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. Stotles' 2026 Supplier Survey found 44% of suppliers now use frameworks as their main route to public sector work. Platform-wide, 0 new tenders land on Stotles every week, software and SaaS included.

What CPV codes cover software tenders?

Software tenders map most often to CPV codes 48000000 (Software package and information systems), 72260000 (Software-related services), 72268000 (Software supply services) and 72267100 (Maintenance of information technology 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.

Stotles tracks 5,635 software tenders and awards to date across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder and 100+ portals, with 4,033 already awarded.

5,469 results

Awarded contract
Provision of a Cloud-Based Finance System
Lancashire County CouncilSupplier(s) iplicit LimitedGBP 223,000Awarded 1 September 2025Expiring 31 August 2028Financial analysis and accounting software package
Expired contract
OTC Digital Brief
Driver and Vehicle Standards AgencySupplier(s) THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED - GRCGBP 416,400Awarded 1 September 2023Expiring 31 August 2026Software package and information systems
Awarded contract
DTaAP UIPath RPA Platform
NHS EnglandSupplier(s) Agile Business Process UK LtdGBP 79,133.22Awarded 31 March 2025Expiring 30 March 2028IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Awarded contract
Asset Management and Equipment Loan Software
University of SalfordSupplier(s) Siso Software Limited36,816Awarded 8 April 2025Expiring 19 April 2030Software package and information systems
Awarded contract
Modern.gov software
Bedford Borough CouncilSupplier(s) CIVICA UK LIMITEDPound Sterling (GBP) 15,700Awarded 9 April 2025Expiring 31 March 2027
Awarded contract
Provision of A10 Load Balancers Licensing & Support
Denbighshire County CouncilSupplier(s) Softcat PLCAwarded 11 March 2025Software package and information systems
Awarded contract
Cloud Hosted and Managed Intranet GIS
Rossendale Borough CouncilSupplier(s) Astun Technology LimitedGBP 23,985Awarded 7 April 2025IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Awarded contract
NHS Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) Cell Therapy eSolution
NHS National Services ScotlandAwarded 8 April 2025IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Expired contract
009007 - ESRI (GIS) Software
Newcastle City CouncilSupplier(s) ESRI (UK) LIMITEDGBP 36,000Awarded 8 April 2025Expiring 13 April 2026IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Awarded contract
Compliance Assurance Software
Great Places Housing GroupSupplier(s) The Compliance Workbook LtdGBP 310,635Awarded 4 April 2025Expiring 3 April 2028Software package and information systems
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Awarded contract
Performance Management System
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue ServiceSupplier(s) Inphase LtdGBP 115,375Awarded 1 April 2025Expiring 31 March 2028Software package and information systems
Awarded contract
C0946 - Software and Associated Services (inc. Microsoft Estate & Azure)
National Wealth FundSupplier(s) Phoenix Software LimitedGBP 4,800,000Awarded 14 March 2025Expiring 30 March 2028Software package and information systems
Awarded contract
Unified Communications
Scottish Courts and Tribunals ServiceSupplier(s) VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS LIMITEDGBP 206,155Awarded 28 March 2025Telecommunications services
Closed tenderPublished 7 April 2025
Condition Monitoring
Severn Trent Water LtdGBP 15,000,000Closing 1 May 2025Repair and maintenance services of pumps
Awarded contract
Canvas Software
Hull College GroupSupplier(s) Instructure Global Limited (nuf)GBP 93,928.08Awarded 1 April 2025Expiring 31 March 2027Industry specific software package
Awarded contract
Document Signing Software
Office of Communications (Ofcom)Supplier(s) Adobe Systems Software Ireland Ltd.GBP 187,185.96Awarded 7 April 2025Expiring 26 April 2028Software package and information systems
Closed tenderPublished 4 April 2025
Computer Aided Facility Management Software (CAFM) System Service Provision.
Birmingham City UniversityGBP 427,000Closing 5 May 2025Computer-related management services
Awarded contract
Salesforce CRM Licences
Incommunities LimitedSupplier(s) Salesforce UK Limited4,500,000Awarded 4 April 2025Expiring 30 April 2030Software package and information systems
Expired contract
Software Solutions
NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support UnitSupplier(s) Bulien LPPGBP 5,645Awarded 1 April 2025Expiring 31 March 2026Software package and information systems
Awarded contract
Defra Group eCase - Correspondence, FOI, EIR, SAR and Complaints Case Management
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Supplier(s) Fivium LTDGBP 1,500,000Awarded 12 March 2025Expiring 10 November 2027Records management

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about saas contracts, software contract, software tenders, software as a service, cloud software, software subscription 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. Stotles' 2026 Supplier Survey found 44% of suppliers now use frameworks as their main route to public sector work. Platform-wide, 0 new tenders land on Stotles every week, software and SaaS included.
What CPV codes cover software tenders?
Software tenders map most often to CPV codes 48000000 (Software package and information systems), 72260000 (Software-related services), 72268000 (Software supply services) and 72267100 (Maintenance of information technology software). A single notice often carries two or three of these together.

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