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Social Security Scotland tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
3
About one every 122 days
Contracts awarded
2
To 2 different suppliers
Value awarded
£20.9m
4 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.74m
Median value awarded
Open now
0
2 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.

  1. Integration Platform

    ScotlandComputer hardware, IT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. Data Quality Tool

    ScotlandIT services and software

    Upcoming

    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.

  1. IT services and software6
  2. Recruitment and staffing1
  3. Computer hardware1

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Mphasis UK Limited£55.6m
    1 contract
  2. Allpay Limited£672k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)60%
  • Direct award (no competition)40%
Based on 5 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Social Security Scotland has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
60%
Higher than 69% of central government buyers
Based on 5 procurements
Direct awards
40%
Lower than 57% of central government buyers
Based on 5 procurements

Compared with other central government buyers

Advertised openly, 120 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%19
10–20%16
20–30%15
30–40%14
40–50%8
50–60%10
60–70%7
70–80%10
80–90%9
90–100%12

Each column is a group of central government buyers 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

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Provision of Best Start FoodsAllpay Limited—27 Apr 2026
Support and Maintenance of Core Benefit Platform (SPM)Mphasis UK Limited—2 Apr 2026