Software-related services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 72260000·Services · class·in IT Services & Software
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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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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 75 lots from 74 competitions run by 59 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 37 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 38 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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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 844 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 46 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 20 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Supply and Support of Integrated Workplace Management System | North Ayrshire Council | 7 Dec 2026 | 30d | — |
| The Spencer Academy Trusts Microsoft Licensing & Support Services | THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST | 23 Nov 2026 | 16d | £525,000 |
| Registration Services Booking and Management System | Herefordshire Council | 13 Nov 2026 | 6d | £200,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
72260000 Software-related services322 notices · 20%72261000 Software support services257 notices · 16%72268000 Software supply services214 notices · 14%72263000 Software implementation services132 notices · 8%72267000 Software maintenance and repair services87 notices · 5%72266000 Software consultancy services71 notices · 4%72262000 Software development services66 notices · 4%72267100 Maintenance of information technology software56 notices · 4%- Systems and technical consultancy services 846 · 12m
- Programming services of packaged software products 532 · 12m
- Data-processing services 171 · 12m
- Data services 164 · 12m
- System and support services 146 · 12m
- Software programming and consultancy services 126 · 12m
- Provider services 109 · 12m
- Database services 87 · 12m
- Internet services 44 · 12m
- Computer-related management services 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.
Central government43%(657 notices)
657 of 1,520 notices are Central government (43%).Local authorities21%(317 notices)
317 of 1,520 notices are Local authorities (21%).Other public bodies13%(200 notices)
200 of 1,520 notices are Other public bodies (13%).Education & universities9%(143 notices)
143 of 1,520 notices are Education & universities (9%).Police, fire & emergency7%(107 notices)
107 of 1,520 notices are Police, fire & emergency (7%).Not classified6%(96 notices)
96 of 1,520 notices are Not classified (6%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 50 | 17 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 47 | 30 | 0 |
| University of the West of England | Education & universities | 33 | 13 | 0 |
| NHS England | Central government | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED | Central government | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| Hull City Council | Local authorities | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire | Police, fire & emergency | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| NHS Blood and Transplant | Central government | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Corporate Officer of the House of Commons | Central government | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 13 | 10 | 0 |
621 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 920 of 1,582 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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| South West England | 8 | 38% | 10% | |
| South East England | 2 | 35% | 27% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 5 | 38% | 13% | |
| North West England | 5 | 31% | 9% | |
| East of England | 5 | 36% | 12% | |
| Greater London | 7 | 34% | 33% | |
| East Midlands | — | 38% | 11% | |
| West Midlands | 5 | 36% | 6% | |
| North East England | — | 38% | 10% | |
| Scotland | 3 | 22% | 24% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 6 | 27% | 16% | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
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.
Contract95%(1,504 notices)
1,504 of 1,582 notices are Contract (95%).Framework5%(73 notices)
73 of 1,582 notices are Framework (5%).Dynamic purchasing system0%(5 notices)
5 of 1,582 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (0%).
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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 award34%(544 notices)
544 of 1,582 notices are Direct award (34%).Limited / restricted26%(410 notices)
410 of 1,582 notices are Limited / restricted (26%).Route not published19%(305 notices)
305 of 1,582 notices are Route not published (19%).Open14%(218 notices)
218 of 1,582 notices are Open (14%).Selective7%(105 notices)
105 of 1,582 notices are Selective (7%).
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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 threshold81%(184 notices)
184 of 228 notices are Above threshold (81%).Below threshold19%(44 notices)
44 of 228 notices are Below threshold (19%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (1,066) · 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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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid27%(20)
20 of 75 lots fall in 1 bid (27%).2–332%(24)
24 of 75 lots fall in 2–3 (32%).4–620%(15)
15 of 75 lots fall in 4–6 (20%).7 or more21%(16)
16 of 75 lots fall in 7 or more (21%).
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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 many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 75 lots from 74 competitions run by 59 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 37 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 38 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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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.
151 of 969 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 97 more are call-offs or give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
173 SME bids out of 273, on 58 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
193 of 588 awards where the winner declared its size.
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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.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 47 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
14 of 1,066 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 16 lots from 9 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
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 · 1,374 awards to 865 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 8% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Oracle Corporation UK Limited | 28 | 28 | 16 | 21 |
| Softcat Plc | 22 | 24 | 14 | 21 |
| CIVICA UK LIMITED | 19 | 19 | 7 | 17 |
| Access UK Ltd | 18 | 19 | 11 | 16 |
| Insight Direct | 16 | 16 | 5 | 9 |
| Microsoft Ltd | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
| Phoenix Software Ltd | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| IDOX SOFTWARE LTD | 10 | 11 | 3 | 9 |
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 · 221 of 1,582 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in software-related services
20 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Theatre Event Management Software | Surrey Heath Borough Council | 11 Nov 2026 | 4d | £38,000 |
| Registration Services Booking and Management System | Herefordshire Council | 13 Nov 2026 | 6d | £200,000 |
| The Spencer Academy Trusts Microsoft Licensing & Support Services | THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST | 23 Nov 2026 | 16d | £525,000 |
| Supply and Support of Integrated Workplace Management System | North Ayrshire Council | 7 Dec 2026 | 30d | — |
| Provision of a Multi-Authority Employability, Case Management and Employer Relationship Management Solution: Integrated Management Information System for Employability and Skills across the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Regional Deal Area | Capital City Partnership | 11 Jan 2027 | 65d | £1,250,000 |
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 7226. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 5 Nov 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.