham City CouncilSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 13 November 2017Published 10 October 2017
License management software package
Houses of the Oireachtas ServiceInformation technology services
€250,000
Expired contract, expired 29 June 2020Published 10 October 2017
DB2 database software support
HM Land Registry (HMLR)Supplier(s) BMC Software Distribution BVTechnical computer support servicesAwarded 15 June 2017
£2,529,773
Closed tender, closed 13 November 2017Published 9 October 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Electricity Supply Board (ESB)IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 8 September 2017Published 6 October 2017
Service-Software
Newcastle UniversitySupplier(s) The MathWorks LtdLicense management software packageAwarded 6 September 2017
£293,202
Awarded contractPublished 6 October 2017
Personal development training services
Coventry City CouncilPersonal development training services
Value not stated
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Expired contract, expired 9 August 2017Published 5 October 2017
Service-Software
Newcastle UniversitySupplier(s) Hobson's PLCNetwork management software servicesAwarded 2 August 2017
£34,900
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 5 October 2017
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) SaaS Solution
Science Museum GroupSupplier(s) SnapLogic UK LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 29 September 2017
£234,000
Expired contract, expired 31 August 2017Published 5 October 2017
Service-Software
Newcastle UniversitySupplier(s) eShare LtdLicense management software packageAwarded 23 August 2017
£70,573
Expired contract, expired 22 December 2017Published 5 October 2017
Software Testing
Energy Systems CatapultSupplier(s) CAMBRIDGE CONSULTANTS LIMITEDSoftware testingAwarded 5 October 2017
£210,000
Expired contract, expired 6 July 2018Published 4 October 2017
CCSO17C59 Purchase of Assuria licences
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) ASSURIA LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 7 July 2017
£19,190
Expired contract, expired 17 September 2020Published 3 October 2017
Software package and information systems
Manchester City CouncilSupplier(s) QODEA LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 3 October 2017
£421,970
Expired contract, expired 8 October 2020Published 3 October 2017
TC896 - Provision of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solution
Manchester City CouncilSupplier(s) QODEA LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 3 October 2017
£421,970
Expired contract, expired 21 February 2018Published 2 October 2017
HMP Stoke Heath - Gate Upgrade
Ministry of JusticeSupplier(s) VINCI CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITEDConstruction workAwarded 10 March 2017
£829,636
Expired contract, expired 8 September 2021Published 2 October 2017
Software package and information systems
Science Museum GroupSupplier(s) SnapLogic UK LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 29 September 2017
£234,000
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2020Published 1 October 2017
Service Contract
London Borough of LewishamSupplier(s) CIVICA UK LIMITEDAwarded 1 October 2017
£97,500

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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Software package and information systems

SAAS for Debt & Parking Management CPU 1593

Industry specific software package

Software package and information systems

CPU 2154 Finance, HR and Payroll Software and Maintenance

License management software package

DB2 database software support

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Service-Software

Personal development training services

Service-Software

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) SaaS Solution

Service-Software

Software Testing

CCSO17C59 Purchase of Assuria licences

Software package and information systems

TC896 - Provision of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solution

HMP Stoke Heath - Gate Upgrade

Software package and information systems

Service Contract

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