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

Awarded contractPublished 18 September 2017
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for Construction Works relating to Runway 06/24 Rehabilitation and Associated Works at Shannon Airport
Shannon Airport Authority DACSupplier(s) Lagan Asphalt LtdConstruction work
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 18 September 2020Published 15 September 2017
CA4159 - Stockton Riverside College: Provision of Human Resource Management and Payroll Management Software and associated services
Stockton Riverside CollegeSupplier(s) MHR International UK LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 15 September 2017
£95,000
Closed tender, closed 11 October 2017Published 12 September 2017
17-44 Library Service Platform and Discovery Layer & Resource List Management System
University of WolverhamptonLibrary software package
£926,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 12 September 2017
Office-support services
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation TrustApparatus for sound, video-recording and reproduction
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 26 September 2017Published 12 September 2017
Home Office OSCT - Service Management & 1st Line Service Desk Provision copy
Home Office
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 26 September 2017Published 12 September 2017
Home Office OSCT - Service Management & 1st Line Service Desk Provision copy
Home Office
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 3 August 2021Published 11 September 2017
Research Grant Management System - Software & Support Services.
City St George's, University of LondonSupplier(s) Worktribe LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 4 September 2017
£221,800
Closed tender, closed 9 October 2017Published 11 September 2017
Library software package
University of WolverhamptonLibrary software package
£926,000
Closed tender, closed 10 October 2017Published 8 September 2017
Software package and information systems
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue ServiceSoftware package and information systems
£495,000
Closed tender, closed 20 September 2017Published 8 September 2017
Software package and information systems
NHS National Services ScotlandIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£160,000,000
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Expired contract, expired 9 March 2019Published 8 September 2017
ICT Technical Consultancy and Project Management Service
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue ServiceSupplier(s) CAA Communications LtdAwarded 8 September 2017
£103,500
Awarded contractPublished 8 September 2017
Software package and information systems
City St George's, University of LondonSupplier(s) Worktribe LimitedSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 4 September 2017
£221,800
Closed tender, closed 9 October 2017Published 8 September 2017
Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) Software
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue ServiceSoftware package and information systems
£495,000
Closed tender, closed 6 October 2017Published 6 September 2017
Industry specific software package
Bazalgette Tunnel LimitedSystem quality assurance assessment and review services
£500,000
Closed tender, closed 15 September 2017Published 1 September 2017
Home Office Live Services Programme - Software Licence Management
Home Office
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 12 July 2020Published 1 September 2017
Telecommunications services
Financial Services Compensation SchemeSupplier(s) Britannic Technologies LimitedTelecommunications servicesAwarded 28 July 2017
£355,564
Closed tender, closed 15 September 2017Published 1 September 2017
Home Office Live Services Programme - Software Licence Management
Home Office
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 18 June 2020Published 29 August 2017
KCHFT End point Security/Antivirus
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustSupplier(s) Specialist Computer Centres PLCIT software packageAwarded 30 June 2017
£155,000
Awarded contract, expiring in 9 monthsPublished 26 August 2017
Electronic data management (EDM)
University of LeicesterSupplier(s) Figshare LLPData management servicesAwarded 18 August 2017
£500,000
Expired contract, expired 27 July 2021Published 25 August 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Scottish GovernmentSupplier(s) Symology LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 17 August 2017
£5,600,000

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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Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for Construction Works relating to Runway 06/24 Rehabilitation and Associated Works at Shannon Airport

CA4159 - Stockton Riverside College: Provision of Human Resource Management and Payroll Management Software and associated services

17-44 Library Service Platform and Discovery Layer & Resource List Management System

Office-support services

Home Office OSCT - Service Management & 1st Line Service Desk Provision copy

Home Office OSCT - Service Management & 1st Line Service Desk Provision copy

Research Grant Management System - Software & Support Services.

Library software package

Software package and information systems

Software package and information systems

ICT Technical Consultancy and Project Management Service

Software package and information systems

Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) Software

Industry specific software package

Home Office Live Services Programme - Software Licence Management

Telecommunications services

Home Office Live Services Programme - Software Licence Management

KCHFT End point Security/Antivirus

Electronic data management (EDM)

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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