CPV category
72254000: Software testing
12 UK public contracts under 72254000 end in the next 18 months. Get the new tenders filed under it every weekday morning.
- 142
- Contracts since 2023
- 55
- Buyers
- 12
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q1 2027.
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12 contracts under 72254000 ending in the next 18 months
The 5 ending soonest, with the supplier that holds each now. End dates come from the original award notices, so each one is a re-tender with a date on it.
| Contract | Buyer | Held by | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSPT IT Health Check 2026 | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust | AMR Cybersecurity LTD | Dec 2026in 7 weeks |
| User Acceptance Testing Software | Financial Ombudsman Service Limited | User Testing Technologies Limited | Jan 2027in 2 months |
| Service Days & Penetration Testing Service | London Borough of Enfield | Worknest | Jan 2027in 2 months |
| BT103 - Digital Accessibility Support Services | Westminster City Council | Blazie Engineering Ltd | Feb 2027in 3 months |
| MO1951 - SonarQube Renewal 2026 | Met Office | SonarSource | Feb 2027in 4 months |
Coming up
Planned procurements under 72254000
Tenders buyers have said they will publish, from their Find a Tender pipeline notices, the soonest first.
Tender expected Apr 2027 (in 6 months)
Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust£6.0bnOpen procedureContract starts Sept 2027
Tender expected Nov 2027 (in 1 year)
FW - Enterprise Solutions for End to End ICT 3 (ESEE 3)
Mid South Essex NHS Foundation Trust£2.0bnOpen procedureContract starts Jul 2028
Tender expected Dec 2028 (in 2 years 1 month)
Cyber Security and Resilience Assurance
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority£7.0mContract starts May 2029
Tender date not given
715886482 Land Training Assurance Capability (LTAC) UK1
Ministry of Defence£6.8mAward under frameworkContract starts Jan 2027
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What 72254000 covers
CPV code 72254000 is "Software testing", a category in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 142 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 55 buyers, most often Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and NS&I. The typical contract was worth about £175k.
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UK public contracts since 2023
How buyers use 72254000
- Contracts
- 142
- Buyers
- 55
- Typical value
- £175k
- Ending in 18 months
- 12
By year of award: 2023 26 · 2024 31 · 2025 62 · 2026 23. Figures as of 6 November 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (88).
Buyers using this code most
Suppliers winning most often
- CapGemini UK PLC9
- IBM United Kingdom LTD5
- BOXXE LImited4
- Deloitte LLP Ltd3
- Prolifics Testing UK Limited3
- ANSWER DIGITAL Limited2
- Burendo Limited2
- Ernst Young LLP2
Recent contracts under 72254000
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHCLG Penetration Testing | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | £2.0m | Oct 20269 days ago |
| Senior Test Analyst | University of the West of England | £24k | Jul 20264 months ago |
| Offshore SIS Senior Test Analyst | University of the West of England | £26k | Jun 20265 months ago |
| Offshore Test Analyst | University of the West of England | £27k | Jun 20265 months ago |
| Senior Tester | University of the West of England | £33k | Jun 20265 months ago |
| Senior Tester Engineer | University of the West of England | £28k | Jun 20265 months ago |
| Citytrax Professional Services | The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | £30k | May 20266 months ago |
| NCSC Check for FCL | The National Archives | £13k | Apr 20266 months ago |
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Where it sits
Codes above 72254000
- 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72200000Software programming and consultancy services
- 72250000System and support services
- 72254000Software testing
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Questions
About CPV code 72254000
What is CPV code 72254000?
CPV code 72254000 is "Software testing", a category in the Common Procurement Vocabulary used to classify UK public sector contracts. It, or a more specific code beneath it, was used on 142 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 55 buyers, most often Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and NS&I. The typical contract was worth about £175k.
Which codes sit above and below 72254000?
72254000 sits under 72000000 (IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support), then 72200000 (Software programming and consultancy services), then 72250000 (System and support services). It has 1 more specific code beneath it, the most used being 72254100 (Systems testing services).
Who wins contracts under CPV code 72254000?
The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 72254000 since 2023 are CapGemini UK PLC (9), IBM United Kingdom LTD (5), BOXXE LImited (4). 163 different suppliers have won work under this code.
How do I get alerts for tenders using CPV code 72254000?
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How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) CPV code 72254000: Software testing [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/cpv-codes/72254000-software-testing (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 6 November 2026, when this page was built.
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