DEF Software Limited

SMEIT servicesUK · SunderlandCompany No. 06813292

DEF Software Limited is a UK limited company, based in Sunderland, incorporated in 2009. Has won 39 UK public-sector contracts worth £14.1m across 24 buyers, primarily Crown Commercial Service and IT services work.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

£969k

▼ 61% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

51%

Crown Commercial Service

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 51% of revenue.

Crown Commercial Service

£7.1m

51%

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

£1.5m

11%

Essex County Council

£903k

North Devon District Council

£495k

Hampshire County Council

£468k

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Contract Variation for Local Authority Software Applications	Crown Commercial Service	Shared contract	£7.1m lot total · 42 suppliers	01 Aug 2014	expired
Planning, Building and Land Charges Software	Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council	Direct contract	£708k	25 Mar 2025	active
Planning, Building and Land Charges Software	Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council	Direct contract	£493k	12 Mar 2025	active
Highways & Infrastructure Planning Solution (HIPS)	Essex County Council	Direct contract	£388k	23 Sept 2025	pending
Highways & Infrastructure Planning Solution (HIPS)	Essex County Council	Direct contract	£388k	—	pending
Planning System Consolidation	West Northamptonshire Council	Direct contract	£335k	05 Aug 2022	expired
Support and Maintenance for county planning, highway, flood, road adoptions and developer contributions software	DUE NORTH LIMITED	Direct contract	£323k	03 Jun 2024	active
Mastergov suite of applications for Planning software support and maintenance	Suffolk County Council	Direct contract	£300k	12 Nov 2024	active
Cambridgeshire County Council Planning Software System	Cambridgeshire County Council	Direct contract	£286k	25 Feb 2025	active
NDC0011-25 - Provision of Planning Software	North Devon District Council	Direct contract	£285k	05 Feb 2025	active
Planning Software System for BCP Council	Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council	Direct contract	£284k	07 Nov 2021	expired
DEF Mastergov Planning Software	Hampshire County Council	Direct contract	£250k	31 Jul 2018	expired
Provision of Planning Software and Support	Hampshire County Council	Direct contract	£218k	01 Aug 2025	active
Provision of Planning Software	North Devon District Council	Direct contract	£211k	02 Jul 2018	expired
Provision of a Planning Application Administrative Solution and Associated Services	Leicester City Council	Direct contract	£200k	18 Sept 2017	active

DEF Software Limited

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 39 total · 18 active · 19 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

Award value — last 8 quarters

Category mix — CPV divisions

Geographic spread

Modifications received · scope growth on existing wins

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