Industry specific software package: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 48100000·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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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 23 lots from 21 competitions run by 19 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 12 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 11 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).
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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 235 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 14 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 14 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Portfolio System (Provision of) | City of Sunderland College | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | — |
| FHT028 Integrated Housing Management System | ForHousing Ltd | 3 Nov 2026 | 8d | £1,200,000 |
| 003726 - Internal Audit Management System | Durham County Council | 5 Nov 2026 | 10d | £170,000 |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
48100000 Industry specific software package311 notices · 60%- Communication software package 211 · 12m
- Networking software package 170 · 12m
- Financial analysis and accounting software package 101 · 12m
- Information systems 78 · 12m
- Time accounting or human resources software package 64 · 12m
- Medical software package 61 · 12m
- Educational software package 48 · 12m
- Database systems 46 · 12m
- Security software package 41 · 12m
- Servers 29 · 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 authorities34%(170 notices)
170 of 503 notices are Local authorities (34%).Other public bodies20%(100 notices)
100 of 503 notices are Other public bodies (20%).Central government17%(88 notices)
88 of 503 notices are Central government (17%).Education & universities16%(81 notices)
81 of 503 notices are Education & universities (16%).Police, fire & emergency7%(34 notices)
34 of 503 notices are Police, fire & emergency (7%).Not classified6%(30 notices)
30 of 503 notices are Not classified (6%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Durham County Council | Local authorities | 20 | 18 | 2 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| Gateshead Council | Local authorities | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Norfolk County Council | Local authorities | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| Sunderland City Council | Local authorities | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| United Utilities Water Limited | Other public bodies | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Aspire Housing | Other public bodies | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Bristol City Council | Local authorities | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Coventry University | Education & universities | 5 | 0 | 0 |
289 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 340 of 517 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 East England | — | 45% | 24% | |
| North East England | 3 | 52% | 0% | |
| North West England | — | 26% | 13% | |
| West Midlands | — | 47% | 17% | |
| East Midlands | — | 47% | 13% | |
| Greater London | — | 28% | 26% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | 40% | 15% | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | 39% | 0% | |
| East of England | — | 44% | 10% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| 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.
Contract96%(496 notices)
496 of 517 notices are Contract (96%).Framework4%(20 notices)
20 of 517 notices are Framework (4%).Dynamic purchasing system0%(1 notices)
1 of 517 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 award31%(161 notices)
161 of 517 notices are Direct award (31%).Limited / restricted23%(121 notices)
121 of 517 notices are Limited / restricted (23%).Route not published23%(120 notices)
120 of 517 notices are Route not published (23%).Open17%(90 notices)
90 of 517 notices are Open (17%).Selective5%(25 notices)
25 of 517 notices are Selective (5%).
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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 threshold58%(49 notices)
49 of 85 notices are Above threshold (58%).Below threshold42%(36 notices)
36 of 85 notices are Below threshold (42%).
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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 (329) · 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 bid17%(4)
4 of 23 lots fall in 1 bid (17%).2–335%(8)
8 of 23 lots fall in 2–3 (35%).4–635%(8)
8 of 23 lots fall in 4–6 (35%).7 or more13%(3)
3 of 23 lots fall in 7 or more (13%).
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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 23 lots from 21 competitions run by 19 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 12 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 11 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).
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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.
64 of 298 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 31 more 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.
61 SME bids out of 84, on 21 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.
51 of 152 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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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
10 of 329 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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 · 366 awards to 280 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 7% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| CIVICA UK LIMITED | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| Worktribe | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Causeway Technologies Limited | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| NEC Software Solutions LTD | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Softcat Plc | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Access UK Ltd | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Totalmobile Limited | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Gladstone MRM Limited | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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 · 70 of 517 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in industry specific software package
14 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| 003257 - Digital Road Management Platform | Durham County Council | 30 Oct 2026 | 4d | £600,000 |
| FHT028 Integrated Housing Management System | ForHousing Ltd | 3 Nov 2026 | 8d | £1,200,000 |
| 003726 - Internal Audit Management System | Durham County Council | 5 Nov 2026 | 10d | £170,000 |
| Commercial Asset Management System | Oxford City Council | 5 Nov 2026 | 10d | £1,800,000 |
| E Portfolio System (Provision of) | City of Sunderland College | 6 Nov 2026 | 11d | — |
| Electronic Research and Laboratory Notebook DPS | Jisc | 4 Nov 2027 | 374d | £1,500,000 ceiling |
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.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 4810. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 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.