Buyer profile · National agency
Social Security Scotland tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 3
- About one every 122 days
- Contracts awarded
- 2
- To 2 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £56.3m
- 5 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £3.15m
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 4 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Social Security Scotland has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £350kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)80%
- Direct award (no competition)20%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Social Security Scotland has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 80%
- Higher than 61% of other public bodies
- Based on 5 procurements
- Direct awards
- 20%
- Lower than 51% of other public bodies
- Based on 5 procurements
Compared with other other public bodies
Social Security Scotland: 80%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Social Security Scotland.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
No contracts we hold from Social Security Scotland end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Best Start Foods | Allpay Limited | — | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Support and Maintenance of Core Benefit Platform (SPM) | Mphasis UK Limited | — | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Specialist Office Equipment | Back Care Solutions Limited, Banner Group Ltd | — | 30 Sept 2025 |