IT tenders & software contracts
Live UK public sector opportunities in it & software, collected daily from Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales.
The UK public sector published 57,372 recorded it & software awards over the last five years, worth a recorded £155bn across 2,165 public buyers. 110 opportunities had future bid deadlines at the snapshot date, and 46% of the last year's awards ran through a framework or DPS. 8,295 recorded contracts in this market end within the 12 months after the snapshot date.Recorded by BidSkim from published notices. Recorded means published, values describe contracts, not verified payments. Updated 6 Sept 2026.
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computed from published noticesHow many it & software contracts were open at the snapshot date?
110 it & software opportunities were recorded with future bid deadlines across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales as of 6 Sept 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live count. Check each official notice for changes; a free scan checks current opportunities against your business.
Who buys it & software services in the UK public sector?
2,165 public buyers awarded recorded it & software contracts in the last five years. The largest by recorded value are Home Office, Ministry of Defence, H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS.
Which it & software frameworks and DPS were advertised at the snapshot date?
39 framework and DPS routes were advertised at the snapshot date for it & software work, including Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System for Automation Marketplace DPS and Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy Programme - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). BidSkim badges framework and DPS routes in your matched feed and flags the ones you can still join.
How many it & software contracts are coming up for renewal?
8,295 recorded contracts in this market carried an end date within 12 months of the snapshot date, worth a combined £29bn where a value was published. Renewal timing signals, incumbents and predicted return windows are part of BidSkim Predict.
Market snapshot
6 Sept 2026- Recorded awards, 5 years
- 57,372
- Recorded value, 5 years
- £155bn
- Buyers active, 5 years
- 2,165
- Ending within 12m of snapshot
- 8,295
- Via framework or DPS, 12m
- 46%
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browseAbout this data. Built from published notices on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, classified by CPV code and entity-resolved by BidSkim. Framework and DPS establishment notices are listed separately, excluded from open-opportunity counts, and value totals exclude framework ceilings and implausible outliers. Counts refer to the snapshot date; opportunity examples with past or same-day recorded deadlines are hidden. Official notices may contain amendments, cancellations or access restrictions. Last updated 6 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.