Software package utilities: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 48700000·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.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
48700000 Software package utilities81 notices · 100%- Industry specific software package 266 · 12m
- Communication software package 158 · 12m
- Financial analysis and accounting software package 150 · 12m
- Information systems 135 · 12m
- Networking software package 122 · 12m
- Time accounting or human resources software package 121 · 12m
- Database systems 98 · 12m
- Educational software package 79 · 12m
- Medical software package 71 · 12m
- Miscellaneous software package and computer systems 68 · 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.
- Other public bodies 33% (26 notices)
- Central government 24% (19 notices)
- Local authorities 14% (11 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 10% (8 notices)
- Education & universities 5% (4 notices)
- Not classified 15% (12 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited | Other public bodies | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire | Police, fire & emergency | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency | Central government | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust | Central government | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED | Other public bodies | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Crown Commercial Service | Central government | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Digital Health and Care Wales ("DHCW") | not classified | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SCOTTISH HYDRO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PLC | Other public bodies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Government | not classified | 2 | 1 | 0 |
58 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
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Where this supplier has delivered.
Delivery regions published on its awarded tenders. A tender with several regions counts in each.
Where the work was, not where the company is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 53 of 81 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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| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — |
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.
- Contract 62% (50 notices)
- Framework 37% (30 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 1% (1 notices)
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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.
- Route not published 38% (31 notices)
- Open 30% (24 notices)
- Selective 20% (16 notices)
- Limited / restricted 12% (10 notices)
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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 threshold 96% (27 notices)
- Below threshold 4% (1 notices)
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
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 · 61 awards to 37 suppliers
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| See Contracts Finder Notice for full supplier list | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Softcat Plc | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| CA Europe Sarl Route de la Longeraie 7 Morges CH-1110 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Bytes Software Services Ltd | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Computacenter | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Computacenter (UK) Ltd | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Cloud Software Operations (Ireland) Limited | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Esri Ireland Ltd. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 · 23 of 81 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in software package utilities
3 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Network Services 4 | Government Commercial Agency | 2 Oct 2026 | 8d | £8,000,000,000 ceiling |
| Cloud Backup & Cyber Recovery Solution | Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | 7 Oct 2026 | 13d | £192,000 |
| ID5867746 PSNI - Core IT Managed Services Contract | Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) | 29 Oct 2026 | 35d | £360,000,000 |
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 4870. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 22 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
Lot-grain contest statistics over the last 36 months: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 4870; contracts and frameworks / DPS are kept apart. Each figure’s own method — grain, window, exclusions and this page’s sample — is behind its ; the long form is on Methodology.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.