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.

10,042 results

Expired contract, expired 18 June 2015Published 9 March 2016
STR/001203
Nottingham Trent UniversitySupplier(s) IPARADIGMS EUROPE LTDSubscription servicesAwarded 18 June 2015
£35,205
Expired contract, expired 13 August 2015Published 9 March 2016
STR/001245
Nottingham Trent UniversitySupplier(s) APPSANYWHERE LIMITEDTraining and entertainment software packageAwarded 13 August 2015
£54,000
Closed tender, closed 10 March 2016Published 8 March 2016
Provision of Placements Software and Associated Services
Kingston University Higher Education CorporationComputer support and consultancy services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 22 March 2017Published 7 March 2016
PhishMe Software Licenses
The National ArchivesSupplier(s) Specialist Computer Centres PLCSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 24 February 2016
£12,126
Closed tender, closed 6 April 2016Published 7 March 2016
Tate Gallery eCommerce Platform
Tate GalleryInternet and intranet software development services
£2,000,000
Closed tender, closed 18 March 2016Published 4 March 2016
Invitation to Tender for Intelligent Rent Arrears Software
OptivoSoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 6 April 2016Published 4 March 2016
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Tate GalleryIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2017Published 3 March 2016
Opentext Global 360 Software Licensing Support and Maintenance
Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencySupplier(s) Open Text UK LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 3 March 2016
£22,061
Expired contract, expired 28 August 2016Published 2 March 2016
Database software package
Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustSupplier(s) CACI LimitedDatabase software package
£257,176
Closed tender, closed 29 February 2016Published 24 February 2016
RSRFQ02/16-02 IBM iSeries Server - to include installation and ongoing support and maintenance
ESPOServers
£90,000
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Expired contract, expired 31 December 2020Published 24 February 2016
Pure Software Licensing and Support Services
University of BirminghamSupplier(s) Elsevier B.V.Software support servicesAwarded 1 December 2015
£219,641
Awarded contractPublished 22 February 2016
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Mayors Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC)Supplier(s) CSC Computer Sciences LimitedIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£94,720,000
Awarded contractPublished 22 February 2016
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Post Office LtdSupplier(s) Fujitsu Services LtdRadio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipmentAwarded 22 February 2016
£400,000,000
Awarded contractPublished 21 February 2016
Environmental monitoring other than for construction
Bristol and Weston NHS Purchasing ConsortiumSupplier(s) T-Scan LimitedEnvironmental monitoring other than for construction
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 22 March 2016Published 18 February 2016
Software package and information systems
The Open UniversitySoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 December 2016Published 16 February 2016
Board MIT Ltd
London & Quadrant Housing TrustSupplier(s) Board MITOffice and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packagesAwarded 31 December 2015
£36,000
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2016Published 15 February 2016
SO16007; Technical Support for MS Enterprise Software - Contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Microsoft LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 1 December 2015
£100,000
Closed tender, closed 7 March 2016Published 15 February 2016
New Poultry Research Unit
Nottingham Trent UniversityConstruction work
£85,000
Expired contract, expired 21 January 2020Published 12 February 2016
Biometric Enrolment Software,Hardware and Services
FCDO ServicesSupplier(s) 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 22 January 2015
£430,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2016Published 10 February 2016
Rally Dev Licenses (2)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencySupplier(s) Rally Software Development CorpMainframe operating system software packageAwarded 12 May 2015
£29,149

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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STR/001203

STR/001245

Provision of Placements Software and Associated Services

PhishMe Software Licenses

Tate Gallery eCommerce Platform

Invitation to Tender for Intelligent Rent Arrears Software

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Opentext Global 360 Software Licensing Support and Maintenance

Database software package

RSRFQ02/16-02 IBM iSeries Server - to include installation and ongoing support and maintenance

Pure Software Licensing and Support Services

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Environmental monitoring other than for construction

Software package and information systems

Board MIT Ltd

SO16007; Technical Support for MS Enterprise Software - Contract

New Poultry Research Unit

Biometric Enrolment Software,Hardware and Services

Rally Dev Licenses (2)

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