IT Services & Software: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 72000000·Services · division·34 classes with notices·Official label: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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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 789 lots from 741 competitions run by 486 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 352 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 437 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 4,704 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 396 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 140 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Digital Analytics Tool | BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) | 20 Nov 2026 | 25d | £28,670,000 |
| ID 6723703 - DOF - EDD - NICS Identity Assurance (NIDA) Solution | CPD - Supplies and Services Division | 20 Nov 2026 | 25d | £5,500,000 |
| Green Links Study, New Forest National Park | New Forest National Park Authority | 16 Nov 2026 | 21d | £100,000 |
What it services & software covers
Official CPV label: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · editorial summary
UK public technology buying spans central government digital services (G-Cloud, Digital Outcomes), NHS health tech, local authority ERP systems and smart city infrastructure.
Typical requirements: Cloud Hosting & Migration · Custom Software Development · Cyber Security Services · IT Consultancy · Data Analytics & AI.
Sub-sectors of it services & software
34 CPV classes with notices · sorted by notices in the last 12 months · 7,553 of 12,492 notices in this division carry a class-level code
Show 5 quieter classes (fewer than 5 notices in 12 months, none open)
Internet development services72420000 | 0 | 20 | 1 | — | |
Computer audit services72810000 | 0 | 5 | — | — | |
Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services72140000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | |
Computer testing services72820000 | 0 | 5 | — | — | |
Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services72900000 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
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 government37%(4,439 notices)
4,439 of 11,949 notices are Central government (37%).Local authorities23%(2,807 notices)
2,807 of 11,949 notices are Local authorities (23%).Other public bodies15%(1,782 notices)
1,782 of 11,949 notices are Other public bodies (15%).Education & universities8%(1,014 notices)
1,014 of 11,949 notices are Education & universities (8%).Police, fire & emergency4%(494 notices)
494 of 11,949 notices are Police, fire & emergency (4%).Not classified12%(1,413 notices)
1,413 of 11,949 notices are Not classified (12%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 376 | 90 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 189 | 103 | 0 |
| NHS England | Central government | 147 | 51 | 0 |
| Home Office | Central government | 102 | 50 | 0 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | Local authorities | 89 | 41 | 1 |
| Scottish Government | Central government | 84 | 7 | 1 |
| Department for Education | Central government | 82 | 28 | 1 |
| NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | Central government | 81 | 28 | 0 |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency | Central government | 76 | 17 | 0 |
| Financial Conduct Authority | Other public bodies | 73 | 44 | 0 |
2,065 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 7,272 of 12,492 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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| Greater London | 4 | 37% | 40% | |
| South East England | 5 | 40% | 26% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 4 | 38% | 14% | |
| South West England | 5 | 39% | 10% | |
| North West England | 5 | 36% | 14% | |
| East of England | 4 | 40% | 10% | |
| West Midlands | 5 | 37% | 10% | |
| North East England | 5 | 37% | 5% | |
| East Midlands | 5 | 39% | 10% | |
| Scotland | 4 | 37% | 26% | |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 41% | 23% | |
| Wales (Cymru) | 3 | 33% | 15% |
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.
Contract93%(11,605 notices)
11,605 of 12,492 notices are Contract (93%).Framework6%(810 notices)
810 of 12,492 notices are Framework (6%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(77 notices)
77 of 12,492 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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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.
Limited / restricted24%(3,044 notices)
3,044 of 12,492 notices are Limited / restricted (24%).Open22%(2,750 notices)
2,750 of 12,492 notices are Open (22%).Route not published22%(2,714 notices)
2,714 of 12,492 notices are Route not published (22%).Direct award22%(2,701 notices)
2,701 of 12,492 notices are Direct award (22%).Selective10%(1,283 notices)
1,283 of 12,492 notices are Selective (10%).
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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 threshold73%(1,315 notices)
1,315 of 1,801 notices are Above threshold (73%).Below threshold27%(486 notices)
486 of 1,801 notices are Below threshold (27%).
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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 (7,055) · 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 bid12%(97)
97 of 789 lots fall in 1 bid (12%).2–328%(218)
218 of 789 lots fall in 2–3 (28%).4–628%(223)
223 of 789 lots fall in 4–6 (28%).7 or more32%(251)
251 of 789 lots fall in 7 or more (32%).
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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 789 lots from 741 competitions run by 486 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 352 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 437 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.
1,754 of 6,398 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 657 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.
2,544 SME bids out of 3,859, on 624 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.
1,276 of 3,428 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 531 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.
160 of 7,055 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 200 lots from 112 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 · 10,081 awards to 4,604 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 5% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Softcat Plc | 139 | 148 | 63 | 102 |
| CIVICA UK LIMITED | 104 | 112 | 31 | 86 |
| Oracle Corporation UK Limited | 78 | 82 | 23 | 42 |
| Phoenix Software Ltd | 71 | 78 | 38 | 55 |
| Insight Direct | 57 | 59 | 23 | 35 |
| Microsoft Ltd | 50 | 50 | 22 | 45 |
| Access UK Ltd | 49 | 49 | 20 | 41 |
| NEC Software Solutions LTD | 48 | 48 | 8 | 38 |
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 · 2,510 of 12,492 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in it services & software
140 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
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 72, on the tender or any of its lots. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 25 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.