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Published 16 Apr 2025, 12:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Public Sector Software Solutions

Official notice

Authority: Government Commercial Agency (Central government)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery listed: Anguilla (AI)Bermuda (BM)Falkland Islands (FK)
+9 moreGuernsey (GG)Gibraltar (GI)South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GS)Isle of Man (IM)British Indian Ocean Territory (IO)Jersey (JE)Cayman Islands (KY)Montserrat (MS)Pitcairn Islands (PN)
Planned pipeline value£12,000,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 10 Jun 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 27 Feb 2031 · up to 8 Dec 2030 with extensions · starts 28 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to establish a Pan Government Collaborative Agreement for the provision of software to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations.

This agreement aims to provide a route to market for organisations wishing to purchase software, and aims to provide a new innovative solution for software requirements for the UK Public Sector, enabling new strategic procurement initiatives, including centralised buying.

This software framework will assess and evaluate the current CCS’s software routes when creating its final design. It will utilise the new possibilities that Procurement Act 2023 provides.

A finalised scope, and the lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of market and stakeholder engagement.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 28 Feb 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 28 Feb 2027 – 27 Feb 2031 (4 yrs) · up to 8 Dec 2030 with extensions
Delivery listed: Anguilla (AI), Bermuda (BM), Falkland Islands (FK), Guernsey (GG), Gibraltar (GI), South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GS), Isle of Man (IM), British Indian Ocean Territory (IO), Jersey (JE), Cayman Islands (KY), Montserrat (MS), Pitcairn Islands (PN), St Helena (SH), Turks & Caicos Islands (TC), UK, British Virgin Islands (VG)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
48000000 Software package and information systems72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Public Sector Software Solutions” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Apr 2025, 12:40 BST
Last source update
24 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
Authority reference
RM6396
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034744
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area in notice
Anguilla (AI)Bermuda (BM)Falkland Islands (FK)Guernsey (GG)Gibraltar (GI)South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands (GS)Isle of Man (IM)British Indian Ocean Territory (IO)
+4 moreJersey (JE)Cayman Islands (KY)Montserrat (MS)Pitcairn Islands (PN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0503f8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

16 Apr 2025 → 28 Feb 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 12:40 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
  3. Market engagement240 days ago
    1 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

    Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is collaborating with TechUK, and planning to hold virtual supplier engagement sessions in June 2025, with industry experts and suppliers interested in potentially bidding for the resulting framework contract. More details including an option to book will be available on their webpage:

    Event 1: www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/even… ↗

    Event 2: www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/even… ↗

  4. Tender notice expected139 days ago
    10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 122 days
    28 Feb 2027

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Apr 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    16 Apr 2025, 12:40 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 13:27 BST
    UK2
  3. Published value updated to £12,000,000,000
    24 Jun 2025, 13:27 BST
    was £2,000,000,000
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Crown Commercial Service

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBZB-4962-TVLR 9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, North West, L3 9PPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure