Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Social Security Scotland
Top-five suppliers hold 86% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Social Security Scotland buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
72260000
7226000072220000
7222000064210000
6421000071310000
7131000079410000
7941000064110000
6411000066510000
6651000079620000
7962000079530000
7953000048730000
4873000048210000
4821000079710000
7971000015890000
1589000072210000
7221000030190000
3019000039110000
3911000064120000
6412000030120000
3012000080510000
8051000079540000
79540000Recent contracts
Latest Social Security Scotland contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Provision of Objective Connect + Enterprise Licences
Computacenter · 2026-05-20
£24K
Provision of Best Start Foods
allpay Limited · 2026-05-18
£336K
Provision of Best Start Foods
allpay Limited · 2026-05-18
£336K
Legal Services Debt Recovery
Harper Macleod LLP · 2026-05-11
£20K
Provision of 4x System Developer
Harvey Nash Limited · 2026-05-11
£547K
Cloud Hosting Services 2026-2028
Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL, UK Branch · 2026-05-08
Provision of Media Monitoring Services
Press Data Ltd · 2026-05-07
£8K
Provision Of Delivery Train Manager
Venesky Brown Ltd · 2026-04-28
£177K
Support and Maintenance of Core Benefit Platform (SPM)
MPHASIS UK LIMITED · 2026-04-27
£35.4M
Support and Maintenance of Core Benefit Platform (SPM)
MPHASIS UK LIMITED · 2026-04-27
£35.4M
Interim Product Owners
Harvey Nash Limited · 2026-04-20
£146K
Provision of SPM Business Analyst
Harvey Nash Limited · 2026-04-10
£51K
Provision of SPM Business Analyst
Venesky Brown Ltd · 2026-04-10
£88K
Provision of Senior Business Analyst
Venesky Brown Ltd · 2026-04-10
£245K
Provision of 2x SPM Business Analysts
Harvey Nash Limited · 2026-04-10
£214K
Provision of x2 Product Lead
Venesky Brown Ltd · 2026-04-08
£113K
Provision of Senior Delivery Manager
Venesky Brown Ltd · 2026-04-08
£76K
Provision of Product Lead
Venesky Brown Ltd · 2026-04-08
£57K
Provision of Credit Reporting Tool
Dun & Bradstreet · 2026-04-08
£7K
Provision of Digital Collaboration and Productivity Tools
Computacenter · 2026-04-08
£513K
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Open opportunities
Open Social Security Scotland tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Unified Security Platform
Unified Security Platform
£350K
Debt Management System
Debt Management System
Monetary Value of Fraud and Error (MVFE)/Error Interventions Digital Solution
Monetary Value of Fraud and Error (MVFE)/Error Interventions Digital Solution
Data Quality Tool
Integration Platform
Integration Platform
Statistical Publishing Platform with Disclosure Control Facilities
Data Quality Tool
Statistical Publishing Platform with Disclosure Control Facilities
£400K
Enterprise Low-Code Application Platform - Request for Information
Specialist Office Equipment
Social Security Scotland - Document Repository - Request for Information
IT Service Management Tooling Request for Information
IT Service Management Tooling Request for Information
Social Security Scotland - Document Repository - Request for Information
Specialist Office Equipment Request for Information
£400K
Specialist Office Equipment Request for Information
Market analysis
Bidding into Social Security Scotland — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
86%
Top-5 supplier share
36d
Avg response window
36d
Median response window
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Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Social Security Scotland
How much does Social Security Scotland spend on procurement?
Social Security Scotland awarded 122 contracts totalling £189.1M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 45 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.1M.
Who are Social Security Scotland's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Social Security Scotland by total award value are MPHASIS UK LIMITED, Mphasis UK Limited, IBM UK LTD. The top five suppliers together hold 86% of contract value.
What does Social Security Scotland buy from suppliers?
Social Security Scotland's procurement is concentrated in 72260000, 72220000, 64210000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Social Security Scotland contracts?
Social Security Scotland publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.
What's the typical response window for Social Security Scotland tenders?
Social Security Scotland typically gives suppliers a median of 36 days to respond (average 36 days). Standard contract duration is around 0 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Spend Network
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