Trade
IT services and software tenders
159 open tenders for IT and software work in the UK from councils, the NHS, schools, housing providers and central government, soonest deadline first.
Open tenders
- £48mestimated
- £650mestimated
- £750mestimated
- £800mestimated
- £450mestimated
- £400mframework ceiling
- £50mestimated
- £12.5mestimated
- Value not stated
- Tenders advertised
- 1,457
- Typical contract value
- £92k
- All trades: £92k
- Typical contract length
- 1 year
- All trades: 1 year
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- All trades: 30 days
- Bids per contract
- 5
- All trades: 5
- Advertised openly
- 27%
- All trades: 39%
- Won by small firms
- 65%
- All trades: 62%
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Facility Monitoring System Limited (FMSL) | £18k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Oracle Cloud Services & Support Salford City Council | Oracle Corporation UK Limited | £35k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Anatomy TV Licence University of the West of England | Pharma Intelligence UK Limited | £25k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| VMware Renewal Cumberland Council | Phoenix Software Limited | £53k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| NHS South West London ICB- The Provision of Digital Corporate Platform Licences NHS South West London Integrated Care Board | Servicenow UK Limited | £42k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Cirium aviation data services Coventry University | LNRS Data Services Limited | £40k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Qlikview Enterprise System Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Civica UK Limited | £12k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Phoenix - Smartsheet Renewal Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Phoenix Software Limited | £22k | 30 Sept 2026 |
462 more end in the next 90 days.
Recent IT and software contract awards
More IT and software awards| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Validation Contractor Cell Therapy Catapult Limited | Walker Cole International Ltd | £91k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| SWISH Online Sexual Health Services Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | Preventx Limited | — | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Supply and installation of SD-WAN devices and consultancy The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex | UBDS Limited | — | 29 Sept 2026 |
| ITEP1250 - Drone Flight Management System National Highways | ADJ Soft trading as Dronecloud | £140k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| BTA2219 Mobility Data British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland | BT plc | £330k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| CA18508 - Trafford and Stockport College Group Microsoft Licenses Trafford College | Phoenix Software Limited | £623k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| FinOps and Cloudability Cost Management Service Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | IBM United Kingdom Limited | — | 29 Sept 2026 |
| VMWare Licence Renewal City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | CDW Limited | £509k | 28 Sept 2026 |
Suppliers winning the most IT and software contracts in the UK
Contracts awarded in the last 12 months. Companies only: sole traders are not listed.
| # | Supplier | Contracts | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Softcat plc | 161 | 114 |
| 2 | Phoenix Software Limited | 110 | 74 |
| 3 | Civica UK Limited | 62 | 48 |
| 4 | Insight Direct (UK) LtdSME | 61 | 35 |
| 5 | Oracle Corporation UK Limited | 48 | 35 |
| 6 | Mri Software Limited | 38 | 33 |
| 7 | Boxxe Limited | 38 | 28 |
| 8 | Idox Software Ltd | 37 | 34 |
| 9 | Bytes Software Services Ltd | 37 | 29 |
| 10 | Access UK Limited | 36 | 33 |
Biggest IT and software buyers in the last 12 months
All buyers- 1UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)265 notices
- 2Ministry of Defence140 notices
- 3University of the West of England93 notices
- 4National Highways87 notices
- 5NHS England85 notices
- 6Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust79 notices
- 7Home Office79 notices
- 8Coventry University77 notices