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.

10,041 results

Expired contract, expired 18 October 2016Published 30 October 2015
Provision of QAS Licenses
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) COMPUTACENTER (UK) LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 20 October 2015
£51,456
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 16 October 2015
NHS Property Services Business Systems Transformation
Department of Health Northern IrelandRepair and maintenance services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 27 October 2015Published 14 October 2015
Materials Studio Software Licenses for Lancaster University
Lancaster UniversitySoftware package and information systems
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 11 October 2019Published 12 October 2015
Technology Framework
AmicusHorizon Ltd
Supplier(s)
5 suppliers
Cancom Managed Services Ltd
JCOM UK Ltd
Pacific Computers Ltd
Specialist Computer Centres PLC
Xuper Ltd
HardwareAwarded 22 September 2015
£4,000,000
Expired contract, expired 2 January 2018Published 5 October 2015
Replacement Audit Management System
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough CouncilSupplier(s) IdeagenAuditing servicesAwarded 7 January 2015
£14,312
Expired contract, expired 22 September 2017Published 1 October 2015
Hewlett Packard Quality Centre Saas
Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencySupplier(s) HEWLETT PACKARD LIMITEDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 23 September 2015
£244,728
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2025Published 1 October 2015
Noise Monitoring Equipment and Software Licenses
Redcar and Cleveland Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Bruel and KjaerMachinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipmentAwarded 1 October 2015
£27,565
Expired contract, expired 4 September 2017Published 1 October 2015
Payroll & HR Systems (software as a service)
Council of the Isles of ScillySupplier(s) MHR International UK LimitedPersonnel and payroll servicesAwarded 24 July 2015
£77,827
Expired contract, expired 29 March 2020Published 21 September 2015
Electronic Document and Records Management Solution
Royal Botanic Gardens KewSupplier(s) NTT DATA UK LIMITEDDocument management software packageAwarded 3 March 2015
£525,000
Expired contract, expired 4 April 2022Published 16 September 2015
HR and Finance - Provision of Software Systems - THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Ipswich Borough CouncilSupplier(s) - None -Business transaction and personal business software packageAwarded 1 November 2016
£1
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Expired contract, expired 31 July 2016Published 11 September 2015
IBM SPSS Software License Support
Health and Safety ExecutiveSupplier(s) IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITEDSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 31 July 2015
£13,339
Closed tender, closed 5 October 2015Published 7 September 2015
TS15025 Supply of Externally Hosted School Nutritional Catering Software and Associated Services
Derbyshire County CouncilIndustry specific software package
£30,000
Awarded contractPublished 7 September 2015
Provision of online booking engine services
Abbey Theatre Amharclann na MainistreachSupplier(s) Tessitura Network, IncSoftware programming and consultancy services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 5 April 2018Published 5 September 2015
L0911; HMT - Software licences and support - Contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITEDEnterprise resource planning software packageAwarded 26 March 2015
£213,500
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2016Published 1 September 2015
NPAS IT Strategy Consultancy
West Yorkshire PoliceSupplier(s) Actica Consulting LimitedAwarded 1 September 2015
£70,000
Expired contract, expired 26 August 2021Published 27 August 2015
Cambridge Intelligence Limited : Keylines Software Support and Services Agreement
Thames Valley PoliceSupplier(s) CAMBRIDGE INTELLIGENCE LIMITEDAwarded 27 August 2015
£34,500
Expired contract, expired 29 July 2018Published 25 August 2015
Provision of a Careers Management System
University of SouthamptonSupplier(s) Gti Media LtdSoftware package and information systemsAwarded 30 July 2015
£31,500
Closed tender, closed 8 September 2015Published 24 August 2015
Hardware and Software Support and Maintenance for two EMC Centera Storage Systems
Wirral Metropolitan Borough CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£50,000
Closed tender, closed 18 September 2015Published 20 August 2015
Norton Priory Monastery to Museum P900 Project - Audio Visual and Media Software Package
Halton Borough CouncilIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
£70,000
Expired contract, expired 30 July 2016Published 20 August 2015
R44448 Contact Centre Telephony Replacement (DBC)
Stockton Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Cisilion LimitedTelecommunications equipment and suppliesAwarded 18 August 2015
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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Provision of QAS Licenses

NHS Property Services Business Systems Transformation

Materials Studio Software Licenses for Lancaster University

Technology Framework

Replacement Audit Management System

Hewlett Packard Quality Centre Saas

Noise Monitoring Equipment and Software Licenses

Payroll & HR Systems (software as a service)

Electronic Document and Records Management Solution

HR and Finance - Provision of Software Systems - THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

IBM SPSS Software License Support

TS15025 Supply of Externally Hosted School Nutritional Catering Software and Associated Services

Provision of online booking engine services

L0911; HMT - Software licences and support - Contract

NPAS IT Strategy Consultancy

Cambridge Intelligence Limited : Keylines Software Support and Services Agreement

Provision of a Careers Management System

Hardware and Software Support and Maintenance for two EMC Centera Storage Systems

Norton Priory Monastery to Museum P900 Project - Audio Visual and Media Software Package

R44448 Contact Centre Telephony Replacement (DBC)

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