Statistical software tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
93 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
Statistical software contracts ,
93 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest statistical software contracts awarded
UKRI-6378 Posit Workbench custom license renewal
Analytical Software Licence Renewal
Cloud based access to newest Version Nvivo 15
Prism Group Academic Annual Subscription
Version 1 won the most statistical software contracts
SAS Software won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 North West · See every contract | 8 | £484k | 8 | ||
| 2joint | The Information Lab North East · SME · See every contract | 6 | £739k | 5 | ||
| 2joint | GraphPad Software South West · See every contract | 6 | £60k | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Jumping Rivers Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 5 | £3.7m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | Bulien LLP East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 5 | £1.3m | 5 | ||
| 4joint | Posit Software East of England · See every contract | 5 | £215k | 4 | ||
| 4joint | Akhter Computers Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 5 | £202k | 2 | ||
| 8joint | SAS Software London · See every contract | 4 | £54.7m | 4 | ||
| 8joint | SAS Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract | 4 | £10.9m | 4 | ||
| 8joint | Softcat London · See every contract | 4 | £208k | 3 |
25 more statistical software contractors ranked. See the full ranking →
Win statistical software contracts? Share your ranking.
55 buyers awarded statistical software contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
16 buyers bought statistical software more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many statistical software contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many statistical software contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Office for National Statistics | 10 | £10.5m |
| 2 | National Audit Office | 6 | £439k |
| 3 | University of East Anglia | 5 | £352k |
| 4 | UK Health Security Agency | 4 | £2.6m |
| 5 | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) | 4 | £129k |
| 6 | NHS England | 3 | £276k |
| 7 | Coventry University | 3 | £194k |
| 8 | HM Treasury | 3 | £162k |
| 9 | BlueLight Commercial | 2 | £3.9m |
| 10 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2 | £2.4m |
Half of statistical software contracts are worth less than £59k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 91% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- H M REVENUE & CUSTOMSSAS Software · 24 Dec 2025
- Office for National StatisticsSAS · 16 Mar 2026
- Department for Work and PensionsSAS Software · 30 Jan 2026
- BlueLight CommercialWinner not published · 31 Jan 2025
- BlueLight CommercialIBM · 31 Mar 2025
- UK Health Security AgencyAmazon Web Services (AWS) · 8 Jun 2025
- UK Health Security AgencyJumping Rivers Ltd · 25 Jun 2026
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsJumping Rivers Ltd · 24 Dec 2025
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsJumping Rivers Ltd · 15 Dec 2025
- Ministry of DefenceSAS · 9 Apr 2025
London awards the most statistical software contracts. December and June are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
See the regions as a table
| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 21 | £58.2m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7 | £1m |
| West Midlands | 6 | £258k |
| East of England | 6 | £382k |
| South West | 5 | £1.2m |
| Wales | 5 | £388k |
| North East | 4 | £549k |
| North West | 4 | £2.9m |
| South East | 3 | £146k |
| East Midlands | 2 | £1.1m |
| Scotland | 2 | £87k |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | £214k |
- 91%
of the money is in the 10 biggest statistical software contracts.
Of 89 contracts with a published value. - 38%
of statistical software contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 82 award notices. - 28%
of statistical software contracts are awarded in December and June.
26 of 93 contracts.
Questions
How many statistical software contracts does the UK public sector award?
93 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 55 public buyers.
How much is a typical public sector statistical software contract worth?
The median is £59k, and 84% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector statistical software contracts?
Version 1 won the most (8). SAS Software won the most by value (£54.7m).
What is included
Desktop, server and platform software for statistical analysis, econometrics, analytic data preparation, data science and machine learning model development, bought as user or site licences or subscriptions.
- IBM SPSS
- EViews
- Alteryx
- Comparable statistical and econometric packages
- Statistical publishing platforms with statistical disclosure control
What is not included
- BI and dashboard tools -> it.data.business-intelligence-and-dashboards
- Analysis or model building delivered as a service -> it.data.analytics-and-data-science-services
- Transport and rail modelling software -> it.data.transport-modelling-and-analytics
- Numerical and symbolic computing environments such as MATLAB -> it.sci.technical-computing-software
- Data platforms and warehouses -> it.data.data-platforms-and-engineering