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 26 June 2017
Pilot of Robotics Process Automation
London Borough of HackneySupplier(s) T-IMPACT LIMITEDAwarded 26 June 2017
£7,500
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2018Published 26 June 2017
Better Off Finance Evaluation Tender
The Women's OrganisationSupplier(s) Social Audit NetworkGeneral management consultancy servicesAwarded 8 June 2017
£120,000
Expired contract, expired 31 July 2020Published 26 June 2017
University of Sunderland - Library Management Solution - Issue 2 - AWARD
University of SunderlandSupplier(s) Capita Business Services LtdLibrary software packageAwarded 12 June 2017
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 26 June 2017
Library management system
Oxford Brookes UniversityLibrary management system
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 23 June 2017
Software package and information systems
Science Museum GroupSoftware package and information systems
£200,000
Closed tender, closed 4 July 2017Published 20 June 2017
Support with front-end software development
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority
£100,000
Closed tender, closed 26 June 2017Published 19 June 2017
NSoIT(D) Design - Jade System Manager
Ministry of Defence
GBP/DAY 686
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 19 June 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
NHS National Services ScotlandIT software development services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 26 June 2017Published 19 June 2017
NSoIT(D) Design - Jade System Manager
Ministry of Defence
GBP/DAY 686
Closed tender, closed 19 July 2017Published 16 June 2017
Computer-related services
Financial Conduct AuthorityComputer-related services
Value not stated
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Closed tender, closed 30 June 2017Published 16 June 2017
Programme CORTISONE - Technical Evaluation Applications Integration Architectural Services Partner
Ministry of Defence
£1,525,000
Closed tender, closed 17 July 2017Published 14 June 2017
Database software development services
The Police and Crime Commissioner for KentStorage media
£49,000,000
Awarded contractPublished 13 June 2017
Software package and information systems
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Please refer to URL below for details of successful Suppliers who have been awarded a Framework Agreement, subject to signature.Computer-related servicesAwarded 19 May 2017
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 10 July 2017Published 12 June 2017
TD1222 - Website Content Management System
Derby City CouncilMiscellaneous software package and computer systems
£100,000
Awarded contractPublished 12 June 2017
Software support services
Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)Supplier(s) HID Global SASSoftware support servicesAwarded 31 May 2017
£359,121
Closed tender, closed 26 June 2017Published 9 June 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Energy Systems CatapultIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£450,000
Expired contract, expired 10 May 2019Published 7 June 2017
Procurement of Crimson Saas
Information Commissioner's OfficeSupplier(s) WPCMiscellaneous software package and computer systemsAwarded 9 May 2017
£55,000
Expired contract, expired 17 May 2020Published 7 June 2017
Technology Performance Management Service Software As A Service
National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) Capita PlcTransport systems consultancy servicesAwarded 17 May 2017
£1,611,125
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 7 June 2017
Software package and information systems
NHS National Services ScotlandIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£160,000,000
Awarded contractPublished 7 June 2017
Supply of temporary workers — EMA/2013/28/HR — lots 2, 3 and 5 — increase in ceiling
European Medicines Agency
Supplier(s)
5 suppliers
Janette Withey Business Services Ltd (T/A Quay People)
Language Matters Recruitment Consultants Ltd
Language Recruitment Services Ltd
Morson Human Resources Limited (t/a Morson Talent)
P.S.Computer Services Ltd
Supply services of personnel including temporary staffAwarded 10 April 2017
€4,500,000

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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Pilot of Robotics Process Automation

Better Off Finance Evaluation Tender

University of Sunderland - Library Management Solution - Issue 2 - AWARD

Library management system

Software package and information systems

Support with front-end software development

NSoIT(D) Design - Jade System Manager

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

NSoIT(D) Design - Jade System Manager

Computer-related services

Programme CORTISONE - Technical Evaluation Applications Integration Architectural Services Partner

Database software development services

Software package and information systems

TD1222 - Website Content Management System

Software support services

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procurement of Crimson Saas

Technology Performance Management Service Software As A Service

Software package and information systems

Supply of temporary workers — EMA/2013/28/HR — lots 2, 3 and 5 — increase in ceiling

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