Category · CPV division 48
Software packages
A very large market of 3,322 active suppliers, currently steady. Figures cover the last 24 months of UK public-sector notices.
Notices · 24mo
13,545▼ 8%
Awarded value
£36.3bn
Avg. contract
£4.4m
Notices / mo
564
Med. publish→award
—
Active buyers
1,746
Market signals
A very large market of 3,322 active suppliers, currently steady.
Timingbuyers & suppliers
£11.9bn of contracts expire within ~6 months
1,767 tracked contracts end in the next two quarters. Incumbents will be defending; challengers should be engaging those buyers now — recompetes are usually shaped months before the notice.
Opportunityfor suppliers
A fragmented supplier market
The top 3 suppliers hold only 12% of awarded value across 3,322 active suppliers — low concentration keeps this market open to new entrants.
Concentrationfor suppliers
3 buyers account for 71% of spend
Demand is concentrated, led by Crown Commercial Service — relationships with a short list of buyers decide most of this market.
Opportunityfor suppliers
274 notices are open for bids today
2,635 more are pre-tender/planned. The forward pipeline below shows how they distribute by quarter.
Signals are computed directly from the last-24-month figures on this page — thresholds, not opinions. Refreshed daily.
Market trend
Monthly notices (line) against awarded value (bars)
Total notices Awarded £m (aggregate)
Pipeline & renewal calendar
Forward view — planned, currently open, and contracts up for renewal
2,635 planned274 open now3,013 in evaluation119 awarded in 30d (£113.1m)
Q3 '26
Q4 '26
Q1 '27
Q2 '27
Q3 '27
Q4 '27
Q1 '28
Q2 '28
Expiring
Contracts ending
£6.5bn
971 contracts
£5.4bn
796 contracts
£52.9bn
1337 contracts
£523.2m
730 contracts
£24.2bn
677 contracts
£3.3bn
632 contracts
£4.5bn
946 contracts
£1.3bn
497 contracts
Open
Bid deadlines
78
live opportunities
1
live opportunities
3
live opportunities
—
3
live opportunities
2
live opportunities
1
live opportunities
7
live opportunities
Planned
Future notices
210
pipeline notices
91
pipeline notices
54
pipeline notices
23
pipeline notices
4
pipeline notices
5
pipeline notices
1
pipeline notices
3
pipeline notices
Quarter cells stacked: expiring £ value (top), open notices, planned notices. The current quarter is highlighted.
Upcoming contract expiries
Recompete radar — incumbents and end dates for the next 24 months
| Contract | Buyer | Incumbent supplier | Annual £ | Expires | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Supply of Energy 2 | Crown Commercial Service | — | £12.8bn/yr | 26 Feb 2027 in 225 days | Watch · plan engagement |
Travel, Transport, Accommodation & Venue Solutions | Crown Commercial Service | — | £4.2bn/yr | 30 Sept 2027 in 441 days | Forward · alert me |
Network Services 3 Award Notice for Lot 1a, Lot 1b, Lot 2a, Lot 3a, Lot 3b, Lot 4a, Lot 4b, Lot 4c, Lot 4d and Lot 4e | Crown Commercial Service | — | £1.6bn/yr | 17 Jul 2027 in 366 days | Forward · alert me |
NEPO505 Payment Card Services | The Association of North East Councils Limited | — | £1.5bn/yr | 20 Sept 2026 in 66 days | Hot · prep now |
Back Office Software 2 | Crown Commercial Service | — | £2.0bn/yr | 17 Aug 2027 in 397 days | Forward · alert me |
Healthcare Soft Facilities Management Services | Crown Commercial Service | — | £875.6m/yr | 19 Feb 2028 in 583 days | Forward · alert me |
Mobile Voice and Data Services | Crown Commercial Service | — | £625.4m/yr | 12 Dec 2026 in 149 days | Soon · 4–6mo lead time |
Postal Services and Solutions | Crown Commercial Service | — | £400.3m/yr | 02 Oct 2027 in 443 days | Forward · alert me |
Cloud Compute 2 | Crown Commercial Service | — | £435.3m/yr | 27 Nov 2026 in 134 days | Soon · 4–6mo lead time |
Insulin Pumps, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Products Contributing to the Delivery of Hybrid Closed Loop Pathways and Associated Products | SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | — | £534.6m/yr | 27 Nov 2027 in 499 days | Forward · alert me |
Debt Resolution Services - Lot 1 extension | Crown Commercial Service | — | £645.0m/yr | 13 Dec 2026 in 150 days | Soon · 4–6mo lead time |
Servers Storage Solutions National Agreement | Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium | — | £125.1m/yr | 31 Jan 2027 in 199 days | Watch · plan engagement |
Public Cloud Hosting Services - Supplier 1 | Home Office | AMAZON WEB SERVICES LLC | £150.2m/yr | 30 Nov 2026 in 137 days | Soon · 4–6mo lead time |
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 2025 to 2028 | Ministry of Defence, DIO, | Boxxe Limited | £137.7m/yr | 30 Apr 2028 in 654 days | Forward · alert me |
Language Services | Crown Commercial Service | — | £83.2m/yr | 08 May 2028 in 662 days | Forward · alert me |
676_25 Total Facilities Management | Espo | H and J Martin Ltd | £83.4m/yr | 30 Apr 2028 in 654 days | Forward · alert me |
Softcat Microsoft ESA 2023 | Department for Work & Pensions | Softcat | £41.6m/yr | 31 Mar 2028 in 624 days | Forward · alert me |
