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.

10,065 results

Closed tender, closed 23 February 2017Published 19 January 2017
Development software package
Energy Systems CatapultProgram testing software development services
£3,000,000
Closed tender, closed 6 February 2017Published 17 January 2017
Provision of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solution
Manchester City CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£450,000
Expired contract, expired 5 August 2021Published 11 January 2017
MOJ - ICT consolidation & Management of tail-end software licencing contract
Ministry of JusticeSupplier(s) Trustmarque Solutions LtdLicense management software packageAwarded 10 June 2016
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 4 December 2018Published 10 January 2017
Cloud Based Single Sign On Services
NHS EnglandSupplier(s) QODEA LIMITEDPlatform interconnectivity software packageAwarded 30 November 2016
£148,428
Expired contract, expired 8 December 2017Published 10 January 2017
E-mail communication tool
HM Land Registry (HMLR)Supplier(s) Govdelivery INCSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 7 December 2016
£19,068
Expired contract, expired 11 December 2021Published 9 January 2017
Joining Up Your Information Services Gloucestershire
NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support UnitSupplier(s) Kainos Software LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 11 December 2016
£2,730,000
Awarded contractPublished 6 January 2017
Software package and information systems
Fife Housing AssociationSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 6 February 2017Published 6 January 2017
Software package and information systems
Manchester City CouncilSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 6 February 2017Published 6 January 2017
TC896 - Provision of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solution
Manchester City Council
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2017Published 5 January 2017
Regional Indentity Management Rationalisation
Sussex PoliceSupplier(s) Oxford Computer GroupAwarded 5 January 2017
Value not stated
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Expired contract, expired 22 February 2019Published 4 January 2017
IP Telephony
The National ArchivesSupplier(s) 8X8 UK LIMITEDTelecommunications servicesAwarded 18 December 2016
£234,719
Expired contract, expired 1 July 2018Published 3 January 2017
Area 1 and 2 Confirm on Demand On-Boarding and Software Subscription
National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) Pitney Bowes Software LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 21 December 2016
£925,650
Expired contract, expired 27 October 2017Published 28 December 2016
Award of Contract for Oracle Primavera (P6) Licence Renewal
High Speed Two (HS2) LtdSupplier(s) CritigenIndustry specific software packageAwarded 27 October 2016
£12,670
Expired contract, expired 8 January 2019Published 23 December 2016
Community Information Hub
University of AbertaySupplier(s) Collabco SoftwareSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 16 December 2016
£52,195
Closed tender, closed 26 January 2017Published 23 December 2016
Covert Management System National Framework
Nottinghamshire PoliceSoftware package and information systems
£7,000,000
Closed tender, closed 3 February 2017Published 23 December 2016
Software package and information systems
Education ScotlandSoftware package and information systems
£9,000,000
Closed tender, closed 20 January 2017Published 22 December 2016
Global Implementation and Support Services of Oracle Fusion's HRIS SaaS Solution
SAVE THE CHILDREN FUNDBusiness and management consultancy and related services
£1,000,000
Closed tender, closed 20 January 2017Published 22 December 2016
Global Implementation & Support Services of Oracle Fusion's HRIS SaaS Solution
SAVE THE CHILDREN FUNDSystem and support services
£1,000,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2022Published 22 December 2016
HR Software & Managed Payroll
Uttlesford District CouncilSupplier(s) Insight Direct (UK) LtdPersonnel and payroll servicesAwarded 21 September 2016
£1
Closed tender, closed 23 January 2017Published 22 December 2016
Software package and information systems
The Police ICT CompanySoftware package and information systems
£8,000,000

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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Development software package

Provision of an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Solution

MOJ - ICT consolidation & Management of tail-end software licencing contract

Cloud Based Single Sign On Services

E-mail communication tool

Joining Up Your Information Services Gloucestershire

Software package and information systems

Software package and information systems

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

Regional Indentity Management Rationalisation

IP Telephony

Area 1 and 2 Confirm on Demand On-Boarding and Software Subscription

Award of Contract for Oracle Primavera (P6) Licence Renewal

Community Information Hub

Covert Management System National Framework

Software package and information systems

Global Implementation and Support Services of Oracle Fusion's HRIS SaaS Solution

Global Implementation & Support Services of Oracle Fusion's HRIS SaaS Solution

HR Software & Managed Payroll

Software package and information systems

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