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 21 June 2017Published 7 June 2017
West London Mental Health Trust Business Intelligence Platform
West London NHS Trust
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 21 June 2017Published 7 June 2017
West London Mental Health Trust Business Intelligence Platform
West London NHS Trust
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 13 June 2017Published 6 June 2017
Security Information Assurance Consultant
Home Office
Value not stated
Stale Pre-tender, closed 6 July 2017Published 6 June 2017
Safenet 2 Factor Authentication Upgrade
General Medical Council (GMC)Network infrastructure
£75,000
Closed tender, closed 13 June 2017Published 6 June 2017
Security Information Assurance Consultant
Home Office
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 5 June 2017
Software support services
Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)Supplier(s) THINPRINT GMBHSoftware support servicesAwarded 12 May 2017
£1,160,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2018Published 2 June 2017
Doors Software Subscription and Support
High Speed Two (HS2) LtdSupplier(s) Integrate Systems Engineering LtdIndustry specific software packageAwarded 8 May 2017
£64,200
Closed tender, closed 19 June 2017Published 2 June 2017
005711 - Integrated Travel Planning System
Newcastle City CouncilTransport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
£25,000
Expired contract, expired 31 May 2019Published 1 June 2017
TVP - ODIMS Software licensing and support - Replaced by BLPD 40821 (TVP00444)
Thames Valley PoliceSupplier(s) The Stationery Office LtdAwarded 1 June 2017
£25,720
Closed tender, closed 28 July 2017Published 1 June 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
WHGComputer equipment and supplies
£5,000,000
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Expired contract, expired 31 July 2021Published 31 May 2017
Provision of MFD and Associated Printing Services
Derby CollegeSupplier(s) Konica Minolta Businss Solutions (UK) LimitedPhotocopiersAwarded 22 May 2017
£1,500,000
Closed tender, closed 14 June 2017Published 31 May 2017
Project 20074 - DWP Digital Product Development Unit (PDU) - Design and Implementation
Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 3 July 2017Published 31 May 2017
Electronic data management (EDM)
Welsh GovernmentSoftware package and information systems
£150,000
Expired contract, expired 30 April 2018Published 31 May 2017
Project 19936 - Appointment Booking System G-Cloud 7 SaaS
Department For Work and Pensions (DWP)Supplier(s) Name not disclosedInformation technology servicesAwarded 1 May 2017
£884,711
Expired contract, expired 13 November 2020Published 30 May 2017
0460 Information Services Software, Hosting and Associated Services
Essex County CouncilSupplier(s) Comparex (UK) LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 14 November 2016
£25,500,000
Closed tender, closed 27 June 2017Published 26 May 2017
Telecommunications services
Financial Services Compensation SchemeTelecommunications services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 6 June 2017Published 26 May 2017
ACT-16-087 E-Discovery Tool
Financial Conduct AuthoritySoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 July 2022Published 22 May 2017
GB-Bath: Lecture Capture License
University of BathSupplier(s) Academia LtdLicense management software packageAwarded 19 May 2017
£437,275
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2018Published 22 May 2017
Secure Digital Publisher
Care Quality CommissionSupplier(s) AXIS12 LTDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 1 March 2017
£179,760
Closed tender, closed 9 June 2017Published 22 May 2017
e-Recruitment Software Solution - Market Testing Exercise
Leeds City CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated

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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West London Mental Health Trust Business Intelligence Platform

West London Mental Health Trust Business Intelligence Platform

Security Information Assurance Consultant

Safenet 2 Factor Authentication Upgrade

Security Information Assurance Consultant

Software support services

Doors Software Subscription and Support

005711 - Integrated Travel Planning System

TVP - ODIMS Software licensing and support - Replaced by BLPD 40821 (TVP00444)

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Provision of MFD and Associated Printing Services

Project 20074 - DWP Digital Product Development Unit (PDU) - Design and Implementation

Electronic data management (EDM)

Project 19936 - Appointment Booking System G-Cloud 7 SaaS

0460 Information Services Software, Hosting and Associated Services

Telecommunications services

ACT-16-087 E-Discovery Tool

GB-Bath: Lecture Capture License

Secure Digital Publisher

e-Recruitment Software Solution - Market Testing Exercise

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