YPO - 001161 - Sustainable Hardware, Asset Recycling and Data Destruction | YPO | — | £50.0m/yr | 13 Feb 2028 in 577 days | Forward · alert me |
Award Notice - Framework Agreement for Pharmacy Robots, Inventory Management Systems, Assets, and Associated Services | NHS Commercial Solutions | — | £50.0m/yr | 08 Mar 2027 in 235 days | Watch · plan engagement |
Provision of ORACLE Licences, Cloud, Hardware, Services and Support | Ministry of Defence, DIO, | Oracle Corporation UK Limited | £52.4m/yr | 28 May 2027 in 316 days | Forward · alert me |
YPO - 001095 Software Application Solutions | YPO | — | £37.5m/yr | 31 Jan 2027 in 199 days | Watch · plan engagement |
Framework Agreement for Value Added Reseller Services | BANK OF ENGLAND | — | £45.1m/yr | 28 Oct 2027 in 469 days | Forward · alert me |
Pegasystems Customer Engagement Enterprise Agreement | H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS | PEGASYSTEMS LIMITED | £42.5m/yr | 31 Mar 2027 in 258 days | Watch · plan engagement |
YPO 001126 Cloud Services Data Centre Management and Transformation Solutions | YPO | Sudlows Ltd | £30.0m/yr | 15 Oct 2027 in 456 days | Forward · alert me |
Exchequer Services | London Borough of Bromley | CAPITA PLC | £12.9m/yr | 31 Mar 2028 in 624 days | Forward · alert me |
Main buyers
Top of 1,746 active buyers by awarded value
| Buyer | Awarded | Notices |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Commercial Service | £22.9bn | 70 |
| SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | £1.8bn | 21 |
| NHS Business Services Authority | £1.2bn | 65 |
| Metropolitan Police Service | £1.0bn | 48 |
| Ministry of Defence, DIO, | £960.4m | 152 |
| Department for Work & Pensions | £522.0m | 73 |
| Intellectual Property Office | £511.8m | 42 |
| H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS | £480.1m | 42 |
| BANK OF ENGLAND | £411.0m | 89 |
| Espo | £387.5m | 13 |
| HS2 | £296.0m | 6 |
| SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £225.9m | 56 |
Leading suppliers
Top of 3,322 active suppliers by awarded value
| Supplier | Awarded | Contracts | Top buyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refer to the attachments area | £2.0bn | 1 | Crown Commercial Service |
| Infosys Limited | £1.2bn | 5 | NHS Business Services Authority |
| ENTSERV UK LIMITED | £1.0bn | 3 | Metropolitan Police Service |
| Softcat | £556.4m | 579 | BANK OF ENGLAND |
| Ultima Business Solutions LTD | £546.1m | 63 | NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT |
| Boxxe Limited | £527.2m | 102 | Ministry of Defence, DIO, |
| Epic | £422.4m | 4 | NHS London Procurement Partnership (Hosted by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT) |
| Phoenix Software Limited | £420.5m | 326 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Oracle Corporation UK Limited | £321.0m | 76 | Birmingham City Council |
| SAP UK Ltd | £270.9m | 13 | Derbyshire County Council |
| Route 101 Limited | £266.4m | 5 | Department for Work & Pensions |
| Insight Direct (UK) Limited | £233.5m | 195 | FCDO Services |
Buying routes
How value is awarded — open tender, framework, direct
contract96%
call off4%
Contract value distribution
Awards by size bucket
<£25k£25k-100k£100k-500k£500k-2m£2m-10m£10m-50m£50m+
Publish → award lead time
How long tenders take to decide
<30d30-6060-9090-120120-180180-270270+
Publishing seasonality
Notices per month across the last 3 years
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
579
565
648
748
521
483
639
546
488
640
585
548
2025
645
640
692
736
660
553
578
532
516
533
439
494
2026
478
454
629
578
553
476
255
0
0
0
0
0
Apr and Mar are the loudest months. Plan submissions and BD outreach around these spikes.
Regional spread
Awarded value by buyer region
London£27.7bn77%
South West£537.2m1%
South East£481.7m1%
Yorkshire & Humber£365.3m1%
North West£343.5m1%
West Midlands£262.0m1%
East Midlands£196.3m1%
East of England£114.2m0%
North East£96.1m0%
Wales£29.7m0%
Scotland£11.3m0%
Northern Ireland£195k0%
Inside this division
Largest sub-categories by awarded value
482Networking, Internet and intranet software package984 notices£14.4bn480Software package and information systems7,979 notices£11.4bn484Business transaction and personal business software package1,238 notices£5.9bn481Industry specific software package1,853 notices£4.6bn487Software package utilities562 notices£2.0bn483Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package617 notices£1.8bn489Miscellaneous software package and computer systems608 notices£1.7bn485Communication and multimedia software package1,185 notices£779.0m486Database and operating software package633 notices£366.6m488Information systems and servers835 notices£341.1m
Adjacent markets
Divisions sharing the most suppliers with this one
72IT services1,613 shared suppliers79Business services808 shared suppliers50Repair & maintenance482 shared suppliers32Radio & TV equipment434 shared suppliers30Office & computing407 shared suppliers51Installation services370 shared suppliers71Architecture & engineering358 shared suppliers44Construction materials324 shared suppliers