Time accounting or human resources software package: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 48450000Services · classin Software Packages & ERP

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Other public bodies 23% (69 notices)
  • Central government 22% (66 notices)
  • Education & universities 21% (64 notices)
  • Local authorities 13% (39 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 7% (22 notices)
  • Not classified 14% (43 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of DefenceCentral government920
Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedOther public bodies750
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustCentral government540
Westminster City CouncilLocal authorities420
CITY,UNIVERSITY OF LONDONEducation & universities300
Education AuthorityEducation & universities300
Karbon HomesOther public bodies320
NHS Business Services AuthorityCentral government320
Scottish Fire and Rescue ServicePolice, fire & emergency300
UK Shared Business Services LtdCentral government300

242 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 208 of 314 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Greater London35 · 17%6
South East England33 · 16%
West Midlands30 · 14%345%25%
South West England26 · 13%
East of England24 · 12%
Northern Ireland21 · 10%
Yorkshire and the Humber21 · 10%
Scotland21 · 10%
North West England18 · 9%
East Midlands17 · 8%
Wales (Cymru)15 · 7%
North East England15 · 7%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 91% (285 notices)
  • Framework 9% (27 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 1% (2 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 40% (125 notices)
  • Route not published 32% (99 notices)
  • Selective 15% (47 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 14% (43 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 92% (87 notices)
  • Below threshold 8% (8 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=59median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (181) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=50
  • 1 bid 12% (6)
  • 2–3 32% (16)
  • 4–6 26% (13)
  • 7 or more 30% (15)
Contract value, net
p25 £263,727median £540,271p75 £1,090,460
interquartile range of 80 awards · p90 £2,554,922
Typical bids per lot4robust · n=47middle half 2–7
Competed86%robust · n=181open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs50%robust · n=125of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs35%robust · n=63single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally29%robust · n=52winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate9% below the estimaterobust · n=2816 below · 4 above
Abandoned8%robust · n=181cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot7robust · n=720 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 174 awards to 92 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 36% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 91 of 314 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement15 notices · 16% · 2 open
Delta eSourcing13 notices · 14% · 2 open
MultiQuote Sourcing Portal11 notices · 12% · 1 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)7 notices · 8% · 1 open
Proactis / ProContract6 notices · 7%

Open tenders in time accounting or human resources…

6 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

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 4845. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 4845. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

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.