Software package and information systems contracts in North West England
3 live and 82 total public-sector opportunities matched to CPV 48000000 in North West England.
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Procuring software package and information systems in North West England
This page tracks public-sector demand for software package and information systems (CPV 48000000) published by contracting authorities in North West England. Tendarix has indexed 82 matching contracts here, 3 of which are open for bids right now.
Division 48 covers software packages and information systems — licences, SaaS subscriptions, line-of-business systems (housing, revenues, social care case management), and platform software. Bespoke development and implementation services usually sit in division 72.
The North West is anchored by Greater Manchester (ten boroughs plus the GMCA, which runs joint procurement through STAR Procurement for several boroughs) and the Liverpool City Region, with Lancashire, Cumbria and Cheshire adding county-scale spend. It has one of the largest NHS footprints in the country and active combined-authority commissioning in transport, housing retrofit and adult education.
Notices are aggregated from Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, the devolved-nation portals and 400+ council procurement sites, then summarised in plain English. Suppliers working in North West England use the chart below to gauge how active this category is month-to-month, and the list to find live opportunities to bid on.
Procurement activity over the last 12 months
53 contracts worth £43.1m in disclosed value were published for Software package and information systems in North West England in the last year. Bars show monthly contract volume; the line tracks known award value.
Software package and information systems opportunities in North West England
Education, Health and Care Plan Software
£120kProvision of HealthRoster Optima UK bundle
£952kPurchase of Service Desk Plus Software
£66kWCST01.27 - Westcountry Schools Trust - CAFM System
Programme Activate - Peregrine Proof of Concept
£0kPRO005084 - Services-Framework-DNM Linear Monitor Installs
Financial investigator subscription licences
£0kCall-Off Agreement for Access PAMMS and Provider Manager Update
£58kBeam Notes Call-Off Agreement
£131kLinkedIn Recruitment Platform
£53kContract Lifecycle Management System
£183kProvision of Cash Receipting Software
£450kProvision of 6into7 software
£117kAttendance and Attainment Monitoring
£156kEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Solution
£6815k–15430kELFS - Finance & eProcurement System
£1188kDigital Case System
£208kGIS and Modelling Software Package CPA/SPU/2852F
£45kApprenticeship Management Software
£741kDesktop Software (2026)
£90kFrequently asked questions
How many Software package and information systems tenders are live in North West England?
There are 3 live Software package and information systems opportunities in North West England right now, out of 82 indexed in total. This page updates daily as buyers publish new notices.
Who buys Software package and information systems in North West England?
The most active buyers in North West England for this category on Tendarix include Cheshire East Council, Halton Borough Council, Sellafield Limited. Every public body buys software. Councils tender line-of-business system replacements on 5–10 year cycles; NHS bodies buy clinical systems; central government buys through G-Cloud. The G-Cloud framework is the dominant purchasing route for cloud software.
What does CPV code 48000000 cover?
Division 48 covers software packages and information systems — licences, SaaS subscriptions, line-of-business systems (housing, revenues, social care case management), and platform software. Bespoke development and implementation services usually sit in division 72.
How do I win Software package and information systems contracts in North West England?
List on G-Cloud — it is free, refreshes annually, and a large share of public SaaS spend is direct-awarded through it, so your service descriptions and search keywords on the Digital Marketplace are effectively your bid. For open tenders, integration evidence with the incumbent ecosystem (revenues & benefits, NHS Spine, GOV.UK Notify/Pay), data-migration methodology and Cyber Essentials Plus are the recurring scored criteria. The Chest (ProContract) is the region's dominant portal — most councils and many NHS and blue-light buyers advertise there, including sub-threshold quotes that never reach Contracts Finder. Greater Manchester's social-value framework is the most developed in England (weighting commonly 20%+): prepare GM-specific social-value answers rather than recycling generic ones.
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