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title: "Software Asset Management Tool 2027-2030"
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buyer: "Hampshire County Council"
published: "2026-10-15"
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# Software Asset Management Tool 2027-2030

Buyer: Hampshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e8cee495-8723-4630-9b5d-b62bab32190a

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## Summary

Hampshire County Council has procured a software asset management solution for managing, monitoring and optimising software across its IT estate. The system is intended to help the council maintain software licence compliance, see how software is being used, make informed decisions and reduce exposure to software audits. The requirement is for software and associated support, rather than a general IT service. The buying organisation is based in Winchester, and the delivery address is in Southampton. The procurement was made through the software lot of the Technology Products and Associated Services 2 framework.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Softcat PLC on 22 September 2026. Hampshire County Council used a selective framework call-off procedure. The award value is £800,910. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 January 2030. The tender deadline was 17 September 2026. The procurement was identified as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award is for the software asset management solution across the council’s IT estate; no separate lots or evaluation criteria are stated in the published process information.

This award shows demand from Hampshire County Council for software asset management that gives organisation-wide visibility of software use and supports licence compliance, optimisation and audit-risk management. A credible competitor when this requirement next comes to market would need to supply and support a solution capable of operating across a substantial public-sector IT estate, with the functionality to monitor software assets and provide information that supports licensing and purchasing decisions. Experience in managing software licences and helping customers reduce audit exposure would be directly relevant. The successful supplier was a large business, and the procurement was channelled through a software framework lot, so suppliers should be positioned to serve public-sector framework call-offs of this scale and scope.

## Notice

Hampshire County Council has entered into a new contract for the provision of a Software Asset Management solution to support the effective management, monitoring and optimisation of software assets across its IT estate. The contract ensures continued access to the tools required to maintain software licence compliance, improve visibility of software usage, support informed decision-making and reduce the risk of software audit exposure. The contract has been awarded via a call-off under Lot 3 - Software of the Technology Products and Associated Services 2 Framework (RM6098).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8a751c2-72ce-4357-8e9f-cebde4bf375f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 31 Jan 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,910 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £800,910 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Hampshire County Council |
| Locality | WINCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO23 8UD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Winchester |
| Electoral ward | St Michael |
| Westminster constituency | Winchester |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Softcat Plc |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
- 48300000 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
- 48400000 - Business transaction and personal business software package
- 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
- 48600000 - Database and operating software package
- 48700000 - Software package utilities
- 48800000 - Information systems and servers
- 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 08:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8a751c2-72ce-4357-8e9f-cebde4bf375f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8a751c2-72ce-4357-8e9f-cebde4bf375f
  15th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hants.gov.uk

## Provenance

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