Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Software package and information systems

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Software package and information systems. 1654 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

1654

awards tracked

£2025.1m

total contract value

£1.2m

average award size

35.5%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Software package and information systems

  • VMWare 2026

    Awarded to CDW Limited on 1 Jun 2026 · Cardiff University

    £83k

  • Privileged Identity and Access Management

    Awarded to Pheonix Software on 31 May 2026 · MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

    £190k

  • 26/28 – E-ROSTERING SYSTEM

    Awarded to ALLOCATE SOFTWARE LTD on 31 May 2026 · Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

    £616k

  • F5 Enterprise Agreement

    Awarded to Softcat Plc on 26 May 2026 · Financial Ombudsman Service

    £154k

  • VLE/MOODLE

    Awarded to People Fluent t/a Open LMS on 20 May 2026 · The City of Liverpool College

    £100k

  • Provision of a Hosted Meeting and Agenda System (ModernGov)

    Awarded to Civica UK Ltd on 17 May 2026 · Bristol City Council

    £81k

  • Enterprise Infrastructure - Virtualisation Management Software

    Awarded to VMware International Unlimited Company on 17 May 2026 · University Of Edinburgh

    £3.4m

  • SafeZone

    Awarded to CriticalArc Limited on 13 May 2026 · Cardiff University

    £167k

  • SafeZone

    Awarded to CriticalArc Limited on 13 May 2026 · Cardiff University

    £167k

  • SafeZone

    Awarded to CriticalArc Limited on 13 May 2026 · Cardiff University

    £167k

  • Gartner Subscription

    Awarded to Gartner UK Limited on 11 May 2026 · UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

    £282k

  • Recruitment Software

    Awarded to Civica UK Limited on 10 May 2026 · NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

    £4.5m

Sector pulse

Who procures in Software package and information systems, and where the value sits

Software package and information systems accounts for 1654 tracked awards worth £2bn in the period we monitor. The average award here is £1.2m. Software package and information systems is procured mainly by UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED, NHS England and FCDO Services. The biggest spender is UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED, with 79 awards totalling £27.8m. Geographically the work is spread across North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West, North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland, Any region. SMBs hold 35.5% of awards, in line with the typical UK public-sector mid-band. Volume is falling sharply versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£471m

Software License Reseller & Consultancy Services Agreement (SLRA)

Won by an unspecified supplier on 19 Mar 2026

Busiest month

Mar 26

283 awards published, totalling £671.8m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.

Where the awards land

  • 29%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West19%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland17%
  • Any region11%
  • Yorkshire and The Humber7%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

Softcat PLC

55 awards · £21.5m total

Phoenix Software Limited

52 awards · £42m total

Softcat Plc

43 awards · £25.4m total

Phoenix Software Ltd

31 awards · £119.2m total

COMPUTACENTER UK LTD

24 awards · £1.8m total

SOFTCAT PLC

23 awards · £85.9m total

Civica UK Limited

23 awards · £7.6m total

CIVICA UK LIMITED

20 awards · £4.5m total

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