Technology Contracts and Tenders

A technology tender covers government technology programmes, digital and technology initiatives, technology infrastructure work and information technology contracts, generally at the level of a strategy, platform or managed service rather than a single item.

Stotles brings together technology tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.

If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. The Digital Marketplace lists G-Cloud services, and many technology call-offs reach only suppliers already listed on a framework.

Technology tenders are scored on how well the solution meets the requirement, delivery approach, security, support and price. Much technology is bought through frameworks, so a framework listing and relevant public sector case studies are usually the way in.

Buyers handling personal data check data protection and information security arrangements, and some work needs security-cleared staff. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar contracts at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.

The NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative runs the Total Technology Solutions framework, a route for ICT hardware, software and services. NHS trusts and councils call off from it for software licences, maintenance renewals and security products.

The Government Commercial Agency's Technology Services framework covers IT consulting, software and delivery work. Shared service bodies and councils call off from it, for example for enterprise software professional services and document management systems.

Central government departments, local councils, NHS trusts, police forces and universities all run technology contracts, most often for digital transformation programmes, technology infrastructure, identity and access management, and wider technology services and solutions work.

Read digital and technology strategies, contract renewal dates and preliminary market engagement notices, which show technology work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

Technology notices carry 72222300 (Information technology services) and 48000000 (Software package and information systems).