Communication and multimedia software package: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 48500000·Services · class·in Software Packages & ERP
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 13 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
Newest open tenders
1 of 2 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| UK_1552- Business Continuity Platform | British Council | 24 Nov 2026 | 17d | £207,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
48500000 Communication and multimedia software package21 notices · 66%- Industry specific software package 248 · 12m
- Communication software package 210 · 12m
- Networking software package 169 · 12m
- Financial analysis and accounting software package 104 · 12m
- Information systems 82 · 12m
- Time accounting or human resources software package 63 · 12m
- Medical software package 62 · 12m
- Educational software package 48 · 12m
- Database systems 45 · 12m
- Security software package 43 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities28%(9 notices)
9 of 32 notices are Local authorities (28%).Central government28%(9 notices)
9 of 32 notices are Central government (28%).Education & universities19%(6 notices)
6 of 32 notices are Education & universities (19%).Other public bodies16%(5 notices)
5 of 32 notices are Other public bodies (16%).Police, fire & emergency6%(2 notices)
2 of 32 notices are Police, fire & emergency (6%).Not classified3%(1 notice)
1 of 32 notices is Not classified (3%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Coventry University | Education & universities | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| The Arts Council of England | Central government | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Anglian Water Services | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| British Council | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | Local authorities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CADENT GAS LIMITED | Other public bodies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta Housing Limited | Other public bodies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Department for Business & Trade | Central government | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Essex County Council | Local authorities | 1 | 1 | 0 |
27 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 23 of 32 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract91%(29 notices)
29 of 32 notices are Contract (91%).Framework9%(3 notices)
3 of 32 notices are Framework (9%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Direct award28%(9 notices)
9 of 32 notices are Direct award (28%).Route not published25%(8 notices)
8 of 32 notices are Route not published (25%).Open22%(7 notices)
7 of 32 notices are Open (22%).Limited / restricted19%(6 notices)
6 of 32 notices are Limited / restricted (19%).Selective6%(2 notices)
2 of 32 notices are Selective (6%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold86%(6 notices)
6 of 7 notices are Above threshold (86%).Below threshold14%(1 notice)
1 of 7 notices is Below threshold (14%).
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (17) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
4 of 16 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 1 more are call-offs or give no procedure and are left out.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 20 awards to 16 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| NLA Media Access Limited | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| SocialSignIn Ltd. Trading as Orlo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Optimizely | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8x8 UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Academia Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BLACKBOX COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Codiance Limited | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| IFF Research Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 4 of 32 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in communication and multimedia software…
2 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| UK_1552- Business Continuity Platform | British Council | 24 Nov 2026 | 17d | £207,000 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 4850. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 30 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.