Statistical software tenders and contracts

UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

93 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026

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Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

Statistical software contracts ,

93 contracts across the UK, of any size

Recently awarded

The latest statistical software contracts awarded

Awarded 28 September 2026

Alteryx Software Licences

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
£34k
Awarded 24 September 2026

UKRI-6378 Posit Workbench custom license renewal

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Value not stated
Awarded 23 September 2026

Analytical Software Licence Renewal

National Records of Scotland · Scotland
£36k
Awarded 21 September 2026

Cloud based access to newest Version Nvivo 15

Office for National Statistics
£14k
Awarded 10 September 2026

Prism Group Academic Annual Subscription

University of Exeter · South West
Value not stated

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Who wins · 24 months to October 2026

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.

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CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Version 1
North West · See every contract
8£484k8
2jointThe Information Lab
North East · SME · See every contract
6£739k5
2jointGraphPad Software
South West · See every contract
6£60k3
4jointJumping Rivers Ltd
London · SME · See every contract
5£3.7m3
4jointBulien LLP
East Midlands · SME · See every contract
5£1.3m5
4jointPosit Software
East of England · See every contract
5£215k4
4jointAkhter Computers Ltd
Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract
5£202k2
8jointSAS Software
4£54.7m4
8jointSAS
Yorkshire and the Humber · See every contract
4£10.9m4
8jointSoftcat
4£208k3

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Who buys

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.

Councils2 contractsNHS and health8 contractsSchools and colleges24 contractsOther public bodies55 contractsUnder £100k58 contracts · median £43k£100k to £1m20 contracts · median £134k£1m or more11 contracts · median £1.3m
Councils2 contractsNHS and health8 contractsSchools24 contractsOther55 contractsUnder £100k58 contracts£100k to £1m20 contracts£1m or more11 contracts
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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.

39 buyers1 contract8 buyers2 contracts5 buyers3 or 4 contracts3 buyers5 or more contracts
39 buyers18 buyers25 buyers3 or 43 buyers5 or morecontracts awarded

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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.

CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m123510Statistical software contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLH M REVENUE & CUSTOMSOffice for National Stat…BlueLight CommercialDepartment for Work and…National Audit OfficeUK Health Security AgencyUK Research and Innovati…
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m123510Statistical software contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLH M REVENUE & CUSTOMSOffice for National Stat…BlueLight CommercialNational Audit OfficeUK Research and Innovat…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1Office for National Statistics10£10.5m
2National Audit Office6£439k
3University of East Anglia5£352k
4UK Health Security Agency4£2.6m
5UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)4£129k
6NHS England3£276k
7Coventry University3£194k
8HM Treasury3£162k
9BlueLight Commercial2£3.9m
10Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2£2.4m
Prices

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.

CouncilsNHS and healthSchools and collegesOther public bodies
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £59k
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £59k
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The 10 biggest contracts hold 91% of the money

Coloured by who bought it.

  1. H M REVENUE & CUSTOMSSAS Software · 24 Dec 2025£51.8m
  2. Office for National StatisticsSAS · 16 Mar 2026£9.8m
  3. Department for Work and PensionsSAS Software · 30 Jan 2026£2.8m
  4. BlueLight CommercialWinner not published · 31 Jan 2025£1.9m
  5. BlueLight CommercialIBM · 31 Mar 2025£1.9m
  6. UK Health Security AgencyAmazon Web Services (AWS) · 8 Jun 2025£1.3m
  7. UK Health Security AgencyJumping Rivers Ltd · 25 Jun 2026£1.3m
  8. Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsJumping Rivers Ltd · 24 Dec 2025£1.2m
  9. Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsJumping Rivers Ltd · 15 Dec 2025£1.2m
  10. Ministry of DefenceSAS · 9 Apr 2025£1m
Where and when

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.

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RegionContractsValue
London21£58.2m
Yorkshire and the Humber7£1m
West Midlands6£258k
East of England6£382k
South West5£1.2m
Wales5£388k
North East4£549k
North West4£2.9m
South East3£146k
East Midlands2£1.1m
Scotland2£87k
Northern Ireland1£214k
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Key findings
  • 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