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 9 August 2017
Forestry Commission England website development
Forestry EnglandSupplier(s) MMT DigitalAwarded 9 August 2017
£400,000
Awarded contractPublished 8 August 2017
UK SBS IT7281 ACAS Digital Advisory Service: Alpha
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)Supplier(s) THE ENGINE GROUP LIMITEDAwarded 8 August 2017
£164,500
Awarded contractPublished 5 August 2017
HPRA RFT Software Developer & Support Services - May 2017
Health Products Regulatory AuthoritySupplier(s) Corr IT Consulting LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 21 August 2017Published 3 August 2017
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) SaaS Solution
Science Museum GroupSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2018Published 3 August 2017
GCloud procurement for systems integration for Oracle Fusion based ERP system
Home OfficeSupplier(s) Accenture (UK) LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 28 July 2017
£2,000,000
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2018Published 3 August 2017
GCloud procurement for functional configuration for Oracle Fusion based ERP system
Home OfficeSupplier(s) Accenture (UK) LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 28 July 2017
£2,000,000
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2018Published 3 August 2017
GCloud procurement for technical integration for Oracle Fusion based ERP system
Home OfficeSupplier(s) Accenture (UK) LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 28 July 2017
£2,000,000
Closed tender, closed 9 August 2017Published 2 August 2017
NSoIT(D) Design - Jade System Manager
Ministry of Defence
GBP/DAY 686
Closed tender, closed 9 August 2017Published 2 August 2017
NSoIT(D) Design - Jade System Manager
Ministry of Defence
GBP/DAY 686
Closed tender, closed 30 August 2017Published 1 August 2017
Student Placements Management System (Software as a Service (SaaS))
University of SouthamptonScheduling and productivity software package
£512,500
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Stale Pre-tenderPublished 1 August 2017
Software package and information systems
London Borough of Hammersmith and FulhamSoftware package and information systems
£8,000,000
Closed tender, closed 21 August 2017Published 1 August 2017
Software package and information systems
Science Museum GroupSoftware package and information systems
£250,000
Expired contract, expired 18 June 2018Published 1 August 2017
Provsion of a Requirements Engineering Tool
Public Health EnglandSupplier(s) Structured Software Systems Ltd (3SL)Industry specific software packageAwarded 19 June 2017
£145,415
Closed tender, closed 29 August 2017Published 31 July 2017
IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Falmouth Exeter PlusSoftware package and information systems
£50,000
Closed tender, closed 30 August 2017Published 28 July 2017
Industry specific software package
University of SouthamptonSystem, storage and content management software package
£600,000
Expired contract, expired 27 July 2019Published 28 July 2017
Office 365 Digital Workplace (Cloud Software and Support)
Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue ServiceSupplier(s) Content and CodeAwarded 28 July 2017
£130,000
Expired contract, expired 4 May 2020Published 26 July 2017
Supply of ITSM SaaS Solution
The National Lottery Community FundSupplier(s) Cherwell Software LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 28 June 2017
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 24 July 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Department of FinanceSupplier(s) HEWLETT PACKARD LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 21 July 2017
£860,000
Closed tender, closed 25 August 2017Published 21 July 2017
Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
UK Biobank LtdRepair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 19 July 2017Published 21 July 2017
Softcat DatAlert Suite
University of SheffieldSupplier(s) Softcat PLCSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 19 July 2017
£33,400

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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Forestry Commission England website development

UK SBS IT7281 ACAS Digital Advisory Service: Alpha

HPRA RFT Software Developer & Support Services - May 2017

Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) SaaS Solution

GCloud procurement for systems integration for Oracle Fusion based ERP system

GCloud procurement for functional configuration for Oracle Fusion based ERP system

GCloud procurement for technical integration for Oracle Fusion based ERP system

NSoIT(D) Design - Jade System Manager

NSoIT(D) Design - Jade System Manager

Student Placements Management System (Software as a Service (SaaS))

Software package and information systems

Software package and information systems

Provsion of a Requirements Engineering Tool

IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Industry specific software package

Office 365 Digital Workplace (Cloud Software and Support)

Supply of ITSM SaaS Solution

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

Softcat DatAlert Suite

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