CPV category

72261000: Software support services

224 UK public contracts under 72261000 end in the next 18 months. Get the new tenders filed under it every weekday morning.

1,135
Contracts since 2023
379
Buyers
224
Ending in 18 months
CPV 72261000: contracts by end datefrom award notices with a published end date, each contract counted once

Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q1 2027.

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224 contracts under 72261000 ending in the next 18 months

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What 72261000 covers

CPV code 72261000 is "Software support services", 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 1,135 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 379 buyers, most often Ministry of Defence and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The typical contract was worth about £108k.

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UK public contracts since 2023

How buyers use 72261000

Contracts
1,135
Buyers
379
Typical value
£108k
Ending in 18 months
224

By year of award: 2023 281 · 2024 245 · 2025 292 · 2026 317. Figures as of 6 November 2026. Typical value is the median of single-supplier contracts with a published value (1,049).

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Where it sits

Codes above 72261000

  1. 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  2. 72200000Software programming and consultancy services
  3. 72260000Software-related services
  4. 72261000Software support services

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More specific

Codes beneath 72261000

None. 72261000 is as specific as the vocabulary goes for software support services.

Questions

About CPV code 72261000

What is CPV code 72261000?

CPV code 72261000 is "Software support services", 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 1,135 UK public contracts since 2023, awarded by 379 buyers, most often Ministry of Defence and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The typical contract was worth about £108k.

Which codes sit above and below 72261000?

72261000 sits under 72000000 (IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support), then 72200000 (Software programming and consultancy services), then 72260000 (Software-related services). It has no more specific codes beneath it.

Who wins contracts under CPV code 72261000?

The suppliers named most often on UK public contracts under 72261000 since 2023 are SOFTCAT PlC (46), INSIGHT DIRECT UK Limited (43), ORACLE Corporation UK Ltd (35). 638 different suppliers have won work under this code.

How do I get alerts for tenders using CPV code 72261000?

Add 72261000 to a Tender Radar profile, with keywords that describe your work. Each weekday morning you get the new UK public sector notices that match, scored for fit. Because codes cover the codes beneath them, adding 72261000 also catches notices classified under its more specific codes.

How to cite this data

Tender Radar (2026) CPV code 72261000: Software support services [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/cpv-codes/72261000-software-support-services (Accessed: 8 November 2026).

The figures change as notices are published, so the citation carries the date you read them.

Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 8 November 2026, when this page was built.

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